Grab the popcorn and take your seats for a season of short Scottish films. We will screen the best documentary footage, from the earliest films made in the 1890s to the latest non-fiction looks at Scotland and the Scots. The programme includes ground-breaking films made by the Films of Scotland Committee, such as Scotland's first Oscar winner, 'Seawards the Great Ships' (1960), news features by Pathé, home movies and other factual recordings. These classic clips reveal how a country saw itself, and how it wanted the world to see it. Each week you will view a short documentary or two, covering industry, sport, local customs, society weddings, ship launches, health, education and a myriad other topics, followed by a discussion of the context and background of the films and their makers. Compulsive viewing for fans of modern Scottish social history, the development of film and television, and how our recent ancestors lived and worked.