| Description | Date | |
 | Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: There's a Jinx in the Minx Short film by Stanley Matchett of his children being menaced by a Dalek drom the television series, 'Doctor Who'. Elelments from this film were used in the opening credits of 'Super 8 Stories' Series 2, Programme 1 in which Stanley's story of holidays in Spain featured. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Arctic Antics During the Big Freeze of 1963 not everything came to a halt and one hardy bunch of cylcists endured the extreme conditions to have fun in the winter landscape. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'Winter Fun in the Big Freeze'. | 1963 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Family Day Out Along Antrim Coast The Farrell Family enjoy a day out enjoying the sights of the Antrim coast having just returned home from missionary work in Japan. Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Missionaries in Japan'. | 1979 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Short Strand Street Scenes Footage from the 1960s shot among the terraced streets of the Short Strand in East Belfast and featuring children playing in the streets and housewives gathering for a chat. Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The Short Strand'. | 1969 |
 | Lit By Love and Sunshine This archive compilation looks at the Antrim town of Ballycastle through amateur film from the 1950s and 1960s. | 1994 |
 | Charlie's Last Film Show TV documentary on amateur filmmaker, Charlie McAfee, from Ballymoney, who recorded scenes of everyday life in around the area from the 1950s to the 1980s. | 1997 |
 | Folk singing. Frank McPeake An extract from Stockton's Fling comprised of film taken by the American folk singer and musicologist, Pete Seeger. | 1960 |
 | Construction and Launching of the Canberra Various views of the contruction and launch of the Canberra at Harland and Wolff in Belfast. | 1962 |
 | Land of Magic, Part 1 Film produced in the 1960s for the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. | 1962 |
 | Land of Magic, Part 2 Film produced in the 1960s for the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. | 1962 |
 | James Boyce. Beardgrowers James Boyce at Methody College observing a beardgrowing competition for Oxfam famine relief. | 1964 |
 | Love and Marriage Attitudes towards love and marriage in 1964 Northern Ireland. | 1964 |
 | James Boyce. Man With Cure For Sprains Mr Woods, a healer of sprains, works on reporter James Boyce. | 1964 |
 | Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones interviewed by Maurice Smith in 1964, talking about money, miming and The Beatles. | 1964 |
 | Rolling Stones rehearsing on stage Rare footage of the Rolling Stones rehearsing on stage in Belfast. | 1964 |
 | Two new aircraft at Shorts This item looks at two new aircraft at Shorts aircraft factory in Belfast. | 1964 |
 | Vox pop with boys queuing for Rolling Stones concert tickets An interview with two teenage boys who are queuing for Rolling Stones concert tickets. | 1964 |
 | Air Giant Goes Up Test flight of The Short Belfast - a transport plane, built for the RAF, and large enough to carry 200 fully armed soldiers. | 1965 |
 | Craiganlet, the last coal fired ship in service and the launch of the Sea Quest Views of the Craigantlet and the launch of the new Sea Quest. | 1966 |
 | Farewell, the Derry Road A film detailing the closedown of the Belfast - Derry railway line on 14 February 1965. | 1995 |
 | Republican and Loyalist parades to mark the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising Parades by both Loyalists and Republicans to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. | 1966 |
 | $5,000,000 tanker launched - 'Myrina' The launch of the new $5 milion tanker - Myrina. | 1967 |
 | Ulster Week in Manchester A look at Ulster Week in Manchester. | 1968 |
 | Watts Gravity-Feed Boilers at Stormont Castle A look at the new boiler in operation at Stormont. | 1968 |
 | Apprentice Boys parade through Derry The parade is held in August, celebrating the relief of the city at the end of the siege of Derry, on 1st August 1689. Another parade is held in December, commemorating the closing of the gates by the original Apprentice Boys on 7th December 1688. The December event is popularly known as Lundy's Day. | 1969 |
 | Chichester-Clarke at No10 Northern Ireland Prime Minister Chichester-Clark arriving at No 10 Downing Street amid street protests. | 1969 |
 | Derry. Burning houses and buildings Burning buildings in Derry in 1969. | 1969 |
 | Apprentice Boys Parade and Bernadette Devlin Views of a parade in the Bogside area of Derry/Londonderry and of Bernadette Devlin, later McAliskey. Elected to the British Parliament from Northern Ireland in 1969, she was at age 21 the youngest-ever British MP. | 1969 |
 | James Callaghan visits riot streets of Belfast James Callaghan, the Labour Home Secretary and Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979 visits riot streets of Belfast. | 1969 |
 | Riots in Derry Scenes of rioting in the Bogside in Derry in 1969. | 1969 |
 | Amphicar in action A road-water car that allows its owner to cross Strangford Lough. | 1969 |
 | Amphicar on Ards peninsular An interview with the owner of the Amphicar, Major William Brownlow. The amphicar was a road-water car used by the Major to cross Strangford Lough. | 1969 |
 | Calculator at Trade Fair The introduction of the calculator. | 1969 |
 | Charlie Witherspoon in the Glens of Antrim An extract from Stockton's Fling which features an interview with a singing cobbler and the painter Charles McAuley. | 1969 |
 | Frank Carson A young Frank Carson singing a song about a donkey. | 1969 |
 | Interview with Them Maurice Smith interviews Them, the lead singer of which was Van Morrison. | 1969 |
 | J. G. Devlin interviewed J.G. Devlin interviewed in a pub about theatre in Belfast. | 1969 |
 | James Boyce. Our Roving Reporter James Boyce was a well known figure on television in the 1960s, specialising in quirky items. This programme features nine items - Fairy tree at Annacloy, a dog cemetery, Downpatrick jail, a straw wedding in Fermanagh, the Belleek Hotel, the railway station at Fivemiletown, Castlewellan Castle, Botanic loo and cycling with Sally. | 1969 |
 | James Boyce in Derry This silent piece was part of a James Boyce article on Derry. | 1969 |
 | James Boyce in Derry This interview with Stephen McGonigle was part of a larger programme in which James Boyce looked to the future of Derry. | 1969 |
 | James Boyce in Derry with John Hume This interview with John Hume was part of a larger programme in which James Boyce looked to the future of Derry. | 1969 |
 | James Young interviewed An interview with James Young. | 1969 |
 | Joseph Tomelty interviewed by Charlie Witherspoon Joseph Tomelty interviewed by Charlie Witherspoon. | 1969 |
 | James Boyce. Killyleagh Estate Murder, family feuds and reconciliation - all part of the history of Killyleagh Estate as told by James Boyce. | 1969 |
 | Lady Carson interviewed by Ivor Mills An interview with Lady Carson, wife of the late Ulster Unionist leader, Lord Edward Carson. | 1969 |
 | Nutts Corner Scenes at Belfast Airport. | 1969 |
 | Prince Philip An interview with Prince Philip about employment, enterprise and local industry. | 1969 |
 | Profit margins in Ulster's pubs An expose by Stephen Preston on the price of beer in Ulster pubs. | 1969 |
 | Rope Making in East Belfast A look at the process of rope making in an East Belfast factory. | 1969 |
 | Sky Van production at Shorts The Sky Van was a small aeroplane which specialised in flying over forested areas. | 1969 |
 | Tommy Makem Tommy Makem singing. | 1969 |
 | Ulster scenes Amateur silent footage featuring horse racing, motorbike racing (01:05), scenes in Bangor, the Giants Causeway, fishing and pony trekking. | 1969 |
 | The Longest Decade, Part 1 This partial documentary looks at the troubles from 1968 - 1978 and its effects on industry. | 1968 |
 | The Longest Decade, Part 2 A partial documentary detailing events between 1968-1978. This section concentrates on local industry and the troubles. | 1968 |
| Civil Rights Campaign Chronology Courtesy of Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) Website | 2005 |
| Customs. Tullydonnell (Louth/Down) 1967 Children bring an ass laden with goods across the Northern Ireland border at Tullydonnell in 1967 (Photograph Reproduced with the Kind Permission of the of the Trustees of the National Museums & Galleries of Northern Ireland and the Ulster Museum, Belfast). | 2005 |
| Discrimination in Northern Ireland. A Chronology of Important Events Courtesy of Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) Website | 2005 |
| Super 8 Stories: 1939 Wedding Geoff Goldsbrough looks back at footage of his parents' wedding and of their reception at Belfast Castle in 1939. This is followed by scenes of his parents at his own wedding in the 1960s. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 1 of Super 8 Stories. | 1939 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Exiles Beatband Teddy Palmer from The Exiles beatband of the 1960s reminisces about his early career playing rock and roll at small venues with footage of one of his performances and contributions from one of his fans, Carol Menown. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 1 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Teacher Training College Paddy Hoey and Seamus O'Neill look back on their days at Trent House teacher training college in Belfast with footage of some of their sporting activites and car rallies as well as famous ex-teacher, Seamus Heaney. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 1 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Start of the Troubles Filmmaker, Gordon McKnight, remembers the first days of the Troubles in Belfast in 1969 and his attempts to capture what was happening with his camera, unsuspecting that the events would be continung for many years to come. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 1 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Foster Family Grace Foster and her mother were both teachers in the Mersey Street Primary School in East Belfast during the 1960s. They were also both keen film-makers and, as well as filming their school life, they took delight in capturing memories of their family around their home in Newtownards. Grace is joined by her daughter, Pamela Bishop, in reliving their memories through their films. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 2 of Super 8 Stories. | 1970 |
| Super 8 Stories: Belfast Trollybuses Images from the final days of the trollybus era in Belfast captured by Lord Laird when he realized that they were about to be decommissioned. There are also fond memories from David Irwin and Sammy Jeffers, two of the drivers who drove them for many years. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 2 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The O'Neill Family Berrie and Gladys O'Neill share their memories of raising a family in Belfast during the 1960s with shots of family holidays and days out in the grounds of Stormont. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 3 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Diving off Rathlin Island John Cole demonstrates his equipment for filming underwater with an 8mm camera and shows footage of his diving club exploring the wreck of HMS Drake off the coast of Rathlin Island with added reminiscences from fellow diver, Mike Clarke. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 3 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Sixties in Armagh Cathal McSherry recounts his days of growing up, partying and following the showbands in County Armagh with added memories his wife, Marie and band member, Simon Scott. As well as footage of showbands in concert there are scenes of Cathal's family life as he gets married and settles down. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 4 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Battle of Joe Hewitt's Field When land was vested by the government for the creation of the new town of Craigavon in the 1960s local farmer Joe Hewitt took a stand and led a protest of farmers who blockaded fields with their tractors. The event became known as the Battle of Joe Hewitt's Field and is remembered by his widow Molly and the cameraman who shot the footage, Michael McKeown. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 4 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The McKnight Family Christmas Gordon McKnight and his daughter, Deirdre McCloy, remember family Christmases during the 1960s with shots of Belfast shops and putting up decorations around the house, as well as opening the presents on Christmas Day. This clip appeared in Series 1, Programme 4 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Winter Fun in the Big Freeze During the Big Freeze of 1963 not everything came to a halt and one hardy bunch of cylcists endured the extreme conditions to have fun in the winter landscape. Billy McCormick and Paddy McAteer look back at their antics on frozen ponds and cycling into snowdrifts. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 1 of Super 8 Stories. | 1963 |
| Super 8 Stories: Missionaries in Japan The Farrell family took the life-changing decision to leave Northern Ireland in the 1960s and head to Japan for new lives as missionaries. Here, their children, David and Stephen Farrell and Eileen Hamilton remember their early childhoods spent growing up in Japan, as well as their eventual return to Northern Ireland. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 1 of Super 8 Stories. | 1970 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Short Strand The strong sense of community felt in the terraced streets of Belfast's Short Strand area in the 1960s is recalled by residents Maureen Bell and Margaret Lawler, with footage of children playing games in the street and of living room parties. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 1 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Carpetbaggers Richard Morrow began film-making as a young boy in Bangor during the 1950s. Here, he guides us on a journey from boyhood to fatherhood including footage of his band, The Carpetbaggers, heading to London to seek their fortune during the 1960s and finishing with scenes from his family life during the 1970s. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 1 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Big Flood in Omagh Marie O'Neill recounts her efforts to film the Big Flood in Omagh in 1967 with contributions from Dr Haldene Mitchell and footage of bursting rivers and flooded streets from around the town. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 2 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Farewell Voyage of the Queen Mary Travel agent Richard Bryson and his wife Sophy tell us the story of how they came to be on the final transatlantic passenger service of the Queen Mary liner as it sailed to New York and back again for the last time with scenes from their stay in 1960s New York. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 2 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Life in Donaghadee Local chemist, Bertie McKnight, filmed his home town of Donaghadee every year during the 50s and 60s. His son, Terrance, shares some of the memories of his father's films along with many of the locals people who featured in them. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 1 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1959 |
| Super 8 Stories: Down win the All-Ireland in 1968 John Mageean remembers following the all-conquering Down Gaelic Football team of 1968 on their journey to All-Ireland glory. As well as match footage, the presentation of the trophy and their return to Downpatrick there are also interviewed contributions from ex-players Danny Kelly and Joe Lennon. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 2 of Super 8 Stories. | 1968 |
| Super 8 Stories: Family Life in Londonderry Brothers, Peter and Raymond Davidson, recall their experiences of growing up in Londonderry during the 1960s with footage showing their journey from children and days out at Barry's Amusements in Portrush to fatherhood and the dark spectre of the Troubles during the 1970s. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 2 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The North West 200 Footage from three local film makers (Stanley McIlreavy, Colin Sittlington and Fred Cooper) are combined to show the thrill of local road racing at the annual North West 200 during the 1960s. Stanley and Colin both share their memories of following the sport as spectators while ex-rider Richard Creight tells us of his experience of riding the circuit. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 3 of Super 8 Stories. | 1965 |
| Super 8 Stories: Portadown Couples Two couples from Portadown (Jim and Georgie Lyttle and Rodney and Pamela Lynas) recall their memories of getting married in the 1960s and starting families with fun footage of their days out together. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 3 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Memories of Mum Four children (Alison Robinson, Ruth and Stephen Petticrew and Liz Johnston) remember the days when their mother never left the house without her cine camera. They share their poignant memories of how their mother, diagnosed with a terminal illness, made an effort to chronicle their final family holidays together. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 3 of Super 8 Stories. | 1979 |
| Super 8 Stories: Margo and the Marvettes Donaghadee couple, Margo and Trevor Burns, recall their days as members of 1960s band Margo and the Marvettes and show footage of concerts at Maine Road football stadium in Manchester, photo shoots in Hyde Park, London and tours to Germany. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 4 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Mourne Farm Life Christopher Napier and his sister Sarah Creaner share their memories of summers spent in the Co Down village of Maghera and of their mother's love for recording on film the days spent helping out in the fields of local farms. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 4 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Royal Avenue Hotel Victor Catling and Judy Hinds recall their memories of their family's Royal Avenue Hotel and of the difficulties of operating a business in Belfast City Centre at the height of the Troubles. As well as footage showing the interior of the hotel there are also scenes of the damage inflicted on the hotel by bombs and incendiary devices. This clip appeared in Series 2, Programme 4 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: 1939 Wedding Reception at Belfast Castle Early colour footage of guests arriving at a wedding on the Malone Road in Belfast and scenes outside the reception at Belfast Castle afterwards. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, '1939 Wedding'. | 1939 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: The Exiles in Concert Footage taken of fans arriving at the door to see The Exiles at CIYMS in Belfast and actual concert footage of the event. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'The Exiles Beat Band'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Car Rally at Trent House Teacher Training College Footage of students at Trent House Teacher Training College in Belfast in the 1960s including an organised car rally and brief shots of the poet Seamus Heaney who was a teacher at the college at this time. Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Teacher Training College'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Troubles Footage, August 1969 Footage taken by local film maker Gordon McKnight in 1969 of some of the early rioting in Belfast in what would turn into The Troubles, including fire damage to buildings, houses and vehicles as well as street barricades in terraced streets. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'The Start of the Troubles'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: The Trollybuses of Belfast Images from the final days of the trollybus era in Belfast captured by Lord Laird when he realized that they were about to be decommissioned. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'Belfast Trollybuses'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Family Day Out in Stormont Grounds A family day out in the grounds of Stormont Gardens beside the Parliament Buildings. Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The O'Neill Family'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Diving on the Wreck of HMS Drake Underwater footage of a diving club exploring the wreck of HMS Drake off the coast of Rathlin Island. Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Diving Off Rathlin Island'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Street Scenes in Keady Lighthearted footage of Cahal McSherry and his friends enjoying themselves in the streets of Keady, Co Armagh and in the local vicinity. Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The Sixties in Armagh'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Clearing Fields to Make Way for Craigavon Development When land was vested by the government for the creation of the new town of Craigavon in the 1960s local farmer Joe Hewitt took a stand and led a protest of famers who blockaded fields with their tractors. The event became known as the Battle of Joe Hewitt's Field and footage of the standoff is included here. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'The Battle of Joe Hewitt's Field'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: A Child's Christmas Short film by Gordon McKnight of a 1960s family Christmas with shots of Belfast shops and putting up decorations around the house, as well as opening the presents on Christmas Day. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'The McKnight Family at Christmas' and sections of it were also used in the Super 8 Stories Christmas Special. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Bridge Opening and Floods in Omagh Footage of the official opening of a new bridge in Omagh on 10th of December 1966 and of major flooding to the town in 1967 and 1969. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'The Big Flood in Omagh'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Journey to New York on the Queen Mary Footage shot by a Belfast couple of the final transatlantic passenger service of the Queen Mary liner as it sailed to New York and back again for the last time with scenes from their stay in 1960s New York. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'Farewell Voyage of the Queen Mary'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Following the Down Team of 1968 Footage of the All-Ireland-winning Down Gaelic Football team of 1968, incorporating scenes from the semi-final, supporters travelling to watch them, match footage from the final and their return to Downpatrick with the trophy. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'Down win the All-Ireland in 1968'. | 1968 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Spectator's Footage of the 1965 North West 200 Footage of the North West 200 during the 1960s with shots of spectators taking up positions and viewing the race. Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The North West 200'. | 1965 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: A Day in the Park in Portadown A relaxing Sunday day out in a Portadown park during the 1960s as two couples go for a stroll with their young children and perform comedy routines for the camera. Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Portadown Couples'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: 1960s Donaghadee Wedding Footage of the wedding of Donaghadee couple, Margo and Trevor Burns. Edited footage of Margo and the Marvettes appeared in Series 2, Programme 4 of Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Mourne Country Farm in Maghera Agricultural footage shot on farms in the County Down village of Maghera, including shots of hay cutting and machinery, mixed with scenes of family life in the 1960s. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'Mourne Farm Life'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Bomb Damage to the Royal Avenue Hotel Footage showing the interior of the Royal Avenue Hotel in Belfast during the early days of the Troubles. There are also scenes of the damage inflicted on the hotel by bombs and incendiary devices as well as fire crews dealing with a blaze. This is the original unedited footage which was used in the making of the Super 8 Story, 'The Royal Avenue Hotel'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: The Opening of Paisley's Church Footage of the official opening ceremony in 1969 of Ian Paisley's new church building in Ravenhill, Belfast. The footage also features Gordon McKnight, owner of the film and architect of the building. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Belfast Dock Workers Workers from the Belfast Docks look back on their hard-working days labouring beside the boats in the busy port of Belfast during the 1960s. As well as being days of hardship there was a good camaraderie between the workers and a plethora of great stories to remember. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 1 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Lammas Fair The Lammas Fair in Ballycastle is an important tradition in the Northern Ireland calender and much-loved to this day. With the help of several amateur film-makers, and interviews with some of the children who attended it annually, we are able to look back on the hey-day of the fair during the 1950s and 60s with its traditions of farming markets, fun rides, Yellow Man sweets and dulce seeweed. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 2 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1959 |
| Super 8 Stories: Carney Hill to Bangor Famed amateur film-maker Gordon McKnight takes us behind the scenes of his life as an architect and also on a journey from his home in Carney Hill to nearby Bangor. Gordon shot this film at a slower frame rate on his camera so that it would appear speeded up when played back at normal speed on his projector. The result is a lively whizz along the route to Bangor from an era before the busy dual carriageways when it was all country roads with very little traffic - a moment in time captured on film which has subsequently changed beyond all recognition. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 2 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Portaferry Ferry The ferry between Portaferry on the tip of the Ards Peninsula and Strangford provides a vital link between these two communities which sit side by side within sight of each other but are seperated by a round trip of around 100 miles by road. Some of the sailors on the ferry tell us of the opening of the ferry and of their time operating it, coupled with amateur footage of the events. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 2 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: West Indies Cricket In 1968 some local cricket fanatics in the Limavady region pulled off a major coup by securing a game against some of the greatest players from the mighty West Indies team. Such was a good spirit engendered by this game that a return was organised a few years later and a North West select team went on tour to the Caribbean. Players, Ozzie Calhoun and John Hunter, share their memories and John's wife, Sheila, remembers the trip to the West Indies. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 1 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1968 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Back Garden Train Line Local train enthusiast, Billy McCormick, tells the story of his dream to operate a train line with fully working steam engine in his back garden off the Kings Road in Belfast. With Billy's own footage of the events we follow the story as he and his friends labour to build the track and restore the engine. When Billy decided to move house he donated the train to Shane's Castle and footage of the train in operation there together with contributions from Lord O'Neill complete the story. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 1 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The McBride Family Columb McBride and his two sisters, Mary Browne and Angela Blair, remember their father Charlie's passion for 8mm home movies. Living in Belfast most of the year, the family would pack up and head for Ballycastle each summer and remain there until it was time for the children to return to school. From the 1950s onwards Charlie kept filming throughout his life and in the 1970s he took his camera with him as he embarked on a trip of a lifetime to San Francisco. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 3 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1959 |
| Super 8 Stories: Ballynahinch Market Ballynahinch man, Charles Rutledge, was a very keen and able movie maker and used his skills to make several amateur films featuring his home town. Among the aspects of town life he captured was the weekly market and these images are combined with Charles' memories and those of some of the local market traders, James and Marie Murdoch, as they reminisce on the bygone days of bargain hunting in town centre markets. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 3 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Nigerian Railroad Tony and Meriel Grant share their memories of leaving Northern Ireland for the then-colony of Nigeria when Tony was offered an important job in expanding Nigeria's rail newtwork. They were married in Nigeria and their son, David, spent his early years there with them and all three of them recount these long-gone days of Empire and steam trains through the home movie footage they shot. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 3 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1959 |
| Super 8 Stories: Ulster Grand Prix Motorcycles Road racing is a sport which has always thrived in Northern Ireland and the Ulster Grand Prix at Dundrod has always been one of the most events in its calendar. This important amateur roadside footage shot by spectators and keen followers of the sport in the 1960s helps bring back to life the glory days of the race. Interviews with brothers David and John Elder, who watched from the hedges, and one of the top riders from the time, Tommy Robb, help to explain the passion people hold for this particular discipline of bike racing. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 3 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1965 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Big Freeze In the winter of 1963 Northern Ireland was brought to a standstill under blizzard conditions with the snow playing havoc with daily life for weeks to come. Such was the severity of the conditions that this period would always be henceforth referred to as 'The Big Freeze'. Combining amateur film from a wealth of different sources across the country and interviews with the people who shot it we are able to see how this this event affected the people of Northern Ireland. From the seriousness of the situation in Castlewellen where the whole town was cut off and needed supplies delivered by helicopter to the fun side of things with people driving a Mini across the frozen waters of Lough Erne, as well as hearing the thoughts of Dennis Tuohy who was a television weatherman of the time. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 4 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1963 |
| Super 8 Stories: Hong Kong Teaching Gordon Partridge shares his memories of his time spent in Hong Kong teaching at a British armed forces children's school in the days when Hong Kong was a far flung British colony. His children, Karl Partridge and Norma Perceval-Price also reminisce of their time spent there when they would be allowed a holiday each year by the government to leave Northern Ireland and visit their father at his place of work. the family's amateur footage of their time in Hong Kong captures it before a time of great change for the former colony. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 4 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: The Blaney Family Dr Roger Blaney spent many years filming his young family growing up and their footage now stands as an endearing reminder of family life in Northern Ireland during the 1960s and 70s. He is joined by his wife Brenda and daughter Ruth as they share their memories of what family life meant to them. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 4 of 'Super 8 Stories'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Belfast Docks in the 1960s Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Belfast Dock Workers'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: West Indies XI v North West XI Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'West Indies Cricket'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: At the Bottom of Our Garden Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The Back Garden Train Line'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: My Fair Lady Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The Lammas Fair'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Lammas Fair at Ballycastle Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The Lammas Fair'. | 1959 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Carney Hill to Bangor in Three Minutes Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Carney Hill to Bangor'. | 1959 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: To Build a Church Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Carney Hill to Bangor'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories: Christmas Special Special seasonal episode of the Northern Ireland home movies series, Super 8 Stories. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Christmas Animations Throughout the 1960s Belfastman Jimmy Muldoon would see his children off to bed on Christmas Eve and then begin the painstaking and time-consuming process of animating on film a toy Santa delivering his children's presents so they could marvel at it when the film was returned from processing. This is an edited selection of several of his yearly animations which are full of the warmth and magic of Christmas. Sections of this footage were used in the Super 8 Stories Christmas Special. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Christmas Lights in Belfast City Centre The town centre of Belfast was a magical scene of lights and celebration each Christmas during the 1960s in the years before the Troubles. Local film-maker John Cole captured the night-time spectacle during it's mid-60s splendour in several films which are edited together here. Sections of this footage were used in the Super 8 Stories Christmas Special. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Opening of the Portaferry Ferry Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'The Portaferry Ferry'. | 1969 |
| Super 8 Stories Extra Footage: Spectator's View of 1964 Ulster Grand Prix Sections of this footage were included in the Super 8 Story, 'Ulster Grand Prix'. | 1969 |
