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Boxing Day Sunrise – A Timelapse

A time lapse of Boxing Day 2025’s sunrise over Malton and the Yorkshire Wolds.

Saltburn Cliff Tramway – A Black and White Timelapse

And here’s a black and white version of October’s timelapse of Saltburn. In some ways, the black and white effect adds to the experience.

Gallery: 2025 Misc

The Lonely Shore / BBC (1962)

The BBC archive has just thrown up this lovely little clip. Shot in 1962, this short Ken Russel piece can only be described as a post apocalyptic archeological report. It has good fun misidentifying various pieces of 60s paraphernalia and contains a couple of sly digs at archaeology’s propensity to call anything it doesn’t understand ’religious’.

It also has a few subtle hints as to the nature of this post apocalyptic world; there’s still no mass production, no knowledge of radiation, nor (given the ignorance of the electric fire) apparently, electricity. Indeed, destruction must have been almost total – no books, no photos, no pictures. Even no real oral history.

The BFI also has a nice article on The Lonely Shore here.

Saltburn Cliff Tramway – A Timelapse

Another short timelapse, this time from Saltburn and their lovely funicular tramway.

Gallery: 2025 Misc

Stable / Kathleen Herbert (2007)

I think I first mentioned Kathleen Herbert’s Stable back in mid August when I posted the video for Melanie Manchot’s Cornered Star.

VTV – Music Video Station

This is rather charming: VTV – Music Video Station, an MTV parody that only plays odd and terrible songs.

Along Filey Shoreline

Some older drone footage tracing the shoreline at Filey on Christmas Eve 2021. Those with keen eyes will be able to see the coats people have wrapped themselves up with.

Gallery: 2021 Miscellanea

Cornered Star / Melanie Manchot (2018)

A horse strolls around a silent Brutalist estate. It sounds like it should be rather tedious, but Melanie Manchot’s Cornered Star is rather compelling.