Robin Crichton

Moonacre is a 1994 British miniseries loosely based on Elizabeth Goudge's 1946 children's fantasy novel The Little White Horse. Produced and directed by Robin Crichton, and dramatised by William Corlett, the six-part serial stars Camilla Power, Jean Anderson, and Noah Huntley. When Maria Merryweather is orphaned, she must move to Moonacre Manor with her ever-faithful governess, Miss Heliotrope, and her Spaniel, Wiggins. Maria isn't at the Manor long before she discovers that her new home has a tragic past, which she becomes determined to correct.

On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus visits a psychiatrist to find out who he is and why there are so many of him ringing bells on street corners.

A dramatised account of the manufacture of a woollen garment.

On Christmas Eve, 1818, in Austria the Oberndorf organ broke down. The assistant priest writes a carol to be accompanied by guitar. The carol was "Silent Night".

A look at the traditional industries of the areas surrounding the Scotland/England border.

Promotional film about pipe coatings in the fuel industry.

Testing and experimenting in the laboratories of a Scottish chemical company.

The story of how Cumbernauld started as part of the solution to Glasgow's housing problem, how it was planned and developed, how it had yet to develop and, above all, how well it works as a place to live in and what it will be like for future generations

A look at the economy of the Scottish Highlands.

A group of industry figures discuss the advantages of investing in Scotland.

Machinery at work in a Scottish factory.

The documentary entitled 'Janez Puhar's Lost Formula' introduces the Slovenian inventor of glass-plate photography from the point of view of a foreign observer, that of Scotsman Robin Crichton, who wonders how and why we honour him, since he is virtually unknown in the Western world. Robin decides to single-handedly look into these Slovenian beliefs. Puhar claims that for the light-sensitive matter he used mercury, sulfur, iodine and possibly varnish, which he applied in the end to protect the emulsion. But his real formula has never been brought to light anywhere. Indeed, the whole world knows that no one has used Puhar's ingredients to make photographs, because the said three elements are not sensitive to light - neither separately nor together as a compound. Robin therefore arrives at the key question: are the four Puhar originals, which currently exist around the world, real or are they just a mistake made by Slovenian historians and museum specialists?

The manufacturing of PVC in Edinburgh and Manchester.

The creation of the Megget Valley reservoir and dam.

The building of a factory in Shotts, Scotland.