Movies

Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.