Movies

The first months of WWII as experienced by the new young recruits - the 'young Berts' - of the British Army.

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

A re-creation of a bombing raid on Hanover, with the objective of promoting war savings bonds.

Documentary about the construction of telephone lines.

Captures the role played by the Royal Navy in the defence of Britain, and their role in convoy escort.

Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends...

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.

Men in Danger is a documentary about health and safety in industry, covering occupational diseases and potential accidents. It also covers the...

Spare Time is a 1939 British film directed by Humphrey Jennings for the GPO Film Unit, and made for the 1939 New York World's Fair. It is 15 minutes...

Wanting to hide in the countryside, a young couple finds all the friends they were fleeing from.

The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including...

The laying of underground telephone cables.

A brisk GPO Film Unit promo for the Post Office Savings Bank: pub talk and daydream vignettes tout penny-by-penny thrift, peaking in a playful Norman...

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

How long-distance telephone calls are made, from the UK to the USA. We see operators, miles of wires, and the amplification of voice transmitted...