Movies
- 1974
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy01974HD
Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double...
- 1931
Industrial Britain
Industrial Britain5.4291931HD
Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a...
- 1936
Night Mail
Night Mail6.11936HD
This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...
- 1945
A Diary for Timothy
A Diary for Timothy6.61945HD
A narrator recounts the state of Great Britain near the end of WWII via a visual diary for the titular baby boy born in September 1944.
- 1935
Coal Face
Coal Face6.11935HD
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
- 1953
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci01953HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at an exhibition of Da Vinci's drawings at Burlington House in London, marking the quincentenary of his...
- 1934
The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon6.11934HD
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
- 1929
Every Day
Every Day6.81929HD
Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of...
- 1934
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs51934HD
The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...
- 1946
It Might Be You
It Might Be You01946HD
A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- 1942
This Is Colour
This Is Colour01942HD
A short documentary to demonstrate what can be done with Technicolor film and to show various other colourful products.
- 1932
O'er Hill and Dale
O'er Hill and Dale01932HD
An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.
- 1945
The Channel Islands 1940-1945
The Channel Islands 1940-194541945HD
The occupation of the Channel Islands.
- 1942
London Scrapbook
London Scrapbook61942HD
Propaganda short showing how London is coping with World War II.
- 1958
The Immortal Land
The Immortal Land01958HD
Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.
- 1941
The Green Girdle
The Green Girdle01941HD
In a bid to encourage city-dwellers to leave behind the restrictions of war, 'The Green Girdle' escapes from the austere urban landscape of...
- 1939
The Rape of Czechoslovakia
The Rape of Czechoslovakia01939HD
A documentary by Jirí Weiss
- 1937
Children at School
Children at School01937HD
Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.
- 1938
The Face of Scotland
The Face of Scotland71938HD
The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.
- 1938
Advance Democracy!
Advance Democracy!01938HD
A housewife galvanises her docker husband to take an interest in more important matters than the football pools.