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    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    6.10 1936 HD

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

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    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    6.10 1935 HD

    1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

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    A Colour Box

    A Colour Box

    6.01 1935 HD

    Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

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    Rainbow Dance

    Rainbow Dance

    6.04 1936 HD

    Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process.

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  • 1940
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    London Can Take It!

    London Can Take It!

    6.52 1940 HD

    A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

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    The Song of Ceylon

    The Song of Ceylon

    6.21 1934 HD

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

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    6.30 Collection

    6.30 Collection

    2.00 1934 HD

    Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

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  • 1937
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    A Job in a Million

    A Job in a Million

    1 1937 HD

    A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

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    Granton Trawler

    Granton Trawler

    4.90 1934 HD

    Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

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  • 1940
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    Spring Offensive

    Spring Offensive

    6.50 1940 HD

    Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking...

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  • 1936
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    Message from Genova

    Message from Genova

    1 1936 HD

    This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

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    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    1 1935 HD

    An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

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    Post-Haste

    Post-Haste

    4.80 1934 HD

    Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

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    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    5.00 1934 HD

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

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  • 1939
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    Love on the Wing

    Love on the Wing

    6.00 1939 HD

    Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

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    Weather Forecast

    Weather Forecast

    1 1934 HD

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

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    John Atkins Saves Up

    John Atkins Saves Up

    1 1934 HD

    Combining a whimsical romantic tale, practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank, and a gently experimental film-making technique, this...

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  • 1938
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    Penny Journey

    Penny Journey

    5.50 1938 HD

    As the subtitle of the film suggests - The Story of a Post Card from Manchester to Graffham - this journey is very much focused on the process of...

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  • 1943
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    Post Haste

    Post Haste

    1 1943 HD

    A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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  • 1933
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    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    1 1933 HD

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

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