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Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.

On an English farm, six reckless children play at being a fierce band of Apache warriors, unaware of the many dangers to which they are exposed....

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

A film made for the Central Office of Information concerning Britain's coastline, with music by Michael Nyman.

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

A short film to warn children of sexual predators.

Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.

In the middle of a six-week tour of the Indian sub-continent between January and March 1961, the Queen and Prince Philip visited Pakistan and East...

The people, the scenery and the industrial traditions of the Stroud valley and the growth of the woollen industry.

Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) provides trained agents, arms and other assistance to the European resistance groups fighting against...

A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation.

Warning children not to play near 'dark and lonely' water, a horror film style look and voice-over is used in this film to highlight the dangers.

Short public information film showing housewives' efficient and hygienic methods of food storage.

A mysterious stranger foreshadows Death, but is good enough to give a handy driving safety tip along the way.

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

A former Doctor Who returns to Earth to deliver a road safety message.

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still...

A poetic evocation of the history and character of Britian accompanied by spoken words based on the thoughts of many Britons, among them Sir Winston...

Impressions of contemporary British arts and fashion. Summary of art through the ages taking in every thing from Mary Quant to the Marat/Sade...

Britain and Turkey had not always enjoyed the ‘special’ friendship referred to in the commentary. Their armies were on opposing sides in...