Most Viewed From GPO Film Unit

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...

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

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.

Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.

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

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

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

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

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

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

Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

Police work during World War II in Britain.

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny...

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...

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.