Movies

The people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with...

A historical documentary tracing the development of powered flight from early aviation pioneers to the postwar jet age, focusing on Britain’s...

Short film produced and directed in 1945 for the National Film Board of Canada series The World in Action. Over its nearly 21-minute running time,...

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

This wartime newsreel from 1942 documents the efforts of China to deal with Japanese aggression.

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

Spotlight on the Colonies places particular emphasis on the economic benefits that continued investment and development within the colonies will...

A dramatized documentary portraying youth unemployment and state-supported training initiatives in 1930s Canada.

Account of the development of air transport during wartime and a review of issues to be solved in regulating international civil aviation.

The end of WWII has brought much hardship to Western Europe, especially in the area of food security and availability. The war has wiped out much of...

Canadian documentary on war time Italy.

This short WWII propaganda documentary drives home the point that steel and committed steel workers can make the difference between winning and...

A wartime documentary examining propaganda and information warfare during World War II.

Examines contemporary educational methods and policies in the light of an age that has released new natural energies, to be used for or against...

This survey of early Cornish history looks at the country's language, landscape and industries.

Two case studies highlighting the work of the National Council of Social Service: the conversion of a barn into a village hall in South Cerney,...

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

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

A Cambridge student takes the blame for his gambling brother.