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An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and shown as part of cinema programmes throughout the Second World War, this short film takes place halfway...

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.

“The rolling hills and wide valleys of the Chilterns are given centre stage in this travelogue aimed at boosting tourism … The Chilterns...

Encouraging the use of the telephone, showing how it is man's first recourse in emergencies.

How the Post Office's night mail train from London to Aberdeen collects and distributes mail en route.

Live action and animated toys are used to illustrate the importance of cleanliness and eating good food.

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

Police work during World War II in Britain.

“The preparations made by the GPO to enable the press and the BBC to cover a major sporting event, in this instance, the Manx T.T. motor-cycle...

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

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

Produced shortly before the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, If War Should Come was one of the last films to be produced by the GPO Film...

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent...

Shows the workings of Britain's Air Post service.