Night Mail 1936
This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.
GPO Film Unit
Britain at Bay 1940
Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.
A Colour Box 1935
Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
Coal Face 1935
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
The Song of Ceylon 1934
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
Granton Trawler 1934
Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".
BBC: The Voice of Britain 1935
An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.
Post-Haste 1934
Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.
John Atkins Saves Up 1934
Combining a whimsical romantic tale, practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank, and a gently experimental film-making technique, this film entertainingly depicts some of the prospects opened up by having a savings account.
Rainbow Dance 1936
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.
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs 1934
The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have children; the Potts are unconventional and unhappy, without children.
War and Order 1940
Police work during World War II in Britain.
Sixpenny Telegram 1935
Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.
Cable Ship 1933
A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.
On the Fishing Banks of Skye 1935
Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.
Calendar of the Year 1936
N or NW 1938
Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends well, but with the moral that correspondents should get the address right.
London Can Take It! 1940
A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
The Glorious Sixth of June 1934
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 the announcement...
Love on the Wing 1939
Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.
