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

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

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

Police work during World War II in Britain.

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

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 post.

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

Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and shown as part of cinema programmes throughout the Second World War, this short film takes place halfway through the Battle of Britain and at the beginning of the Blitz, during sustained bombing raids on UK cities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

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

This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation. Using the Swiss office of the BBC as an example, the film describes the functioning of radio and presents the possibilities opened by mass communications. After the advent of sound film, Cavalcanti promoted experimentation with sound, and in this connection he was interested in the communicational, organizational, and social aspects of radio.