British Petroleum (BP)

In a dry unforgiving part of Australia, a man and his wife have set up home and live stock to make their living. Just when it seemed the drought and lack of finances were getting to be too much, things change: BP is looking for a suitable area to attempt the world land speed record.

Oscar winning short in which a young girl observes the array of quirky characters who pass her father's rural petrol station.

The Home-Made Car is a 1963 short film directed by James Hill about a young man who rebuilds a vintage car and finds love. Made in and around Farnborough, Hampshire, it became a cult success when regularly broadcast as a trade test colour transmission on the run up to the start of BBC2 colour transmissions. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

An absorbing record of the advance preparations for the historic first crossing of the Antarctic Continent by Dr. Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary.

BBC2 Trade Test film sponsored by British Petroleum, covering the construction of a hydroelectric dam to capture seasonal meltwater from the Snowy Mountains in Eastern Australia. Shot in 1964 the film captures the Snowy Mountain Project mid-way through completion.

A film about the discovery and development of the West Sole field. Dedicated to the memory of the 13 men who died on the BP platform Sea Gem in 1965.