A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain's North Sea herring fishery.

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a hint of ambiguity or doubt--fits that category well. The authoritatarian narrator feels out-of-date and unsophisticated, but the footage is well shot and interesting, and the transparency of the propaganda aspect is almost a reflief at a time when so many films have hidden agendas.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

A short, silent documentary by Robert J. Flaherty about pottery in England.

Propaganda - advertising. Animated titles spelling out the message - "Australian wines:- In the sunlit vineyards of Australia grow luscious grapes for wines, pressed and bottled into sweet, dry, or sparkling vintages. Stock your cellar with Australian wines because they are cheaper and best".

A young boy dreams he's on a guided tour of Buckingham Palace and various countries in the British Empire.

An intricate and richly detailed observation of every step in the making of an aircraft engine.

A documentary taking a journey down the Thames from Tower Bridge to the Shellhaven refinery near London.