Edgar Anstey Movies

This short, evocative account of the poet's life is set among contemporary scenes of the people of south-west Scotland as they grow from children to...

A short film focusing on the account of a coaching tour told by the driver, who attempts to try to create a happy atmosphere and cement friendships.

Building a new harbour at Port Talbot - it’s a man’s world in which the only females are a dredger and two seafaring vessels.

A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.

Short documentary hymning the wonders of 'modernisation' on the railways.

Report No. 8 in a series of 13 topical films, produced since the far reaching plan for the modernisation and re-equipment of British Railways in 1955...

Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.

Film showcasing the tourist attractions, culture and natural beauty of Ireland.

The final episode of five reports on the construction of the Victoria Line in London. This one is edited highlights from the first four with very...

Industrial film showcasing Hull’s status as a thriving international port.

How the London Transport Board, with the aid of modern technology, is tackling the problems brought about by an ever increasing volume of traffic....

Blue Pullman is a 1960 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie, which follows the development, preparation and a journey from Manchester to...

A look at everyday life in the crofting community of Achriesgill in Sutherland.

The story of a journey from the Yorkshire Dales to Switzerland via Dover and France, made by a party of schoolgirls showing how British rail...

Avant-garde appeal on behalf of and made by the adventurous leftist London cinema, The Other Cinema, using the facilities provided by the BBC...

Two visitors enjoying Scotland, an enthusiastic but inexperienced golfer improving on the world's greatest courses; his wife exploring spectacular...

As a training exercise for their apprentice camera operators, British Transport Films used surplus roll end length of film to record the daily lives...

Captures the consumption of gas by various large kitchens in London, during a particular dinner hour.

A British documentary short about nutrition

On the shortest journey you pass a church or two. Out of the 20,000 churches in Britain, the artist, John Piper, whose work contributes to the glory...