Films produced by Gpo Film Unit

The picture shows the industrialization of England, and the measures taken to clean up afterwards: a lyrical counterpart of Men In Danger, and a...

Combining a whimsical romantic tale, practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank, and a gently experimental film-making technique, this...

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

“The preparations made by the GPO to enable the press and the BBC to cover a major sporting event, in this instance, the Manx T.T. motor-cycle...

Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and shown as part of cinema programmes throughout the Second World War, this short film takes place halfway...

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

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

Shows the workings of Britain's Air Post service.

Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

A behind-the-scenes GPO Film Unit documentary (directed by Stuart Legg) that races from studio rehearsals and newsrooms to control rooms and...

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

A concert short spotlighting Dame Myra Hess performing the first movement of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor,...

Police work during World War II in Britain.

Silhouette film advertising the Post Office Greetings Telegram service.

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

Experimental animation produced by GPO to explain telephone systems to the public.

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...

Short GPO documentary, about mail that is sent out of the country to Switzerland.