Te nuinga i Tirohia Tuhinga ka whai mai GPO Film Unit

Trade Tattoo went even further than Rainbow Dance in its manipulation of the Gasparcolor process. The original black and white footage consisted of...

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

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

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

Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process.

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

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

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

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

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...

As the subtitle of the film suggests - The Story of a Post Card from Manchester to Graffham - this journey is very much focused on the process of...

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

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

Police work during World War II in Britain.

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking...

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

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

Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

Shows the workings of Britain's Air Post service.

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