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A look at the work of the Scottish artists John Maxwell, Joan Eardley and Robin Philipson.

Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social...

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.