Most Viewed From GPO Film Unit

Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

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

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.

Shows the workings of Britain's Air Post service.

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

Police work during World War II in Britain.

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

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

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

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

“The rolling hills and wide valleys of the Chilterns are given centre stage in this travelogue aimed at boosting tourism … The Chilterns...

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

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

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...

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

Encouraging the use of the telephone, showing how it is man's first recourse in emergencies.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

“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...