John Grierson Filmes

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to...

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still...

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges...

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

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

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

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

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

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