John Grierson Movies

A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain's North Sea herring fishery.

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

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

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

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

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

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

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

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.

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

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

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

A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.

Smog was the deadly downside of Britain's industrial might, as this powerful and revealing documentary spells out. In 1937, coal was Britain's...

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

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

Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

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

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