Gpo Film Unit Movies

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

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

This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

“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...

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

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

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

Police work during World War II in Britain.

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

The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny...

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

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

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

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

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

Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.