John Grierson Movies

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

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

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

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

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

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

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

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

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 stark warning about Britain’s coal-fired smog, charting its damage to health, buildings, and the economy while advocating cleaner...

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

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