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- A wartime film, made under the auspices of the Crown Film Unit, serving as a tribute to the Merchant Navy. During WWII, they kept the lifeline to America and the Commonwealth open so that this little island could fight on. Even as late as 1943/4 when this was made, the convoys still provided vital essential supplies as well as the materiel necessary to take the fight into Europe. This film dramatizes the experiences of many merchant seamen.
- A tale of firefighters in London during the Blitz.
- The planning and implementation of an RAF night raid on Germany in World War II, concentrating on a low level mission by a Wellington bomber on an oil storage facility by the Rhine.
- In this dramatised documentary about venereal disease, pregnant Joan realises that she has syphilis and must confront her husband Ken with this fact.
- A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
- This brief documentary-style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby boy born in September, 1944. Narration explains to "Timothy" what his family, his neighbors, and his fellow citizens are going through as the war nears its end, and what problems may remain for new Englishmen like Timothy to solve.
- Documentary style presentation of the work of RAF Coastal Command. Shows their work in protecting convoys and attacking enemy aircraft, ships and U-boats, all done by the actual men & women of the RAF.
- This film is structured around British attempts to prevent the V1 missiles from getting through to their targets. Gunners, pilots and barrage balloons are the layers of National Defence, layers of defence that can't be entirely successful.
- The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
- How Lili Marlene became the signature tune for the British army in North Africa.
- A short documentary about life in England during wartime. Narrated by Edward R. Murrow.
- A woman blames herself for her husband's death. To overcome her grief and her guilt she becomes a nurse but then a patient dies while under her care.
- An introduction to all the instruments in the contemporary symphony orchestra.
- The WWII Libyan campaign of 1940-1941 is chronicled, where British forces commanded by General Wavell defeated the Italian attack on Egypt.
- Re-enactment of incidents during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
- This 47-minute documentary, financed by HRH's government, won an Oscar in the special category, and most of it was later edited into a 1953 two-segment documentary called "Savage World" by the same crew of film-makers listed on this film. The story here is about an African tribe that is working to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the opposition of some tribal members.
- Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence Olivier, illuminate documentary footage of England during its defense against the Nazi blitz in World War II. This short film serves as both propaganda and as a rallying cry to the British people.
- A short documentary style film it depicts the story of The British obtaining a special tool from America to help with the building of a tank.
- A Tribute to the Workers of the British Aircraft Industry.
- This NHS training-aid, an innovative drama-doc, is one of the first to deal seriously with clinical depression.
- A portrait of the Fleet Air Arm.
- A short film about how builders help contribute to the war effort.
- A party of eight Royal Marines patrol the jungle in the South East Asia Command Area.
- The story shows the dangers of fly contamination and the spread of disease by germs in the home, and how these dangers can be overcome.
- A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.
- Shows glimpses of wartime in the North and Midlands of Britain.
- British riposte to the 1940 Nazi propaganda film Feuertaufe (aka Baptism of Fire).
- This is a tribute to the British Army which shows troops off duty in Malta, Tripoli, Suez and Malaya, including shots of a Malayan jungle patrol.
- An account of the Air Transport Auxiliary which provides personnel to fly newly completed aircraft from factory to service airfield.
- A series of scenes illustrate careless behavior that could lead to road accidents. This includes a boy running out into the road in front of a car, a drunk man behind the wheel who nearly knocks over a pedestrian.
- Documentary dealing with the work of Approved Schools for child delinquents.
- A coal mine manager, with the agreement of the union and workers, revitalizes a Cumberland coal mine during 1941, opening up an abandoned coal seam out at sea and bringing in new equipment.
- Most of the footage for this film was shot in September and October of 1945 mainly in the ruined cities of Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Essen. The people (mainly women and children) huddled in the unheated cellars of ruined houses without gas or any water save that from stand-pipes in the street.
- This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.
- Challenging the assumption that complete mechanization of a farm is desirable, and that a horse can be more valuable than a tractor.
- A dramatized account of Norwegian fishermen outwitting occupational forces during World War
- Lightships (ships serving the functions of a lighthouse) have for centuries been treated as neutral during wartime, but a British lightship during World War II finds the Nazis don't respect the lightships' humanitarian purpose.
- A vibrant portrait of Hawick, pronounced 'hoik' by the locals, a town in the Scottish Borders.
- An account of the first expedition to the Queen Maud Land region of Antarctica.
- Documentary short about how Britain is improving after WWII and what the populace can do to help.
- A documentary about how a bill for education (also known as the children's charter) passed by the British government in the 1940's will help all children get a good education.