Gpo Film Unit Movies

Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an intriguing...

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

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

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

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

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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 pos...

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

As the subtitle of the film suggests - The Story of a Post Card from Manchester to Graffham - this journey is very much focused on the process of sort...

Shows the workings of Britain's Air Post service.

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

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

“The rolling hills and wide valleys of the Chilterns are given centre stage in this travelogue aimed at boosting tourism … The Chilterns are a range o...

Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and shown as part of cinema programmes throughout the Second World War, this short film takes place halfway t...

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

Encouraging the use of the telephone, showing how it is man's first recourse in emergencies.

How the Post Office's night mail train from London to Aberdeen collects and distributes mail en route.