Gpo Film Unit Movies

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

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

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

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

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

Police work during World War II in Britain.

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...

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...

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent...

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

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

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

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

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.

“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...

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.