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A soldier returns home from the Far Eastern theatre of conflict, but discovers that life back home isn't quite what he expected.

Made in 1940 and sponsored by the Ministry of Information this film shows the food contributions supplied to Britain by various colonies and...

A short documentary illustrating the Allied landing at Normandy and the course of the war running up to the liberation of Paris. Part of a series...

E.V.H. Emmett narrates this propaganda short about how sacrifices on the home front support the war effort.

Documentary by Andrew Buchanan illustrating a time when faith lay at the heart of the British Experience.

A dramatised account of Norwegian fishermen outwitting occupational forces during World War II, directed by Jiří Weiss and written by...

How to make porridge using a haybox.

Made by Paul Rotha Productions for the Ministry of Information. Wartime documentary about agriculture made to bolster morale on the “home...

The story of a young naval recruit, and an appeal for National Savings.

British health documentary on children's ears and how to prevent deafness.

How Somerton, Oxfordshire benefits from membership of the Village Produce Association during WWII.

Is your hedge thin and straggly? Don't worry, help is at hand.

A short documentary made for the British government illustrating the Allied war effort between the liberation of Paris and the arrival at the river...

A 1944 British documentary showing farming in a rural part of Britain. Produced by Greenpark Productions for the Ministry of Information.

This Ministry of Information film does ‘what it says on the tin’. It is a straightforward, ‘no frills’ demonstration of how...

An explanation for American audiences of what rationing means to ordinary British families.

British documentary short made to describe the attacks made on England by Hitler's V-1 bombs and the successful destruction of many of these bombs...

A British documentary on the good health of the people in Scotland.

British documentary on Tuberculosis.

World War II propaganda trailer asking travellers to have patience and make concessions when travelling on trains. Film mostly consists of rostrum...