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Valerie Singleton shows children of primary and middle school age how they can cross the road safely by following the Green Cross Code.

Designed to promote the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme: an N.C.P.S. student competes with another boy in a private cycling competition,...

Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...

Produced by British Movietone for “Her Majesty’s Central Office of Information”, Royal Destiny traces Queen Elizabeth II’s...

Jolly sing-song with an important message; switch off all appliances before going to bed, because your life could depend on it.

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

This film tells the story of Ronald, an intelligent boy who wants to become an architect or surveyor. His cousins Paul and Jane cannot believe that...

Bricklayers, lawyers, teachers – disabled men and women are encouraged to retrain for new jobs

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

A tribute to William Shakespeare devised by Geoffrey Buckland-Smith and made in connection with the quatro-centenary celebrations. Spoken extracts...

A large family in London's East End is celebrating a birthday party. Children and grandchildren from this extensive family have come to the party...

A documentary by Humphrey Jennings about the modernization of coal mines in Cumberland.

Members of the Lewisham Darby and Joan Club discussing road safety and comparing today's difficult traffic conditions with the more leisurely...

Part of BFI collection "Design for Today."

2-6 March 1961 saw the Queen and Prince Philip make their first and only state visit to Iran. Their host was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1919-80), the...

A musical celebration of British innovations within a typical home. Part of BFI collection "Design for Today."

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970.

Protect and Survive was a public information series on civil defence produced by the British government during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was...

Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration...

Filmed partly in Urdu, Insaaf (Injustice) is a public information film aimed at Britain’s South Asian communities. Produced through the Central...