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Kanopy
67
24
7.0
/754/
67
/15/
66
/24/
3.4
/851/

London Can Take It! (1940)
A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
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62
10
6.3
/217/
58
/9/
62
/13/
3.4
/305/

Spare Time (1939)
Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings
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6.3
/29/

We Live in Two Worlds (1937)
The author J.B. Priestley delivers a talk about cross-border trade and communications as a benign force, which he contrasts with the military preoccupations of individual nations.
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5.7
/41/
50
/1/

The Saving of Bill Blewitt (1936)
A rare dramatic production for the GPO, although it is told in documentary style. It shows two fishermen who lose their boat and manage to save to buy another, and is intended to show people how one can scrimp and save.
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6.7
/60/

Britain at Bay (1940)
Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.
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6.4
/65/
50
/1/

Squadron 992 (1940)
Shows how the RAF's barrage balloon squadron are trained, and then on the job.
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6.5
/12/

Weather Forecast (1934)
Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.
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5.4
/7/

Calendar of the Year (1936)
N/A
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4.7
/16/

The Glorious Sixth of June (1934)
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 the announcement...
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6.4
/84/
50
/1/
50
/4/

Book Bargain (1937)
Shows the production of the London telephone directory.
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6.1
/16/

Cable Ship (1933)
A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.
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5.7
/41/
50
/4/

Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934)
The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have children; the Potts are unconventional and unhappy, without children.
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5.7
/22/

The Coming of the Dial (1933)
A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.
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8.3
/22/

BBC: The Voice of Britain (1935)
An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.
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6.2
/49/
60
/1/
55
/2/

The Story of the Wheel (1934)
The history of wheels, roads and vehicles from cavemen to the coming of steam.
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4.8
/7/
70
/1/
60
/1/

La Cause Commune (1940)
Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."
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5.7
/71/
50
/1/
35
/2/

Mony a Pickle (1938)
Documentary on savings
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6.9
/39/

The Fairy of the Phone (1936)
The Fairy of the Phone appears, tiptoeing along the wires between telephone poles, and administers reproofs and advice to all sorts of telephone users, aided by a singing chorus of operators.
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57
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6.1
/173/
52
/7/
57
/7/

North Sea (1938)
Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.
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How the Telephone Works (1938)
Experimental animation produced by GPO to explain telephone systems to the public.
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How the Teleprinter Works (1940)
A short films showing how the Teleprinter works.
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Men of the Alps (1939)
N/A
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Message from Genova (1936)
This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation. Using the Swiss office of the BBC as an example, the film describes the functioning of radio and presents the possibilities opened by mass communications. After the advent of sound film, Cavalcanti promoted experimentation with sound, and in this connection he was interested in the communicational, organizational, and social aspects of radio.
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French Communique (1940)
Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."
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On the Fishing Banks of Skye (1935)
Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.


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