John Grierson Movies

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

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

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

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

Smog was the deadly downside of Britain's industrial might, as this powerful and revealing documentary spells out. In 1937, coal was Britain's...

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

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

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

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

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

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.