John Grierson Movies

When Canada entered World War II, the National Film Board suddenly had an urgent new mission—and hundreds of women stepped forward, helping to...

Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

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

Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

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

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

In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges...

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

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

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

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

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

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

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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