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Londoners prepare for war

The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales

The history of wheels, roads and vehicles from cavemen to the coming of steam

A short documentary about life in England during wartime Narrated by Edward R Murrow

A story of sacrifice, in which organised labour voluntarily relinquishes hard won workplace rights after being asked to give up by choice what Hitler takes by force

Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence Olivier, illuminate documentary footage of England during its defense against the Na

Life during a season on a pre war British farm

This film is structured around British attempts to prevent the V1 missiles from getting through to their targets Gunners, pilots and barrage balloons are the layers of National Defence, layers of defence that cant be entirely successful

A coal mine manager, with the agreement of the union and workers, revitalizes a Cumberland coal mine during 1941, opening up an abandoned coal seam out at sea and bringing in new equipment

English farmers plant crops on formerly disused land to assist the war effort

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A look at how industry workers spend their time when they are not at work

Just before World War II begins, a British merchantman makes her rounds in the Mediterranean Sea

A short film from the British Postal Service which reminds users of the deadline for parcels for the upcoming holidays

Piano virtuosa Myra Hess performs Ludwig van Beethovens Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, known as the Appassionata, on stage in a concert hall Hess performs only the first movement of the sonata

Humphrey Jennings shoots Hartnell catwalk

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A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration

A tale of firefighters in London during the Blitz

Nostalgic documentary short about the dying days of the age of sail as shown by the ships transporting china clay made notable for its director Humphrey Jennings and for being filmed in color

In preparation for the celebration of the 1951 Festival of Britain, this short film was released to assure British citizens of their nations place in the world and of their own places within that nation Illustrative scenes of farmi

The harvest of a pre war British farm

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This brief documentary style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby boy born in September, 1944 Narration explains to Timothy what his family, his neigh

Most of the footage for this film was shot in September and October of 1945 mainly in the ruined cities of Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Essen The people mainly women and children huddled in the unheated cellars of ruined houses without

How Lili Marlene became the signature tune for the British army in North Africa