Movies: Public Relationship Films

Describes the many by-products resulting from the carbonisation of coal....

Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography....

This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it....

Shows how hygiene can change the course of history and how it was a decisive factor in Britain's World War II victory. Commentary by Dr. Charles Hill....

Two men, worn down by their dismal daily existence, decide to take action....

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham....

Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road....

“During the Second World War, blackout regulations were imposed to make it harder for enemy aircraft to find their targets over Britain. This plunged parts of the country into darkness and made travelling by road especially dangerous. It was hoped th...

A man extols the enjoyment that can still be had in a bath restricted to the wartime allowance of five inches of hot water....

Public health film, warning of the dangers of this airborne disease through sneezing....

Advice for post-war British holidaymakers on how to comply with new Treasury legislation on taking money abroad, presented in comic style by Richard Massingham....

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail....

A road safety film on the dangers of playing in the roads of London in 1947....