Airport

Airport 1934

6.00

A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.

1934

The Safety Net

The Safety Net 1978

1

A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for his own safety and for the safety of others.

1978

How to File

How to File 1941

1

Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.

1941

Mille Miglia

Mille Miglia 1953

7.00

A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.

1953

The River Must Live

The River Must Live 1966

1

A BAFTA award nominated short feature studying river pollution in Europe and how it can be overcome by the treatment of urban and industrial wastes.

1966

Shellarama

Shellarama 1965

1

A celebration of Shell Petroleum, tracing its manufacture from discovery in oil fields to its eventual use as fuel for modern living across the globe.

1965

How the Motor Car Works

How the Motor Car Works 1967

1

A BAFTA award nominated film made by Shell Films explaining the principles of the motor car engine.

1967

Grand Prix

Grand Prix 1949

1

Highlights from the 1949 British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone.

1949

Le Mans 1952

Le Mans 1952 1952

7.00

A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz.

1952

Paint

Paint 1967

6.00

A BAFTA award nominated documentary tracing the history of paint and it's components from the paintings of the stone age to the the late 1960s.

1967

Song of the Clouds

Song of the Clouds 1957

1

A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications that have ensued.

1957

Air Parade

Air Parade 1951

1

A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.

1951

The History of the Helicopter

The History of the Helicopter 1952

6.00

A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951.

1952

Debris Tunnelling

Debris Tunnelling 1943

1

A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.

1943

First Principles of Lubrication

First Principles of Lubrication 1939

1

A documentary demonstrating the evolution of lubrication since Egyptian times and how modern machines have advanced.

1939

The Early Americans

The Early Americans 1975

1

A BAFTA award winning documentary. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts geologists, archaeologists, anthropologists and scientists from other disciplines piecing together the clues to man's rise from ice age hunter to builder of complex societies more than 2000 years before Columbus set sail for the New World.

1975

Model Flight

Model Flight 1951

1

An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.

1951

Unseen Enemies

Unseen Enemies 1959

7.00

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at advances in the treatment of infectious diseases.

1959

Food or Famine

Food or Famine 1962

1

A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and insecticides and land reclamation.

1962