Edgar Anstey Movies

  • 1934
    Granton Trawler

    Granton Trawler

    Granton Trawler

    4.91934HD

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

    Granton Trawler
  • 1975
    Age of Invention

    Age of Invention

    Age of Invention

    01975HD

    Examines Britian's industrial heritage, concentrating on the period between 1708 and 1850, and showing many examples of surviving relics of the...

    Age of Invention
  • 1931
    Industrial Britain

    Industrial Britain

    Industrial Britain

    5.41931HD

    Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a...

    Industrial Britain
  • 1954
    London's Country

    London's Country

    London's Country

    01954HD

    This film shows us a world of wildlife and flowers and scenic beauty within easy reach of London - where people can enjoy yachting on the Thames, or...

    London's Country
  • 1956
    A Day of One's Own

    A Day of One's Own

    A Day of One's Own

    61956HD

    A random selection of housewives around the UK take a day off from their traditional domestic chores.

    A Day of One's Own
  • 1960
    A Letter for Wales

    A Letter for Wales

    A Letter for Wales

    61960HD

    Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.

    A Letter for Wales
  • 1960
    They Take the High Road

    They Take the High Road

    They Take the High Road

    01960HD

    The work of a team of men who tackle a special British Road Services job in the treacherous terrain of the Scottish Highlands.

    They Take the High Road
  • 1966
    The Driving Force

    The Driving Force

    The Driving Force

    91966HD

    Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half ago she invented the steam engine and introduced...

    The Driving Force
  • 1963
    Snow

    Snow

    Snow

    6.21963HD

    Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from...

    Snow
  • 1959
    The Coasts of Clyde

    The Coasts of Clyde

    The Coasts of Clyde

    01959HD

    A short documentary.

    The Coasts of Clyde
  • 1940
    What's For Dinner

    What's For Dinner

    What's For Dinner

    51940HD

    The challenge of what to feed her family weighs on the mind of hard-pressed Mrs Bond in this surreal wartime film made for the Ministry of Food.

    What's For Dinner
  • 1934
    6.30 Collection

    6.30 Collection

    6.30 Collection

    21934HD

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

    6.30 Collection
  • 1972
    The Key to Britain

    The Key to Britain

    The Key to Britain

    01972HD

    “Promotes trade with Britain among other countries in the European Community after the UK's entry on 1st January 1973. Kelloggs is given as an...

    The Key to Britain
  • 1965
    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes

    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes

    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes

    01965HD

    An illustrated lecture given by Dr. Beeching on the development and improvement of Britain's major railway trunk routes. Offers a forecast of the...

    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes
  • 1941
    How to File

    How to File

    How to File

    01941HD

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

    How to File
  • 1965
    Rail Report 5

    Rail Report 5

    Rail Report 5

    01965HD

    Behind Britain's railway modernisation lies research, design and development. Research ensures in various ways that passengers travel fast, safely...

    Rail Report 5
  • 1970
    The Site in the Sea

    The Site in the Sea

    The Site in the Sea

    01970HD

    Building a new harbour at Port Talbot - it’s a man’s world in which the only females are a dredger and two seafaring vessels.

    The Site in the Sea
  • 1951
    This Year – London

    This Year – London

    This Year – London

    6.31951HD

    A group of workers from a Leicester shoe-making company travel down south for a day in the Smoke.

    This Year – London
  • 1956
    Link Span

    Link Span

    Link Span

    8.51956HD

    Twenty-four hours in the story of the British Railways Channel ferryboats, the 'link spans' directly joining the roads and railways of Britain with...

    Link Span
  • 1957
    The England of Elizabeth

    The England of Elizabeth

    The England of Elizabeth

    01957HD

    A romantic overview of England in the Elizabethan Age.

    The England of Elizabeth