Gpo Film Unit Movies

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent...

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

As the subtitle of the film suggests - The Story of a Post Card from Manchester to Graffham - this journey is very much focused on the process of sort...

Shows the workings of Britain's Air Post service.

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

Combining a whimsical romantic tale, practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank, and a gently experimental film-making technique, this f...

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends wel...

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking on...

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an intriguing...

Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

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

Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and shown as part of cinema programmes throughout the Second World War, this short film takes place halfway t...

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

“The rolling hills and wide valleys of the Chilterns are given centre stage in this travelogue aimed at boosting tourism … The Chilterns are a range o...

Encouraging the use of the telephone, showing how it is man's first recourse in emergencies.

How the Post Office's night mail train from London to Aberdeen collects and distributes mail en route.