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As the Modernisation Scheme for British Railways enters its sixth year, its effects become increasingly apparant in every aspect of railway work throughout the regions: in track improvements, in electrification and signalling; in new depots, marshalling yards and stations. It is these visible signs of progress that the camera examines as the commentary interprets their greater significance for the future.

A documentary featuring the Avro "Vulcan" jet aircraft on the ground and in flight.

Mish Mish, the Egyptian cartoon star, is now French and named Mimiche. Mimiche strolls into town atop his donkey with his dog in tow. A local takes issue with the noise they make.

Lashing rain, thunderstorms, fog and a godforsaken, eerie train station: the mood among the six travelers who have to wait for their connecting train here in the middle of the night is extremely tense. In keeping with the gloomy scenery, the station master also tells his involuntary guests the story of the ghost train ...

A film about photography as an artistic medium.

Documentary short about the production and usage of copper.

If you haven’t already been diverted by the history of John Gilpin, or would like to venture that way again, you couldn’t find a better accompaniment than the drawings of Ronald Searle. The BFI commissioned four films from Halas & Bactchelor to be screened in the “Telekinema” for the Festival of Britain. Pitched as an experiment in combining verse with illustrations, this fourth and last edition was the only one that contained a single work, with plenty of room to breath.

The adventures of Lieutenant Airoldi of Piedmont who is trying to gather intelligence for the Republic about the advancing Austrian armies near the river Ticino ahead of the battle of Novara.

A Saturday matinee cine-magazine for the boys and girls' cinema clubs. Sections include, Look Out!, Making Iron in Africa, Great Danes, and Wild West in Britain.

A German Film Award winning black & white documentary.

Dufaycolor film of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

A conversation between a salesman of calendars and his costumer, who makes him several questions before considering buying one of his offers.

Short film about life under water.

A study of games played by London schoolchildren in the streets and playgrounds. The games range from the traditional to the contemporary.

This documentary shows the fishing grounds of the far north. It provides an insight into the hard and dangerous work on a fishing trawler ; laying out and hauling in the fishing nets, processing the fish on board and storing it in the cold store.

Mrs Ellen Edwards, who lives in the country near Wokingham in Cumberland, has a busy day as the local postwoman. She is also a busy housewife and mother and has to do the daily chores without the aid of electric or gas appliances. At the end of her day she enjoys nothing better than relaxing with her family and a mug of Bournvita. Part of an exceptional series of cinema commercials featuring working women and a campaign that used real names and addresses too!

Short film about a gymnastics event

A 20 minute amateur 16mm cine film from 1959 about floral colour in Haringey. It’s as interesting for the people, buildings and vehicles as it for the abundance of flowers. The film includes Crouch End, Muswell Hill and Hornsey Village, and has been digitised by London Screen Archives. Visual evidence suggests that it was filmed into the 1960s, despite it's dating.

Considered to be artist Martin Blaszko's only incursion into film. Through the experimentation with various film techniques, the artist speaks of the laws of geometry which are an important part of his work, and other obsessions of his, such as, bipolarity, the monumental, and the city as a source of aesthetic emotion.

Josette, the daughter of a hotel-casino owner on the French Riviera is wooed by Pradier, a young gambler she (and everyone else) mistakes for the Prince of Austravia. On the other hand another young man starts courting her and she does not feel insensitive to his advances. What she does not know is that Monsieur Lefèvre, whom she feels so much to her liking, is actually the real prince of Austravia. When the Austravian revolution dethrones the prince, the young man has only one citadel left to conquer: Josette's heart.

An ode to the early days of animation, in which the animators interact with their animations.

José Raúl Ramírez explains the way an electrical organ works and – more than forty years before he recorded his work – plays a selection of "danzas" on the organ, including "Felices días" by Morel Campos and "Tus caricias" by José Enrique Pedreira.

The Cotswolds are the largest areas of Britain, stretching over a hundred miles from Chipping Camden to the city of Bath.

Adventures of Toni and Rita in Bamsdorf.

The transporting of a distillation colurm, 137 feet long, 500 miles by road from Greenwich to Grangemouth in Scotland. The commentary, spoken by the rigger in charge and one of the tractor drivers, expresses the humour and resourcefulness with which these transport workers tackle their job; and the camera has captured moments of beauty as well as some amusing episodes in this journey of the longest load to travel by road in Britain.

The 84th issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Includes the articles: 'At Home', 'Tamworth Gala', 'Cut & Carry' and 'Balletomines'.

A look at the fascinating water events that take place on a Solent Saturday; the Solent being an important recreational area for water sports, particularly yachting.

Education about the railroad. Model railroad footage is combined with real railroad footage.

This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of sound.

Edison documentary on the application of electricity in agriculture.

A close-up study of a spider at work.

Little film showing a few tips on how to present food graciously. The famous husband and wife cooking team, Fanny and John Cradock, are showing some of the ways to serve savouries. The presentation of the food is as important as the food itself.

“A survey of the scientific discoveries which have made it possible to utilize unexploited resources, and so reduce dependence on imports.” - NFA Catalogue.

The life of the pilgrims in Lourdes and the cases of healing recorded by the Bureau of Medical Findings.

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.

Driving safe public information film

A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.

The story of three scientists who drifted in a small boat across the Atlantic in order to discover facts about the behaviour of the sea and air.