Edgar Anstey Movies

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

Information on the different groups and organizations that are there to help the population during wartime.

Packaged holidays for the elderly: a party of 'senior citizens' (60-plus) on a holiday which includes a special train from Newcastle to the Isle of...

An Englishman has just got off the train at St. Enoch Station and is asking a cab driver to show him around Glasgow. Naturally, the cab driver is...

When Joe Miller breaks his ankle on the shop floor, he is sent with some trepidation to the British Railways rehab centre, a cross between a modern...

After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London's Underground fit to...

Edgar Anstey and Arthur Elton’s sponsored documentary on Britain’s malnutrition crisis, blending expert testimony (Julian Huxley, J. B....

Two keen hostelling youths, Ken Moody and Brian Cotton, convert a boat in their native Selby into a youth hostel, and get the chance to air their...

The final episode of five reports on the construction of the Victoria Line in London. This one is edited highlights from the first four with very...

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

A poet's eulogy to his beloved mode of transport.

Part of BFI collection "Running a Railway."

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

A documentary showing aspects of long-disappeared rural life in Northumberland in 1953.

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a...

There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the...

A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside,...

This fly on the wall-style documentary from 1961 won an Oscar for best documentary, and shows the changing patterns of human emotions during 24 hours...

In the cities of Britain we can travel in time as well as space. This film chooses the England of Hogarth, Gainsborough, Robert Adam and Captain...

Industrial film showcasing Hull’s status as a thriving international port.