30s Britain Collection DVD

A 3-disc release of GPO Film Unit documentaries from the early days of the Unit in the 1930s.

Granton Trawler (1934) About a trawler fishing on the Viking Bank. 

Coal Face (1935) An experiment in sound in a coal mine. 

A Job In A Million (1940) A young cockney lad trains as a messenger boy with the Post Office. 

Spare Time (1939) Workers in the steel, cotton and coal industries at leisure. 

The City (1939) The growth and development of London. How the Post Office helped ease congestion with its own underground railway. 

The Saving Of Bill Blewitt (1937) How two fishermen save up to replace their wrecked boat. 

North Sea (1938) An Aberdeen trawler in trouble gets assistance from Wick coastguard radio station. The first successful example of the now familiar drama-documentary. 

The Islanders (1939) Life on the islands of Eriskay, Guernsey and Inner Farne are linked to the mainland by the Post Office. 

A Midsummers Days Work (1939). About the laying of an 18-mile underground telephone cable in the Chilterns from Amersham to Aylesbury.

The King's Stamp (1935) The designing and printing of the King George V Silver Jubilee stamp, followed by a short history of postage stamps.

The Fairy Of The Phone (1936) A fanciful comedy on how to use the telephone
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News For The Navy (1937) Following a package from letter box to delivery to HMS Incredible in Bermuda.

N or NW (1937) The importance of correctly addressing a letter of apology.

Roadways (1937) The history of transport, especially the growth in road traffic.

The Horsey Mail (1938) The mail is delivered by boat when part of East Norfolk is hit by floods.

Mony A Pickle (1939), The Post Office Savings Bank is a natural target for Scottish thrift.

Nine for Six (1939). A telegram saves the day when a football team loses its only ball just before a match.


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John Grierson, Alberto Cavalcanti, Evelyn Spice, Humphrey Jennings, Ralph Elton, Harry Watt, Maurice Harvey, William Coldstream, Len Lye, Stuart Legg, Pat Jackson

  252mins

  1934 - 1940

 E - Exempt

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  English

  3

  2 - will only play on UK / European DVD player or multi region player

  Usually despatched within 5 working days
 

£18.97