John Grierson Movies

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

Highlights of the life of John Grierson, documentary film-maker

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

Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and...

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

A stark warning about Britain’s coal-fired smog, charting its damage to health, buildings, and the economy while advocating cleaner...

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.