Edgar Anstey Movies
- 1960
Blue Pullman
Blue Pullman7.71960HD
Blue Pullman is a 1960 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie, which follows the development, preparation and a journey from Manchester to...
- 1964
Down to Sussex
Down to Sussex81964HD
Sussex - A country rich in scenic beauty and history. South Down and Weald - open space and green woodland. This is Sussex, a county rich in scenic...
- 1951
This Year – London
This Year – London6.31951HD
A group of workers from a Leicester shoe-making company travel down south for a day in the Smoke.
- 1970
Rush Hour
Rush Hour01970HD
Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.
- 1966
Glasgow Belongs to Me
Glasgow Belongs to Me01966HD
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...
- 1958
A Desperate Case
A Desperate Case01958HD
A cautionary tale of a typical holiday suitcase. Crammed beyond its capacity, imperfectly fastened, inadequately and confusedly labelled, the...
- 1956
A Day of One's Own
A Day of One's Own61956HD
A random selection of housewives around the UK take a day off from their traditional domestic chores.
- 1970
Railways for Ever!
Railways for Ever!61970HD
A poet's eulogy to his beloved mode of transport.
- 1966
Forward to First Principles
Forward to First Principles01966HD
There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the...
- 1956
Link Span
Link Span8.51956HD
Twenty-four hours in the story of the British Railways Channel ferryboats, the 'link spans' directly joining the roads and railways of Britain with...
- 1961
Wild Highlands
Wild Highlands01961HD
The flora and fauna of the Scottish highlands, including footage of ospreys, and stags in Argyle.
- 1936
On the Way to Work
On the Way to Work01936HD
Propaganda film, capturing “the work of the government’s training camps and instructional centres for unemployed men.” - NFA...
- 1960
They Take the High Road
They Take the High Road01960HD
The work of a team of men who tackle a special British Road Services job in the treacherous terrain of the Scottish Highlands.
- 1958
Under Night Streets
Under Night Streets01958HD
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...
- 1959
Care of St Christopher’s
Care of St Christopher’s01959HD
‘St Christopher’s - for the children of Railway Servants’. About a hundred children are cared for at this Derby railway orphanage...
- 1970
Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment
Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment01970HD
Report No. 11 in a series of 13 topical films. Because 1970 was European Conservation Year, this issue of the Rail Report Series was devoted to...
- 1957
Every Valley
Every Valley71957HD
A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives.
- 1954
Elizabethan Express
Elizabethan Express61954HD
Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along...
- 1977
Open Door: The Other Cinema
Open Door: The Other Cinema01977HD
Avant-garde appeal on behalf of and made by the adventurous leftist London cinema, The Other Cinema, using the facilities provided by the BBC...
- 1969
Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport
Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport01969HD
Report No. 9 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Euston; ships - Freightliner II, Antrim Princess; container handling Parkeston Quay;...