Edgar Anstey Movies

  • 1956
    Link Span

    Link Span

    Link Span

    8.51956HD

    Twenty-four hours in the story of the British Railways Channel ferryboats, the 'link spans' directly joining the roads and railways of Britain with...

    Link Span
  • 1986
    Hooray For Holyrood

    Hooray For Holyrood

    Hooray For Holyrood

    01986HD

    Scottish Television's film on the 40th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1986, starring Robbie Coltrane (a former EIFF chauffeur) and...

    Hooray For Holyrood
  • 1959
    Diesel Trainride

    Diesel Trainride

    Diesel Trainride

    81959HD

    Through the forward-looking windows of the new diesel multiple-unit trains reveals a new world of signs, signals and railway sights to those who ride...

    Diesel Trainride
  • 1935
    Housing Problems

    Housing Problems

    Housing Problems

    6.0771935HD

    The problem of slum dwellings in the 1930s.

    Housing Problems
  • 1970
    Rush Hour

    Rush Hour

    Rush Hour

    01970HD

    Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.

    Rush Hour
  • 1963
    Snow

    Snow

    Snow

    6.4421963HD

    Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from...

    Snow
  • 1977
    Before Hindsight

    Before Hindsight

    Before Hindsight

    71977HD

    Newsreels from the '30s constitute the bulk of this fascinating documentary, clearly illustrating that the public was fed an extremely biased view of...

    Before Hindsight
  • 1944
    Crofters

    Crofters

    Crofters

    7.51944HD

    A look at everyday life in the crofting community of Achriesgill in Sutherland.

    Crofters
  • 1965
    The Hostellers

    The Hostellers

    The Hostellers

    01965HD

    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 Hostellers
  • 1957
    Every Valley

    Every Valley

    Every Valley

    71957HD

    A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives.

    Every Valley
  • 1950
    Berth 24

    Berth 24

    Berth 24

    7.51950HD

    In the Hull Docks, the steamer S.S. Bravo arrives from Gothenburg with cargo.

    Berth 24
  • 1968
    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    01968HD

    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...

    Travelling Sixties
  • 1965
    The Coach Travellers

    The Coach Travellers

    The Coach Travellers

    01965HD

    Coach passengers give their reasons for preferring that type of transport. A group of ramblers visit the Welsh mountains; an angler and his family...

    The Coach Travellers
  • 1946
    Fenlands

    Fenlands

    Fenlands

    71946HD

    A look at life in the Fenlands (a coastal, marshy plain in eastern England) in 1940's.

    Fenlands
  • 1966
    Glasgow Belongs to Me

    Glasgow Belongs to Me

    Glasgow Belongs to Me

    01966HD

    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...

    Glasgow Belongs to Me
  • 1943
    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    01943HD

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

    Debris Tunnelling
  • 1960
    A Letter for Wales

    A Letter for Wales

    A Letter for Wales

    61960HD

    Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.

    A Letter for Wales
  • 1965
    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes

    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes

    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes

    01965HD

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

    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes
  • 1934
    Airport

    Airport

    Airport

    7.51934HD

    A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.

    Airport
  • 1954
    The Peak District

    The Peak District

    The Peak District

    01954HD

    The Peak District waits invitingly within a sixty-mile reach of half the population of England. To this green centre of a great industrial area, the...

    The Peak District