Coi Movies

Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) provides trained agents, arms and other assistance to the European resistance groups fighting against...

Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving.

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

Britain Beware is a documentary about the history of COI's infamous British public information film hosted by Adrian Edmondson.

Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.

An anti-smoking public information film in which children investigate adult smoking habits, framing addiction as learned behavior rather than...

A short film to warn children of sexual predators.

Designed to promote the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme: an N.C.P.S. student competes with another boy in a private cycling competition,...

The World Is Rich is a 1947 British documentary film directed by Paul Rotha about food shortages after World War II, outlining steps underway to deal...

Filmed partly in Urdu, Insaaf (Injustice) is a public information film aimed at Britain’s South Asian communities. Produced through the Central...

An African tribe in the Eastern Nigerian village of Umana work to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the...

A look at the work of a policeman in rural Scotland.

Impressions of contemporary British arts and fashion. Summary of art through the ages taking in every thing from Mary Quant to the Marat/Sade...

The joys of 1960s modern education - as seen at a not-exactly-typical local comp.

Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration...

The people, the scenery and the industrial traditions of the Stroud valley and the growth of the woollen industry.

A Central Office of Information film outlining the planned development of the Gold Coast over the next ten years.

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

A tribute to William Shakespeare devised by Geoffrey Buckland-Smith and made in connection with the quatro-centenary celebrations. Spoken extracts...

A docu-almanac about British sports personalities.