High Speed Flight 1960
A BAFTA award nominated abridged documentary depicting the issues facing engineers delivering high speed flight. It was initially made in three parts in 1957.
Shell Film Unit
Paint 1967
A BAFTA award nominated documentary tracing the history of paint and it's components from the paintings of the stone age to the the late 1960s.
The History of the Helicopter 1952
A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951.
We Call it Petrol 1972
A BAFTA award nominated documentary demonstrating how petrol burns in the engine under differing conditions.
Shellarama 1965
A celebration of Shell Petroleum, tracing its manufacture from discovery in oil fields to its eventual use as fuel for modern living across the globe.
Beyond the Speed of Sound 1959
This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of sound.
How to File 1941
Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.
The Early Americans 1975
A BAFTA award winning documentary. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts geologists, archaeologists, anthropologists and scientists from other disciplines piecing together the clues to man's rise from ice age hunter to builder of complex societies more than 2000 years before Columbus set sail for the New World.
The Threat in Water 1968
A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at bilharzia - a disease that affects some 200 million people worldwide.
Airport 1934
A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.
Waiting on Weather 1975
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the work of supply ships to North Sea oil rigs. Described by members of the crew, it focusses on the difficulties posed by the unpredictable weather conditions.
Forming of Metals 1957
The main industrial processes concerned with the shaping of metal under pressure.
Hydraulics 1976
A BAFTA award winning documentary on the basic principles and applications of hydrostatics.
The River Must Live 1966
A BAFTA award nominated short feature studying river pollution in Europe and how it can be overcome by the treatment of urban and industrial wastes.
The Safety Net 1978
A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for his own safety and for the safety of others.
Le Mans 1952 1952
A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz.
Lubricants for Nuclear Power Stations 1958
A documentary looking at the construction of the sphere to contain a nuclear reactor. The research programme carried out at the Thornton Research Centre to develop a lubricant to resist radiation.
Food or Famine 1962
A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and insecticides and land reclamation.
Mille Miglia 1953
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.
Transfer of Skill 1940
Short World War II documentary showing examples of how skilled craftsmen of peacetime apply their skills to essential wartime production.
