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.
Shell Film Unit
Grand Prix 1949
Highlights from the 1949 British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Air Parade 1951
A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.
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.
Airport 1934
A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.
Mille Miglia 1953
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.
Debris Tunnelling 1943
A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.
How to File 1941
Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.
XXIst Monte Carlo Rally 1951
Highlights from the 1951 race from Monaco.
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.
Song of the Clouds 1957
A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications that have ensued.
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.
Model Flight 1951
An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.
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.
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.
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.
Belgian Grand Prix 1955
Highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa-Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.
Forming of Metals 1957
The main industrial processes concerned with the shaping of metal under pressure.
First Principles of Lubrication 1939
A documentary demonstrating the evolution of lubrication since Egyptian times and how modern machines have advanced.
Le Mans 1952 1952
A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz.
