Approaching the Speed of Sound 1957
A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing that of sound.
Shell Film Unit
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.
How to File 1941
Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.
Mille Miglia 1953
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.
First Principles of Lubrication 1939
A documentary demonstrating the evolution of lubrication since Egyptian times and how modern machines have advanced.
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.
Airport 1934
A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.
Unseen Enemies 1959
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at advances in the treatment of infectious diseases.
Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally 1959
A BAFTA award nominated documentary reviewing the 1958 Alpine Rally.
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.
Le Mans 1952 1952
A BAFTA award nominated documentary showing highlights from the Le Mans 24 hour race won by Mercedes-Benz.
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.
Debris Tunnelling 1943
A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.
Model Flight 1951
An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.
Grand Prix 1949
Highlights from the 1949 British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Forming of Metals 1957
The main industrial processes concerned with the shaping of metal under pressure.
Air Parade 1951
A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.
A Light in Nature 1960
A short documentary looking at the science of life itself and at the international collaboration involved in it's study.
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 Stanlow Story 1952
A BAFTA special award nominated documentary following the post-war construction of an immense oil refinery near Manchester in the UK.
