John Grierson Movies

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and...

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges...

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.