Edgar Anstey Movies
- 1962
North to the Dales
North to the Dales01962HD
The Yorkshire Dales - 'from which no traveller wishes to return'. Sheltering under the Pennines, the Dales have escaped the human ravages of time....
- 1970
Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment
Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment01970HD
Report No. 11 in a series of 13 topical films. Because 1970 was European Conservation Year, this issue of the Rail Report Series was devoted to...
- 1952
Away for the Day
Away for the Day01952HD
Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a...
- 1967
Second Nature
Second Nature01967HD
Electrification, and the raiIway men of Rugby adopt new methods and use new machines. In this film they tell in their own words of the great...
- 1966
Forward to First Principles
Forward to First Principles01966HD
There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the...
- 1951
Work in Progress
Work in Progress01951HD
Replacing a century-old rail tunnel at Woodhead, co-ordinated road haulage services in Argyllshire, Whitemoor freight marshalling yeard, Bristol bus...
- 1975
Age of Invention
Age of Invention01975HD
Examines Britian's industrial heritage, concentrating on the period between 1708 and 1850, and showing many examples of surviving relics of the...
- 1959
An Artist Looks at Churches
An Artist Looks at Churches01959HD
On the shortest journey you pass a church or two. Out of the 20,000 churches in Britain, the artist, John Piper, whose work contributes to the glory...
- 1961
Wild Highlands
Wild Highlands01961HD
The flora and fauna of the Scottish highlands, including footage of ospreys, and stags in Argyle.
- 1960
They Take the High Road
They Take the High Road01960HD
The work of a team of men who tackle a special British Road Services job in the treacherous terrain of the Scottish Highlands.
- 1958
Giant Load
Giant Load01958HD
A 200-ton transformer is moved by road from Hayes, Middlesex, to Iver, Bucks. Behind the story of the journey there is another tale: the problems...
- 1969
The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line
The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line01969HD
The final episode of five reports on the construction of the Victoria Line in London. This one is edited highlights from the first four with very...
- 1956
The Long Night Haul
The Long Night Haul01956HD
The history of the BRS (British Road Services), the general haulage network of the UK. Part of BFI collection "Points and Aspects."
- 1943
Words and Actions
Words and Actions01943HD
Information on the different groups and organizations that are there to help the population during wartime.
- 1957
A Future on Rail
A Future on Rail01957HD
Short documentary hymning the wonders of 'modernisation' on the railways.
- 1958
Under Night Streets
Under Night Streets01958HD
After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London's Underground fit to...