Edgar Anstey Movies

  • 1954
    East Anglian Holiday

    East Anglian Holiday

    East Anglian Holiday

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    A tour of East Anglia, with its waterways and low-lying country.

    East Anglian Holiday
  • 1967
    Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload

    Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload

    Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload

    01967HD

    The film's contents are as follows: Merry-go-round coal trains - between collieries and power stations; Motorail; stations - Birmingham New St.,...

    Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload
  • 1968
    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    01968HD

    Packaged holidays for the elderly: a party of 'senior citizens' (60-plus) on a holiday which includes a special train from Newcastle to the Isle of...

    Travelling Sixties
  • 1960
    A Letter for Wales

    A Letter for Wales

    A Letter for Wales

    61960HD

    Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.

    A Letter for Wales
  • 1956
    Any Man's Kingdom

    Any Man's Kingdom

    Any Man's Kingdom

    91956HD

    A documentary showing aspects of long-disappeared rural life in Northumberland in 1953.

    Any Man's Kingdom
  • 1955
    London Transport Cine-Gazette No. 14: Do you remember?

    London Transport Cine-Gazette No. 14: Do you remember?

    London Transport Cine-Gazette No. 14: Do you remember?

    01955HD

    The operation of the London Transport central Lost Property Office at Baker Street. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."

    London Transport Cine-Gazette No. 14: Do you remember?
  • 1946
    The Proud City: A Plan for London

    The Proud City: A Plan for London

    The Proud City: A Plan for London

    01946HD

    The original LCC project for the replanning and building of London explained by two architects responsible for the plan, Sir Patrick Abercrombie and...

    The Proud City: A Plan for London
  • 1957
    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    01957HD

    The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.

    Lancashire Coast
  • 1959
    An Artist Looks at Churches

    An Artist Looks at Churches

    An Artist Looks at Churches

    01959HD

    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...

    An Artist Looks at Churches
  • 1957
    Holiday

    Holiday

    Holiday

    6.71957HD

    Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.

    Holiday
  • 1970
    The Site in the Sea

    The Site in the Sea

    The Site in the Sea

    01970HD

    Building a new harbour at Port Talbot - it’s a man’s world in which the only females are a dredger and two seafaring vessels.

    The Site in the Sea
  • 1964
    We're in Business Too!

    We're in Business Too!

    We're in Business Too!

    01964HD

    Sets out to persuade businesspeople of the advantages of going from city to city by train. How it gives them time to relax, work or sleep in comfort.

    We're in Business Too!
  • 1986
    Hooray For Holyrood

    Hooray For Holyrood

    Hooray For Holyrood

    01986HD

    Scottish Television's film on the 40th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1986, starring Robbie Coltrane (a former EIFF chauffeur) and...

    Hooray For Holyrood
  • 1969
    A Tale Out of School

    A Tale Out of School

    A Tale Out of School

    01969HD

    The story of a journey from the Yorkshire Dales to Switzerland via Dover and France, made by a party of schoolgirls showing how British rail...

    A Tale Out of School
  • 1952
    The Heart Is Highland

    The Heart Is Highland

    The Heart Is Highland

    01952HD

    The people of the Scottish Highlands live in small communities set in landscapes of unsurpassed beauty.

    The Heart Is Highland
  • 1951
    Work in Progress

    Work in Progress

    Work in Progress

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    Replacing a century-old rail tunnel at Woodhead, co-ordinated road haulage services in Argyllshire, Whitemoor freight marshalling yeard, Bristol bus...

    Work in Progress
  • 1973
    Britannia: A Bridge

    Britannia: A Bridge

    Britannia: A Bridge

    01973HD

    Part of BFI collection "Running a Railway."

    Britannia: A Bridge
  • 1962
    ...All That Mighty Heart...

    ...All That Mighty Heart...

    ...All That Mighty Heart...

    01962HD

    A day in the life of London and the Home Counties in 1962, seen from the perspective of the use of London Transport facilities from buses and tubes...

    ...All That Mighty Heart...
  • 1935
    Dinner Hour

    Dinner Hour

    Dinner Hour

    01935HD

    Captures the consumption of gas by various large kitchens in London, during a particular dinner hour.

    Dinner Hour
  • 1975
    Age of Invention

    Age of Invention

    Age of Invention

    01975HD

    Examines Britian's industrial heritage, concentrating on the period between 1708 and 1850, and showing many examples of surviving relics of the...

    Age of Invention