John Grierson Movies
- 1930
Conquest
Conquest01930HD
Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...
- 1970
Hitchcock on Grierson
Hitchcock on Grierson01970HD
Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...
- 1935
Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter
Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter01935HD
The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.
- 1932
Upstream
Upstream01932HD
Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.
- 1932
The New Generation
The New Generation01932HD
A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
- 1958
Rivers at Work
Rivers at Work01958HD
A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.
- 1933
Spring on the Farm
Spring on the Farm01933HD
Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.
- 1962
Heart of Scotland
Heart of Scotland01962HD
The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.
- 1965
Health of a City
Health of a City01965HD
A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.
- 1937
Daily Round
Daily Round01937HD
“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...
- 1937
The Smoke Menace
The Smoke Menace01937HD
Smog was the deadly downside of Britain's industrial might, as this powerful and revealing documentary spells out. In 1937, coal was Britain's...
- 1930
Our Dumb Friend
Our Dumb Friend01930HD
Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.
- 1930
Kerri Cheertum in Jungle-Tungle
Kerri Cheertum in Jungle-Tungle01930HD
Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.
- 1930
Kuster Beaton
Kuster Beaton01930HD
Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.
- 1930
Tom Mixup
Tom Mixup01930HD
Marionette parody of Tom Mix.
- 1932
O'er Hill and Dale
O'er Hill and Dale01932HD
An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.
- 1954
Devil on Horseback
Devil on Horseback01954HD
A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey
- 1959
John Grierson
John Grierson01959HD
A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.
- 1935
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
On the Fishing Banks of Skye01935HD
Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.
- 1934
Weather Forecast
Weather Forecast01934HD
Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.