Ministry Of Information Movies

From a series of propaganda films made to raise awareness of the risks of idle gossip providing vital information to enemy spies and collaborators. Th...

Surrealism, avant-garde sound montage, and irreverent wit might be the last thing you'd expect from a government-sponsored film about wartime cookery....

This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.

An explanation for American audiences of what rationing means to ordinary British families.

A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow Uls...

A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

A parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence (receiver).

The story of how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz, stressing the importance of an accurate and objective press on the home front.

Documentary by Andrew Buchanan illustrating a time when faith lay at the heart of the British Experience.

A romantic tour of Britain set to Dylan Thomas's poetry.

Is your hedge thin and straggly? Don't worry, help is at hand.

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

During the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk in 1940, a young woman takes her motorboat to join the flotilla to rescue soldiers and also to se...

Two sisters encounter a German spy. A public service film showing how to thwart the enemy.

E.V.H. Emmett narrates this propaganda short about how sacrifices on the home front support the war effort.

Bernard Miles and Percy Walsh play two members of the Home Guard, on duty by a windmill, discussing the causes of the war and the issues at stake.

Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant worker, who lets sli...

World War II propaganda trailer asking travellers to have patience and make concessions when travelling on trains. Film mostly consists of rostrum ani...

The story of a young naval recruit, and an appeal for National Savings.

Propaganda short showing how boy scouts can help the war effort in Britain.