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- The planning and implementation of an RAF night raid on Germany in World War II, concentrating on a low level mission by a Wellington bomber on an oil storage facility by the Rhine.
- A wartime film, made under the auspices of the Crown Film Unit, serving as a tribute to the Merchant Navy. During WWII, they kept the lifeline to America and the Commonwealth open so that this little island could fight on. Even as late as 1943/4 when this was made, the convoys still provided vital essential supplies as well as the materiel necessary to take the fight into Europe. This film dramatizes the experiences of many merchant seamen.
- A tale of firefighters in London during the Blitz.
- Re-enactment of incidents during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
- How Lili Marlene became the signature tune for the British army in North Africa.
- A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
- In this dramatised documentary about venereal disease, pregnant Joan realises that she has syphilis and must confront her husband Ken with this fact.
- This 47-minute documentary, financed by HRH's government, won an Oscar in the special category, and most of it was later edited into a 1953 two-segment documentary called "Savage World" by the same crew of film-makers listed on this film. The story here is about an African tribe that is working to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the opposition of some tribal members.
- This brief documentary-style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby boy born in September, 1944. Narration explains to "Timothy" what his family, his neighbors, and his fellow citizens are going through as the war nears its end, and what problems may remain for new Englishmen like Timothy to solve.
- Documentary style presentation of the work of RAF Coastal Command. Shows their work in protecting convoys and attacking enemy aircraft, ships and U-boats, all done by the actual men & women of the RAF.
- A party of eight Royal Marines patrol the jungle in the South East Asia Command Area.
- Epic British wartime documentary film on Malta's role in WW2. The film was produced to coincide with Britain's award of the George Cross to the Maltese and their defenders in April 1942.
- How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.
- British riposte to the 1940 Nazi propaganda film Feuertaufe (aka Baptism of Fire).
- This NHS training-aid, an innovative drama-doc, is one of the first to deal seriously with clinical depression.
- A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- A documentary about the problems that Allied troops faced at the end of the Second World War in repatriating 18 million prisoners liberated during the fall of Nazi Germany.
- The story shows the dangers of fly contamination and the spread of disease by germs in the home, and how these dangers can be overcome.
- The ill effects on children's bodies and minds of the chaotic conditions being countered by the endeavors of UNESCO.
- A short documentary about life in England during wartime. Narrated by Edward R. Murrow.
- The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
- Docudrama about a British submarine on a North Sea patrol during World War II.
- Tradition, dance and song, modern customs and development and welfare services in the Caribbean Islands.
- Documentary about how the Central Film Library in London distributes films throughout the UK for education (and propaganda) purposes.
- A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow Ulsterman William (Bill) MacQuitty who went on to make the ultimate Titanic film A Night to Remember. The script was written by Terence Young who went on to direct the early Bond films. All the components were in place for a fine film and this short (32 minute) by the Crown Film Unit remains an important part of Ulster and America's cultural history. As the opening credit says "This film is dedicated to those members of the US Forces Who are our guests in these islands". The film shows American soldiers landing in Northern Ireland and settling into their new camps. The arrival of mail from 'back home' helps camp moral, however, two brothers receive none. Their commander realises that the two brothers have not sent any letters back to their parents and gives the order to write a letter home- A Letter From Ulster. The scene is set for the men to discover more about the people in Ulster and the surrounding countryside. They visit St Marys church in Belfast, Strabane, Carrickfergus Castle and Roaring Meg the canon on the historic walls of Derry/Londonderry. The canvas painted is now a historic record of this important time in Ulster's history and the hospitality extended the US troops. We see them singing, attending parties, playing baseball with the local children and taking tea breaks. The reality of their stay is also brought sharply into focus as we also see them in their barracks and undertaking tank and other exercises across the rolling landscape of Northern Ireland prior to the men taking part in D Day and subsequent actions.
- Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence Olivier, illuminate documentary footage of England during its defense against the Nazi blitz in World War II. This short film serves as both propaganda and as a rallying cry to the British people.
- Most of the footage for this film was shot in September and October of 1945 mainly in the ruined cities of Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Essen. The people (mainly women and children) huddled in the unheated cellars of ruined houses without gas or any water save that from stand-pipes in the street.
- Shows glimpses of wartime in the North and Midlands of Britain.
- Robert Helpmann explains, and dancers from the Covent Garden and Sadler's Wells troupes demonstrate, basic steps and movements of the dance as a new ballet is rehearsed and performed.
- The WWII Libyan campaign of 1940-1941 is chronicled, where British forces commanded by General Wavell defeated the Italian attack on Egypt.
- A short documentary style film it depicts the story of The British obtaining a special tool from America to help with the building of a tank.
- A simple film stating the need for more foster parents. Gives glimpses of the tragedy which comes to some children, how they are helped by the Boarding-Out Officer and placed in a "short-stay" Home until foster parents can be found.
- Documentary dealing with the work of Approved Schools for child delinquents.
- An Englishman and Frenchman sharing a hotel room discover their children are fighting on the same side, French Resistance and R.A.F.
- Documentary showing the varied activities of the Royal Corps of Marines in the invasion of Normandy.
- This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.
- In this edition of the long-running newsreel, there's a segment showing the making of the Meco-Moore. The second segment is a staged discussion in a bar about the five day week. Finally, there is a song segment featuring "The Miner's Song".
- The workings of a market town newspaper the "Newbury Weekly news". Shows reporters covering local events and the editor making his decisions.
- The tax man explains to a citizen how his pound is divided among public services in post WWII Britain. As he tells the man in a humorous fashion, clips are shown of hospitals, schools and factories. Shown at the Imperial War Museum in London.