James Carr

A dramatised training film for the Military Police showing the correct methods and procedures that should be used in solving a crime.

This documentary records the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, the first overland crossing of Antarctica. Narrated by Sir Edmund Hillary, the film features the preparation and execution of these historic journeys as Sir Vivian Fuchs and Hillary lead teams from opposite sides of the continent.

District Nurse documents the daily work of two community nurses serving a rural district in East Sussex, following their rounds across farms, villages, and isolated homes. The film records home-based medical care, patient instruction, emergency response, and maternal health services, situating nursing practice within the rhythms of rural life. Produced in the early years of Britain’s National Health Service, the film presents community healthcare as a foundational element of postwar social welfare and public service.

A typical Verity propaganda short produced for the British Council.

Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social services available to sufferers of tuberculosis at Papworth.

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A dramatised training film for the Military Police showing the correct methods and procedures that should be used in solving a crime.

This documentary records the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, the first overland crossing of Antarctica. Narrated by Sir Edmund Hillary, the film features the preparation and execution of these historic journeys as Sir Vivian Fuchs and Hillary lead teams from opposite sides of the continent.

District Nurse documents the daily work of two community nurses serving a rural district in East Sussex, following their rounds across farms, villages, and isolated homes. The film records home-based medical care, patient instruction, emergency response, and maternal health services, situating nursing practice within the rhythms of rural life. Produced in the early years of Britain’s National Health Service, the film presents community healthcare as a foundational element of postwar social welfare and public service.

A typical Verity propaganda short produced for the British Council.

Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social services available to sufferers of tuberculosis at Papworth.

No synopsis available yet.

Looking at how soldiers injured and disabled during WWII would be helped to live as normal a life as possible in the post war years.

Tomorrow is Theirs examines provisions for secondary school education during the war, arguing for the importance of maintaining excellent, thorough schooling in spite of wartime obstacles.

Captures the varied work of the Women's Voluntary Services.

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

No synopsis available yet.

Told with authenticity and perception, David looks back on the life of a school caretaker in a Welsh mining town, from the marriage and birth of his son to the trauma of a pit accident. David was the first film produced by the BFI, in 1951, and the Welsh selection for the same year’s Festival of Britain screenings in London.

Some of the many facets of life in Britain today showing recent developments in industry, atomic power, sport and education, as well as her participation in the United Nations and contribution to the development of the multi-racial Commonwealth.