John Grierson Movies

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still...

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.

Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.

The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.