Edgar Anstey Movies

  • 1959
    Diesel Trainride

    Diesel Trainride

    Diesel Trainride

    81959HD

    Through the forward-looking windows of the new diesel multiple-unit trains reveals a new world of signs, signals and railway sights to those who ride...

    Diesel Trainride
  • 1956
    Link Span

    Link Span

    Link Span

    8.51956HD

    Twenty-four hours in the story of the British Railways Channel ferryboats, the 'link spans' directly joining the roads and railways of Britain with...

    Link Span
  • 1935
    Housing Problems

    Housing Problems

    Housing Problems

    6.0771935HD

    The problem of slum dwellings in the 1930s.

    Housing Problems
  • 1977
    Before Hindsight

    Before Hindsight

    Before Hindsight

    71977HD

    Newsreels from the '30s constitute the bulk of this fascinating documentary, clearly illustrating that the public was fed an extremely biased view of...

    Before Hindsight
  • 1950
    Berth 24

    Berth 24

    Berth 24

    7.51950HD

    In the Hull Docks, the steamer S.S. Bravo arrives from Gothenburg with cargo.

    Berth 24
  • 1970
    Rush Hour

    Rush Hour

    Rush Hour

    01970HD

    Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.

    Rush Hour
  • 1934
    Airport

    Airport

    Airport

    7.51934HD

    A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.

    Airport
  • 1935
    Dinner Hour

    Dinner Hour

    Dinner Hour

    01935HD

    Captures the consumption of gas by various large kitchens in London, during a particular dinner hour.

    Dinner Hour
  • 1961
    Terminus

    Terminus

    Terminus

    7.31961HD

    This fly on the wall-style documentary from 1961 won an Oscar for best documentary, and shows the changing patterns of human emotions during 24 hours...

    Terminus
  • 1963
    Snow

    Snow

    Snow

    6.4421963HD

    Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from...

    Snow
  • 1957
    Every Valley

    Every Valley

    Every Valley

    71957HD

    A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives.

    Every Valley
  • 1943
    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    01943HD

    A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.

    Debris Tunnelling
  • 1968
    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    01968HD

    Packaged holidays for the elderly: a party of 'senior citizens' (60-plus) on a holiday which includes a special train from Newcastle to the Isle of...

    Travelling Sixties
  • 1944
    Crofters

    Crofters

    Crofters

    7.51944HD

    A look at everyday life in the crofting community of Achriesgill in Sutherland.

    Crofters
  • 1946
    Fenlands

    Fenlands

    Fenlands

    71946HD

    A look at life in the Fenlands (a coastal, marshy plain in eastern England) in 1940's.

    Fenlands
  • 1966
    Glasgow Belongs to Me

    Glasgow Belongs to Me

    Glasgow Belongs to Me

    01966HD

    An Englishman has just got off the train at St. Enoch Station and is asking a cab driver to show him around Glasgow. Naturally, the cab driver is...

    Glasgow Belongs to Me
  • 1956
    Men on the Mend

    Men on the Mend

    Men on the Mend

    01956HD

    When Joe Miller breaks his ankle on the shop floor, he is sent with some trepidation to the British Railways rehab centre, a cross between a modern...

    Men on the Mend
  • 1965
    The Hostellers

    The Hostellers

    The Hostellers

    01965HD

    Two keen hostelling youths, Ken Moody and Brian Cotton, convert a boat in their native Selby into a youth hostel, and get the chance to air their...

    The Hostellers
  • 1954
    The Heart of England

    The Heart of England

    The Heart of England

    01954HD

    The Cotswolds are the largest areas of Britain, stretching over a hundred miles from Chipping Camden to the city of Bath.

    The Heart of England
  • 1958
    Under Night Streets

    Under Night Streets

    Under Night Streets

    01958HD

    After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London's Underground fit to...

    Under Night Streets