The British Council Movies

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

Whirring, gliding and twisting machinery produces sumptuous Scottish woollen fabrics, captured in Technicolor by legendary cinematographer Jack...

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English...

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

A rendition of the traditional English folksong ‘Widdicombe Fair’, accompanied by drawings.

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social...

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

King George V and Queen Mary hold ceremonial court in Delhi.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

The life of the people of the Naga Hills, Assam, including sports activities and tribal ceremonies, presented within a fictional framework.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.