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How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland overnight.

The Fairy of the Phone appears, tiptoeing along the wires between telephone poles, and administers reproofs and advice to all sorts of telephone users, aided by a singing chorus of operators.

A short film which documents the lives of the Sinhalese people.

Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

The film was made by colorful printing of footage combined with drawing directly on film. The bouncy music drives home the message heard at the end of the film, promoting the GPO (General Post Office): "The Post Office Savings Bank puts a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for you. No deposit too small for the Post Office Savings Bank."

Abstract animation drawn directly on Technicolor film, some with underlying real life footage of unrelated subjects. Various colorful shapes and patterns move and interact, set to upbeat music.

A woman's letter to her mother, and interviews with historians and journalists reveal London as a gentrified city where people live in worlds separated by race and class.

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

A dramatic reconstruction of the fishing trawler 'John Gillman' in trouble in a storm.

Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

How long-distance telephone calls are made, from the UK to the USA. We see operators, miles of wires, and the amplification of voice transmitted across the waters. Engineers of the Post Office describe how they are improving the service.

Documentary showing the dangerous working conditions of coal mining across England, Scotland and Wales.

A short British film advising people what they should do in case of war starting made just a few years before the start of WWII.

How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent the announcement.

Londoners prepare for war.

The author J.B. Priestley delivers a talk about cross-border trade and communications as a benign force, which he contrasts with the military preoccupations of individual nations.

Advertising cartoon for the Post Office Greetings Telegram service.

Shows how mail is delivered by air.

A rare dramatic production for the GPO, although it is told in documentary style. It shows two fishermen who lose their boat and manage to save to buy another, and is intended to show people how one can scrimp and save.

The world's press gather at Dover, England awaiting a threatened German attack.