Learning on ScreenCoi Collection: Vol 1 - Police and Thieves
- Synopsis
- The first volume in a series of DVD compilations of films made by the Central Office of Information. Established in 1946, the Central Office of Information (COI) was a successor to the wartime Ministry of Information and was responsible for producing thousands of films which celebrated Britain, its people and their achievements. With the majority of them previously unseen on DVD, these films provide a fascinating and often poignant record of British life in a seemingly more innocent age.
Volume 1 spans 1944 - 1977 and explores policing, crime, teenage delinquency and the justice system. A variety of styles and genres - including story documentary, public information shorts and cinemagazines - were employed to deliver crime prevention messages and bolster recruitment.
Children on Trial (1946),
The first film is a moving 60-minute drama from 1946 about approved schools entitled CHILDREN ON TRIAL. The other titles are: CHILDREN OF THE CITY (1944), PROBATION OFFICER (1950), YOUTH CLUB (1954), A CHANCE FOR BRIAN (1977); FOUR MEN IN PRISON (1950), HELP YOURSELF (1950), TRANSATLANTIC TELEVIEW 26: MAN ON THE BEAT (1956), BRITISH POLICEMAN (1959), UNIT BEAT POLICING (1968), ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN (1973), BICYCLE THEFTS (1974), SNATCH OF THE DAY(1975) and CHALLENGE FOR A LIFETIME a Lifetime (1975).
This double disc DVD is accompanied by a 25-page booklet providing comprehensive film notes from academics and film historians. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2010
- Notes
- Many of the films are available free online viewing via the National Archives’ website http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/
- Subjects
- Social Studies; History
- Keywords
- archive; crime; juvenile offenders; police; social history; public information films
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 296 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
National Archives
- Web
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk External site opens in new window
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