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  1. Night Mail - The Gpo Story (2013)

    Director
    Harry Watt; Basil Wright
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 126 minutes), £20.41

    This release includes THE GPO STORY (1986), BBC Arena’s tribute to the Unit featuring many of the original filmmakers, including Harry Watt, Basil Wright, Stuart Legg, Edgar Anstey, Chick Fowle, Pat...

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  2. We Live in Two Worlds : Gpo Film Unit Volume 2 (2009)

    Director
    Len Lye; Harry Watt; Evelyn Spice; William Coldstream; Basil Wright; Stuart Legg; Alberto Cavalcanti; Norman McLaren; Lotte Reiniger; Pat Jackson; Humphrey Jennings; Richard Massingham
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 257 minutes), £24.99

    The second of three double-disc box sets presenting all the key films of the GPO Film Unit produced between 1936-1938. The collection is not just important in cinematic terms, but provides a valuable and...

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  3. Addressing the Nation: Gpo Film Unit Volume 1 (2008)

    Director
    Alberto Cavalcanti; Len Lye; Humphrey Jennings; Basil Wright
    Producer
    John Grierson
    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £24.99

    The first of three deluxe double-disc box sets presenting all the key films of the GPO Film Unit on DVD for the first time. The complete collection includes legendary filmmakers such as John Grierson, Len...

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  4. 30s Britain Volume 1: Granton Trawler (2006)

    Director
    John Grierson; Alberto Cavalcanti; Humphrey Jennings; Ralph Elton
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 75 minutes), £12.99

    Collection of five films from the GPO Film Unit. ‘Granton Trawler’ (1934) directed by John Grierson. About a trawler fishing on the Viking Bank. ‘Coal Face’ (1935) directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. An...

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  5. 30s Britain Volume 2: North Sea (2006)

    Director
    John Grierson; Alberto Cavalcanti; Humphrey Jennings; Ralph Elton
    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 86 minutes), £12.99

    Collection of films from the GPO Film Unit. ‘North Sea’ (1938) directed by Harry Watt. An Aberdeen trawler in trouble gets assistance from Wick coastguard radio station, operated by the GPO. The first...

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  6. Night Mail/West Highland (2004)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 55 minutes), £19.99

    A compilation of two classic films on steam trains

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  7. Night Mail / Terminus (1995)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 54 minutes ), £10.99

    Compilation of two classic British documentary films, NIGHT MAIL and TERMINUS. [See individual titles for synopsis.]

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  8. Britain in the Thirties: Vol 2 (1991 Video)

    aka: Thirties Britain: Vol 2

    Subject
    History; Social sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 86 min., 2004 sale: £11.99 (+ p&p)

    Compilation of four films from the GPO Film Unit that vividly depict British society in the 1930s. [See individual titles for synopsis details.]

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  9. Britain in the Thirties: Vol 1 (1991 Video)

    aka: Thirties Britain: Volume 1

    Subject
    History; Social sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 74 min., 2004 sale: £11.99 (i+ p&p)

    Compilation of five films from the GPO Film Unit that vividly depict society in the 1930s. [See individual titles for synopsis details.]

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  10. Post Office in the Thirties, The: Providing a Service (1991 Video)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 88 min., 2004 sale: £11.99 (+p&p)

    Compilation of eight short films from the GPO Film Unit showing the range of services the Post Office provided in the 1930s and how these were promoted. [See individual titles for synopsis details.]

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