Edgar Anstey Movies

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

A poet's eulogy to his beloved mode of transport.

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a...

Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.

Coach passengers give their reasons for preferring that type of transport. A group of ramblers visit the Welsh mountains; an angler and his family...

A film looking at the first 100 years of the Underground Railway in London from 1863 to 1963. A range of well known people and senior managers speak...

Information on the different groups and organizations that are there to help the population during wartime.

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

A cheerful and very colourful pastiche of live action with combined graphics set to the music of Muir Mathieson. This film typifies the image British...

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

The original LCC project for the replanning and building of London explained by two architects responsible for the plan, Sir Patrick Abercrombie and...

Industrial film showcasing Hull’s status as a thriving international port.

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

There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the...

A random selection of housewives around the UK take a day off from their traditional domestic chores.

Two visitors enjoying Scotland, an enthusiastic but inexperienced golfer improving on the world's greatest courses; his wife exploring spectacular...

“Promotes trade with Britain among other countries in the European Community after the UK's entry on 1st January 1973. Kelloggs is given as an...

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...

An illustrated lecture given by Dr. Beeching on the development and improvement of Britain's major railway trunk routes. Offers a forecast of the...

A journalist chats on the unusual excursions possible from nodal stations on Europe's train networks. Douglas Browne, journalist and traveller, takes...