John Grierson Movies

Filmed in Uganda, Man of Africa was assembled by legendary documentary producer John Grierson. The film depicts the mass migration of the Bakija and...

Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

A boy pursues his ambition to be a jockey

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges...

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.

A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.