The British Council Movies

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

The timber trade calls on animal help.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.