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 enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

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

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

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

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

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

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

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

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

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

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

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.

Amateur shots of pilgrims and temples at Haridwar, followed by rural scenes and the Gorrie family at home.

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