Basic Films Movies

See how Sally Jenkins and her driver, Thomas, run Hertfordshire's mobile library service with military precision.

This BBC documentary film shows, for the first time anywhere, the actual events of both sides of a genuine industrial conflict. The dispute is shown...

Birthright, which presents the work of the Family Planning Association, is a valuable record of the organisation of contraception and fertility...

Four examples of the kind of carelessness that leads to fires in this country frequently.

A refugee family comes to terms with living in the UK and adjusting to a new language and culture.

Documentary on town planning in which an architect looks at the history of Dunfermline, Scotland and its possible future development.

Promotional film for the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children).

Two farming brothers take a chance on a sick cow and send cattle that have been in contact with it to market.

Captures life in rural Oxfordshire in the mid-1940s.

The story of Jimmy, who conscientiously takes the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme test, and Leslie, who suffers a series of mishaps through his...

An appeal on behalf of the NSPCC.

Wintry snowfall in a factory yard contrasts with the furnaces burning within. This film follows the eye of the firm's accountant as he traces waste...

The inner-workings of local paper the Hertford Mercury are revealed by young, fresh-thinking reporter Peter Gibbs on his hunt for a regional scoop.

A BAFTA award nominated language teaching film.

Part of BFI collection "London on the Move."

Commissioned by the Festival of Britain to show the similarities and contrasts between 1851 and 1951, by means of the Great Exhibition and the...

Daily life and activity at London Airport, including the organisation behind the scenes.

A day in the life of a Post Office counter clerk showing the complexities of his duties and the problems that arise.