When I'm Rich

An early cinema influenced tale of rags to riches by Bob Godfrey. Bruce Lacey stars as the hapless ‘little man’ who longs to stand in the shoes of his hero: conductor Lance Corporal.

A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bored man stands around waiting for something to happen.

A boring commuter fantasises about his sex life; when he gets home he is too exhausted to make love to his sexy wife.

The story contrasts two characters: Squidgy Bod, an unkempt and uncoordinated man who does everything wrong yet is universally loved, and Thermus Fortitude, a rigid man who does everything right but is despised by everyone except his stuffed alligator, Charlie.

This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or science? Patriotism or war? Money or self-discovery? Or none of the above?

This is a short film about a man, a dog and a duck who enjoy bouncing together.

An Oscar nominated cartoon about underestimating those appearing small and weak.

Henry's Cat is an animated children's television programme, written by Stan Hayward and produced by Bob Godfrey, who was also the producer of Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk. The show starred a laid-back, ponderous yellow cat, known only as Henry's Cat, and his many friends and enemies. Henry's Cat was first screened on 12 September 1983 and has enjoyed reruns since then. Five series were made in total.

A man's repeated attempts to retrieve an apple off a high tree branch all prove fruitless. What does he want the apple for? That would be telling.

A man undresses and takes to flight, while another man and his dog witness him.

Cartoon: a man takes off his shoes and climbs into a wardrobe, Another man appears, tries to communicate, and finally steps into a wardrobe; noises; the first man climbs out wearing another pair of shoes, leaving the second man with the old pair.

The salutary tale of a genius mathematician who discovers that mankind is heading for environmental disaster. Ignored by all, he sets out to prove it — however the proof, represented by “a little black box”, is taken up by those previous doubters and exploited.

A poor chap who finds that committing suicide isn't quite as easy as it looks.

One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.