BBC: The Voice of Britain

The Windjammer

Adapted from the book By Way of Cape Horn by A.J Villiers, Windjammer is a beautifully-filmed record of the last journey of the Grace Harwar, a full-rigged Windjammer sailing from Australia to England via Cape Horn.

Powered Flight: The Story of the Century

A historical documentary tracing the development of powered flight from early aviation pioneers to the postwar jet age, focusing on Britain’s role in the evolution of air travel.

The Case of Charlie Gordon

A dramatized documentary portraying youth unemployment and state-supported training initiatives in 1930s Canada.

Zero Hour

This documentary from the World in Action series tells the story of the great Allied invasion of Northwest Europe in 1944. The film reviews the preparation, strategy and campaign planning that went into this massive task.

The War for Men's Minds

A wartime documentary examining propaganda and information warfare during World War II.

Inside France

This short film focuses on the period between World War I and World War II when France was struck by riots, strikes and economic stress. During the war that followed there was again internal dissension, between those supporting the Fighting French and those supporting the Vichy government. With the end of the war, however, France put itself on the road to recovery, rebuilding its strength on more solid foundations.

Churchill's Island

The people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Library and Archives Canada in 2005.

Coal Face

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

Night Mail

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.

Operation Hurricane

A documentary looking at the British Government's atomic weapons design, construction and testing on the Australian Monte Bello Islands in 1951.

The Duchy of Cornwall

This survey of early Cornish history looks at the country's language, landscape and industries.

Inside Fighting China

This wartime newsreel from 1942 documents the efforts of China to deal with Japanese aggression.

Today We Live

Two case studies highlighting the work of the National Council of Social Service: the conversion of a barn into a village hall in South Cerney, Gloucestershire, and the building of an occupational centre in the depressed mining village of Pentre in the Rhondda Valley, Wales.

Atlantic Patrol

A wartime documentary following Canadian convoy operations and naval escort duties in the North Atlantic during the early years of World War II.

Behind the Scenes

A playful and affectionate look at London Zoo and the people and animals who make up its daily life.

Global Air Routes

Account of the development of air transport during wartime and a review of issues to be solved in regulating international civil aviation.