Be a Good Neighbour (1977)
A dog on holiday is shocked to discover his kennel has been burgled. He learns about the ways in which he can protect his home through the Good Neighbours Scheme.
Top billed cast
- Geoffrey O'ConnellNarrator
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Duck and Cover (1952)
An instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of surviving the blast from an atomic bomb.
Protect and Survive (1976)
Protect and Survive was a public information series on civil defence produced by the British government during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was intended to inform British citizens on how to protect themselves during a nuclear attack, and consisted of a mixture of pamphlets, radio broadcasts, and public information films. The series had originally been intended for distribution only in the event of dire national emergency, but provoked such intense public interest that the pamphlets were authorised for general release.
Play Safe (1978)
Sponsored as part of the Electricity Council's 'Understanding Electricity' campaign, Play Safe is a series of three hard-hitting fillers designed to highlight to children the potentially fatal consequences of playing near overhead electric lines and substations. The carefree attitude of the youngsters as they fly their kites and radio-controlled planes in the open air is undermined by composer Harry Robinson's electronic soundtrack, which pulsates with menace throughout.
Thud and Blunder in "Knock-Off Time" (1964)
Thud and Blunder learn what not to do while in a coal mine.
Alice in Label Land (1974)
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970.
Pour résister à la tuberculose (1918)
3 cartoons were made in 1918 by O'Galop, the designer of Bibendum Michelin, to warn the post-war population of the ravaging effects of alcohol and tuberculosis. This public health campaign seems far removed from our present-day concerns. Over time it has acquired a different dimension.
Giro the Germ Episode 1 (1927)
Animated public information film from the Health and Cleanliness Council.
Le circuit de l'alcool (1912)
This one is another warning to the French public about the dangers of alcohol. Everything seems rosy at first, but that doesn't last long. After illustrating the 'metamorphosis of money' into alcohol, the film describes the inevitable consequence - which isn't just drunkenness and unconsciousness, but insanity and death apparently.
Ashes of Doom (1970)
A chain-smoking woman has an encounter with a vampire.
Punk Can Take It (1979)
Julien Temple's wartime documentary parody "Punk Can Take It" (1979) - a theatrically released promo for the UK Subs, complete with narration by BBC voice-over veteran John Snagge - paints a glorious picture of England in a punk rock "identity crisis". Punk morale was higher than ever before. Punks were fused together not by fear, but by a surging spirit of revenge, immortality, and the courage never to submit or yield. This proved that punk won't go away and that punks themselves are becoming younger and nastier everyday. They have no time for the precarious thrills of nostalgia nor for its trivial rules.
Those Awful Hats (1909)
A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.
Pedestrian Crossing (1948)
Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road.
What to Do in a Gas Attack (1942)
Explains what war gas is, how it is used by the enemy, and how simple household items, such as bicarbonate of soda and bleaching solution, may be used to prevent casualties. (archive.org)
Apaches (1977)
On an English farm, six reckless children play at being a fierce band of Apache warriors, unaware of the many dangers to which they are exposed. (Public information short film produced on behalf of the British Government to warn children living in rural areas about the risks of playing near farm machinery.)
Exercise of Steel (1998)
A group of women in a techno-metallic world are using pleasure machines... and condoms.
Marijuana (1968)
Sonny Bono appears onscreen to tell kids that marijuana is a "bummer" that turns you into a "weedhead" and will make you "trip out" (the fact that, based upon his performance, Sonny appears to have ingested unknown substances before the cameras started rolling tends to limit the film's crediblity somewhat).
Handkerchief Drill (1949)
A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him.
Firework: Eyes (1974)
Stark 70s firework safety film which mixes the everyday and the uncanny.
More Dangerous Than Dynamite (1941)
A short film warning the unaware housewife of the dangers of “dry cleaning” with gasoline at home.
Drug Abuse: The Chemical Tomb (1969)
The dangers of drug use by teenagers are illustrated by showing how well-dressed, happy teens are turned into slovenly, long-haired, drug-addled potheads who don't know that, according to the film's drug expert, “in high dosages, it [marijuana] parallels LSD.”