The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them.
Environmental PSA by Bill Plympton.
Ernie tells Eric to ‘be wise’ and not drive home after their Christmas party.
A former Doctor Who returns to Earth to deliver a road safety message.
Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography.
Zippy public information animation on how to keep up with the Joneses - by getting a rebate on rates.
Abstract public information film regarding the practice of safe sex.
This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish.
You're asking for trouble when you play with fire - and this public information film is the stuff of nightmares.
When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue. Originally created as an educational film, this somewhat surrealist short has a serious message at its core. This won't be a lesson you'll forget in a hurry.
With its simple and iconic imagery this was public information film at its most sensational: expensive special effects and high-concept production design brought public information filmmaking into the realm of state-of-the-art corporate advertising. The film was the result of a £5 million cinema and television campaign aimed at combating the growing spread of HIV and AIDS. With restrictions around the overt promotion of condom use on television and a growing chorus of moral campaigners promulgating their own agenda, the straightforward and doom-laded approach was probably the only viable option for campaign mastermind Sammy Harari. But the result was a hard-hitting and memorable campaign which undoubtedly fulfilled its brief of pervading public consciousness. There are two versions; the one shown in cinemas did not feature John Hurt's famous voiceover.
Featuring the voiceover of Sir Anthony Hopkins, this public information film from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society starts out rather innocently with beautiful hand-painted animation. It describes how once a year a large group of pilot whales swim to a small group of islands known as the Faroe Islands.
As part of a wider anti-litter message, this film addresses the problems of rubbish left on beaches.
Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar.
A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children.
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
A provoking film on the place of women.
Unambiguous message, unpretentiously inventive animation and a blackly comic tone.
Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds.
Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving.