John Grierson Movies

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still...

Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".

Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.

A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.

Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

Highlights of the life of John Grierson, documentary film-maker

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.