From Shell Film Unit Studios
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1978
The Safety Net
The Safety Net1 1978 HD
A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for...
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1948
Lord Siva Danced
Lord Siva Danced1 1948 HD
A short introduction to Indian classical dancing.
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1934
Airport
Airport6.00 1934 HD
A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.
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1975
The Early Americans
The Early Americans1 1975 HD
A BAFTA award winning documentary. Locations for the film range from Alaska and the southwest of the USA to the Eastern woodlands. It depicts...
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1959
Beyond the Speed of Sound
Beyond the Speed of Sound5.00 1959 HD
This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of...
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1943
Debris Tunnelling
Debris Tunnelling1 1943 HD
A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.
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1965
Shellarama
Shellarama1 1965 HD
A celebration of Shell Petroleum, tracing its manufacture from discovery in oil fields to its eventual use as fuel for modern living across the globe.
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1976
Hydraulics
Hydraulics1 1976 HD
A BAFTA award winning documentary on the basic principles and applications of hydrostatics.
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1960
A Light in Nature
A Light in Nature1 1960 HD
A short documentary looking at the science of life itself and at the international collaboration involved in it's study.
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1951
Air Parade
Air Parade1 1951 HD
A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.
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1957
Song of the Clouds
Song of the Clouds1 1957 HD
A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications...
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1957
Forming of Metals
Forming of Metals5.00 1957 HD
The main industrial processes concerned with the shaping of metal under pressure.
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1957
Approaching the Speed of Sound
Approaching the Speed of Sound6.00 1957 HD
A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing...
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1952
The History of the Helicopter
The History of the Helicopter6.00 1952 HD
A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951.
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1953
Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia1 1953 HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.
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1959
Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally
Coupes des Alpes: The Story of the 1958 Alpine Rally7.00 1959 HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary reviewing the 1958 Alpine Rally.
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1941
How to File
How to File1 1941 HD
Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.
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1975
Waiting on Weather
Waiting on Weather1 1975 HD
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the work of supply ships to North Sea oil rigs. Described by members of the crew, it focusses on the...
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1958
The Forerunner
The Forerunner1 1958 HD
A BAFTA award documentary about the threats of floods in Australia, the special water schemes devised and the forerunner of these projects, the Snowy...
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1960
High Speed Flight
High Speed Flight6.00 1960 HD
A BAFTA award nominated abridged documentary depicting the issues facing engineers delivering high speed flight. It was initially made in three parts...