Movies: Rank Organisation Special Features Division

A look at Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' in the Bavarian Alps; a construction which survived World War II, that has now become a popular tourist attraction....

A look at the dredging of the River Thames so the new big ships can sail along....

A look at people who travel the world by air as part of their everyday jobs, including businessmen and women who fly around the world as easily as taking a taxi....

A detailed report on the National Trust and what it is doing to save Britain's national heritage....

An overview of high-rise construction activity in London. From the crane operators who build the new sky-scrapers to the tenants who live in the penthouses, this newsreel provides a colorful birds-eye view of London Town....

A visit to the Isle of Wight, with glimpses of the stunning coast, picturesque towns, and magnificent countryside....

A look at the River Thames, its past and present, from source to the sea. An examination of what has been done and is being done to modernize port services and to keep traffic moving—from holiday pleasure seekers to bustling commerce....

The film Fire Over London is about the operation of the London Fire Brigade. In an office's switchboard room we see one of the hideous T&N green and ivory telephones supplied by General Telephone Systems. Another shot deep in the bowels of St Paul's ...

A peek behind the scenes at the business of the comedian and how it is being expanded for film and television....

A focus on sleep and the best methods to get it. Also with a look at beds, mattresses and how they have changed over time....

A look at reworking of the travel system in the Hyde Park area, including Marble Arch....

A look to the future with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, a cavalry regiment of the British Army which was formed in 1715....

A visit to three of the most famous British public schools, showing their background and prospects for the future....

An interesting study of how new homes and flats are being built and the importance of building them faster....

A focus on all the things you can do, if you are really determined, to take off those extra ounces and keep them at bay. Unveiling that there is more to the slimming business than meets the eye....

Filmed in Sarawak, we take a look at Britain's trouble shooters - the Royal Marines....

A look into the organisation behind London's taxis, their maintenance, regulation of meters, training for the 'knowledge' to picking up passengers and driver welfare....

A look at the methane gas ships that come to the UK from the Sahara Desert....

A look into the natural world of the butterfly and the reasons for the apparent shortage of them....

Take a history tour on the River Thames. Lots of famous footage: Parliament, Big Ben, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, Port of London, Cleopatra's Needle and much more!...