John Grierson Movies

  • 1960
    Seawards the Great Ships

    Seawards the Great Ships

    Seawards the Great Ships

    6.71960HD

    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...

    Seawards the Great Ships
  • 1990
    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    Creative Process: Norman McLaren

    61990HD

    Norman McLaren was a cinematic genius who made films without cameras, and music without instruments. He produced sixty films in a stunning range of...

    Creative Process: Norman McLaren
  • 1959
    John Grierson

    John Grierson

    John Grierson

    01959HD

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

    John Grierson
  • 1937
    A Job in a Million

    A Job in a Million

    A Job in a Million

    01937HD

    A Cockney lad trains to be a messenger boy.

    A Job in a Million
  • 1930
    Our Dumb Friend

    Our Dumb Friend

    Our Dumb Friend

    01930HD

    Marionette parody of Charlie Chaplin.

    Our Dumb Friend
  • 2014
    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

    02014HD

    The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

    Documenting John Grierson
  • 1970
    Hitchcock on Grierson

    Hitchcock on Grierson

    Hitchcock on Grierson

    01970HD

    Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...

    Hitchcock on Grierson
  • 1934
    Weather Forecast

    Weather Forecast

    Weather Forecast

    01934HD

    Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.

    Weather Forecast
  • 1937
    Children at School

    Children at School

    Children at School

    01937HD

    Short documentary about British education in the late 1930s.

    Children at School
  • 1938
    The Face of Scotland

    The Face of Scotland

    The Face of Scotland

    71938HD

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

    The Face of Scotland
  • 1930
    Kuster Beaton

    Kuster Beaton

    Kuster Beaton

    01930HD

    Marionette parody of Buster Keaton.

    Kuster Beaton
  • 1932
    The New Generation

    The New Generation

    The New Generation

    01932HD

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

    The New Generation
  • 1962
    Heart of Scotland

    Heart of Scotland

    Heart of Scotland

    01962HD

    The history and modern day industry of Stirlingshire, Scotland.

    Heart of Scotland
  • 1930
    Tom Mixup

    Tom Mixup

    Tom Mixup

    01930HD

    Marionette parody of Tom Mix.

    Tom Mixup
  • 1965
    Health of a City

    Health of a City

    Health of a City

    01965HD

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

    Health of a City
  • 1937
    Daily Round

    Daily Round

    Daily Round

    01937HD

    “Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

    Daily Round
  • 1932
    Upstream

    Upstream

    Upstream

    01932HD

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

    Upstream
  • 1933
    Spring on the Farm

    Spring on the Farm

    Spring on the Farm

    01933HD

    Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

    Spring on the Farm
  • 1930
    Kerri Cheertum in Jungle-Tungle

    Kerri Cheertum in Jungle-Tungle

    Kerri Cheertum in Jungle-Tungle

    01930HD

    Marionette parody of Cherry Kearton.

    Kerri Cheertum in Jungle-Tungle
  • 1935
    Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter

    Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter

    Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter

    01935HD

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

    Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter