Movies: Public information film

A former Doctor Who returns to Earth to deliver a road safety message....

Ernie tells Eric to ‘be wise’ and not drive home after their Christmas party....

A provoking film on the place of women....

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 whale...

A hard-hitting public information film made at the height of the Great Influenza 1918-18....

Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar....

Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds....

Abstract public information film regarding the practice of safe sex....

This Cold War film "Information Within Public Shelters" (1953) takes place in a fallout shelter, showing how a well-trained staff that provides information to shelter occupants, can keep them busy and calm during nuclear armageddon. This film was pro...

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....

Warning children not to play near 'dark and lonely' water, a horror film style look and voice-over is used in this film to highlight the dangers....

A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation....

This anti-smoking public information film has the kind of stylistic sheen often associated with 1980s British advertising, with its sci-fi setting, filtered smoke and gloomy aesthetics clearly inspired by the works of Ridley Scott (although it’s dire...

This informative herring aid from WWII makes no bones about the need to make the most of every fish....

Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving....

A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents....

Ever had a good experience with doorstep salespeople? Maybe you were lucky, but the doorstep has never seemed the best place for a sensible sales decision – which is exactly why companies use it....

The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them....

A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children....

Unambiguous message, unpretentiously inventive animation and a blackly comic tone....