What's In a Number

National insurance made amusing by the eccentric Richard Massingham.

In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

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.

Facts and Fancies

Describes the many by-products resulting from the carbonisation of coal.

Pedestrian Crossing

Richard Massingham gives a comic demonstration of how to cross the road.

Handkerchief Drill

A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him.

Health in Our Time

Shows how hygiene can change the course of history and how it was a decisive factor in Britain's World War II victory. Commentary by Dr. Charles Hill.

Post Haste

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

Coughs and Sneezes

This film explains how sneezing in public can spread disease, and shows how using a handkerchief can stop it.

Warning to Travellers

Advice for post-war British holidaymakers on how to comply with new Treasury legislation on taking money abroad, presented in comic style by Richard Massingham.