Documentary News Letter (1947-1949)

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DOCUMENTARY FILM NEWS 55 COI Report being a list of Central Office of Information releases January-June 1948 Title Production Unit Details oj Distribution Notes Vnswer Four Questions Ajiy Time to Spare Charley's March of Time Crete — Part 2 Crete— Part 3 Crete — Part 4 Down to the Sea Falkland". Furnival and Son Here's Health History of Writing Home Service How to Make Chutneys and Sauces How to Make Pickles How to Use the Telephone Miners' Weekend Minesweeping Moving Millions Pop Goes the Weasel Precise Measurement for Engineers Crown Film Unit Geoffrey Plumbley Productions H.i Lis and Batchelor Production Editorial Film Productions Editorial Film Productions Editorial Film Productions Greenpark Productions Editorial Film Productions Crown Film Unit Data Production Films of Fact Ltd. Production Cecil Musk Production Films of Great Britain Ltd Films of Great Britain Ltd Public Relationship Films Crown Film Unit Crown Film Unit Crown Film Unit Crown Film Unit Data Film Production Report on Industrial Scotland Crown Film Unit Surface Dressing with Tar A Verity Films Production Telephone Cable Plumbing Films of Great Britain Ltd They Gave Him the Works Greenpark This is Britain No. 22 fhis is Britain No. 23 This is Britain, No. 24 This is Britain, No. 25 A Merlin Film Production A Merlin Film Production A Merlin Film Production A Merlin Film Production V Thousand Million a Year Anglo-Scottish Crown Film Unit Town Rats Trial by Weather /egetable Dishes /oices of Malaya 'our Children's Sleep r*our Health 'our Very Good Health World Wide Pictures Films of Great Brit.im I id Crown Film Unit Realist Film Unit Editorial Films Halas and Batchelor Production NT. Primarily intended for showing to children of school A recruiting film for the Civil Service. (Produced for the leaving age Ministry ofLabour) Limited Theatrical Distribution Recruiting film for the Territorial Army and the Royal Auxiliary \u force Monthly release for May. Will also be available from The third of the series of coloured cartoons featuring CFL in July 'Charley'. This film dcafc with the new National Insurance Act. (Produced for the Ministry of National Insurance) Primarily for distribution in schools, but also available Three of a series of four films on Crete, describing the history from CFL of the island. (Produced for the Ministry of Education) Theatrical Distribution probable. Final details not available at time of going to press NT theatrical distribution probable. Final details not available at time of going to press. Theatrical distribution probable. Final details not available ai time of going to press Part of a Visual Unit for distribution to schools Theatrical distribution probable. Final details not available at time of going to press Central Film Library Central Film Library For distribution to Government Departments NT NT Theatrical distribution probable. Final details not available at time of going to press NT NT ' Monthly Release for February NT Limited Non-Theatrical distribution Monthly Release for June NT NT Commercially distributed by 20th Century Fox NT 1 inal details not available at lime of going to press Commercial distribution by MOM ercial distribution by Piccadilly Cinema! Film Productions Also available from Central I ilm Library. I he.nrit.il distribution in Scotland Monthly release for kpril Available from Ccniral I Urn I mrarv at the end ol M I) A film dealing with the high qualities of British shipbuilding The work of survey in the Antarctic. (Produced for the Colonial Office) A portrait of Sheffield. (Produced for the Board of Trade) An explanation of the National Health Bill to the General Public. (Produced for the Ministry of Health) To show the background of writing from the earliest time up to the present day. (Produced for the Ministry ol Education) A picture of the British Radio and Television Industry (Produced for the Board of Trade) An instructional film for housewives. (Produced for the Ministry of Food) An instructional film for housewives. (Produced for the Ministry of Food) An instructional film for Civil Servants. (Produced for the Treasury) A picture of the way in which miners spend their spare time at weekends An Instructional film, produced for the Admiralty A picture of London's transport facilities. (Made for the London Transport Executive at the request of the Foreign Office) A popular explanation of how the money raised by taxation is spent. (Produced for the Treasury) This film shows the importance of precise measurement in all phases of modern industrial engineering and the ultimate responsibility of the National Physical Laboratory for maintaining accuracy in standards of measurement. (Produced for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research) Theregearingof Scotland'sindustrial machine to new needs. (Produced for the Board of Trade) Instructional film on the preparation of road surfaces. (Produced by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research) Training film for GPO Engineers. (Produced for GPO) To discuss what can help to make a happier factory life. (Produced for the Ministry ofLabour) 'This is Britain' is a series of magazine films. This issue contains two items: (1) Aptitude Tests in the Royal Air Force (2) Changing a Wavelength 'This is Britain' is a series of magazine films. This issue contains three items: (1) Buses in Boxes (2) Wood Engravings (3) North Sea Cable 'This is Britain' is a series of magazine films. This issue contains three items: (1) The Whirling Arm (2) Gunpowder Plot (3) Lighthouse Shop 'This is Britain' is a series of magazine films. This issue contains three items: (1) The Fastest Tyres on Earth (2) School for Signalmen (3) Plaster Plus An account of the m ork done by Cusioms and Excise duced for Customs and Excise Department) An instruclion.il film on ral destruction for local authorities, health committees and pest operatives. (Produced tor Ministry of Food) The Agricultural Disaster of 1947, and the measures taken to saw the harVest, (Produced for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries I One of a series ol films on basic cooking. (Produced for the Ministry ol food) An account of life in Malaya iod.iv (Produced for the Colonial Office) One ol films on ihc care of children This film shows patents how to get their children to sleep properly, < Produced fbi the M I > alto) An explanation of the »a> in which the National Health e will work in Scotland cond of the series of coloured >.i nng "Charley' l"his film explains the workings ol « he National Health Service