Stuart Legg Movies

Made at the end of WWII, this documentary looks at Britain's post-war period. During a time of economic hardship, Prime Minister Winston Churchill is...

Canadian documentary on war time Italy.

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

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Harwell's nuclear research establishment and the peaceful applications of atomic energy.

Commissioned by the Festival of Britain to show the similarities and contrasts between 1851 and 1951, by means of the Great Exhibition and the...

A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

An explanation of what is involved in the devaluation of sterling.

A Cambridge student takes the blame for his gambling brother.

Unemployed miners in South Wales are helped to form a Subsistence Production Society to farm and produce goods co-operatively.

Britain's part in the emergence of air travel is followed from the Wright brothers to the De Havilland Comet.

Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War.

Part of BFI collection "They Stand Ready."

A BAFTA special award nominated documentary following the post-war construction of an immense oil refinery near Manchester in the UK.

Shows new methods in treating those afflicted with mental health issues. Contrasts past treatment regimes where people were locked away out of sight...

A documentary looking at the British Government's atomic weapons design, construction and testing on the Australian Monte Bello Islands in 1951.

A playful and affectionate look at London Zoo and the people and animals who make up its daily life.

The end of WWII has brought much hardship to Western Europe, especially in the area of food security and availability. The war has wiped out much of...

A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

This short WWII propaganda documentary drives home the point that steel and committed steel workers can make the difference between winning and...

This survey of early Cornish history looks at the country's language, landscape and industries.