Coi Movies

An anti-smoking public information film in which children investigate adult smoking habits, framing addiction as learned behavior rather than...

Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) provides trained agents, arms and other assistance to the European resistance groups fighting against...

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

Documentary about Sir Terence Conran, an English designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer.

A short film to warn children of sexual predators.

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

The joys of 1960s modern education - as seen at a not-exactly-typical local comp.

Britain Beware is a documentary about the history of COI's infamous British public information film hosted by Adrian Edmondson.

Designed to promote the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme: an N.C.P.S. student competes with another boy in a private cycling competition,...

Filmed partly in Urdu, Insaaf (Injustice) is a public information film aimed at Britain’s South Asian communities. Produced through the Central...

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

A look at the work of a policeman in rural Scotland.

Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration...

Impressions of contemporary British arts and fashion. Summary of art through the ages taking in every thing from Mary Quant to the Marat/Sade...

Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.

An account of the state visit to Britain by the President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, in June 1963. In London he accompanied the Queen on...

Filmed at Leeds Castle in Kent, this short documentary on Scottish cloth manufacturer Reid & Taylor's biennial fashion show extravaganza was produced...

2-6 March 1961 saw the Queen and Prince Philip make their first and only state visit to Iran. Their host was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1919-80), the...

A Central Office of Information film outlining the planned development of the Gold Coast over the next ten years.

The President had been due to visit twice before, but on both occasions the trip had to be cancelled. The first time was in 1963, the same year as...