Coi Movies

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

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

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

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

A short film to warn children of sexual predators.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

Teenagers Sandy and Alan are keen motorcyclists, but while Sandy insists on getting proper training, Alan refuses, even though this makes him twenty...

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...

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

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

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

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh undertook an official visit to the region in February 1966, as documented in this film. The destinations on this...