
28 Jun 2017

Faces Places
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.
28 Jun 2017
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
12 Jun 2006
A volume of additional footage from the 1950s and 1960s series. Highlights include an insider's view of York signal box, the new 'Midland Pullman', and steam over Shap in 1963.
30 Jun 1896
A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
23 Sep 1927
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.
09 Jun 2023
On the Train captures from the birth to the last moment of the railway, 98.2 kilometers long and opened in 1992, crossing southern Taiwan.
05 May 1935
Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.
02 Jul 1938
Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.
08 Sep 2016
Take a breathtaking train a ride through Nothern Quebec and Labrador on Canada’s first First Nations-owned railway. Come for the celebration of the power of independence, the crucial importance of aboriginal owned businesses and stay for the beauty of the northern landscape.
10 Jan 1922
The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.
10 Jan 1922
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.
01 Jan 1965
Short film about the dangers of winter traffic on the German Federal Railways
01 Jan 1968
Speed has always played a particularly important role in railroads. New, ever better technologies have been developed throughout history. Engineers have come up with many ideas to make trains faster. This short film recalls the most striking record-breaking journeys in Germany and abroad.
01 Oct 1922
The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun
America's Railroad℠ marks 40 years of service with this exclusive look inside the company. From the making and building of Amtrak to its plans for the future, this is the definitive story.
19 Dec 2024
The journey of a small team attempting to set a world altitude driving record on Chile’s Ojos del Salado, the highest active volcano on Earth, with a specially modified Porsche 911 named Edith.
10 Jan 1922
Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.
01 Dec 1921
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
22 Dec 2024
Climb aboard the illustrious Bernina Express for a festive ride through spectacular Alpine landscapes, taking in snow-covered peaks, architectural wonders, and majestic glaciers.
15 Nov 1942
The story of how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz, stressing the importance of an accurate and objective press on the home front.
13 Jan 1936
This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.