The British Council Movies

Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social...

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

Remarkable amateur footage of Mahatma Gandhi shot by his great nephew in 1947.

Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.

This official travelogue of a royal tour follows the Prince on a series of regimental displays and a tiger hunt.

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

Girl guides on parade at a rally in southern India attended by Olave Baden-Powell.