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The GPO Film Unit: 1940
 

The final year, before it was taken over by the Ministry of Information

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Films produced by the GPO Film Unit in 1940 include:

Britain At Bay
A propaganda film intended to boost morale after the fall of France.

Britain Can Take It!
A shorter version of London Can Take It! (see below). How Londoners are facing up to the Blitz.

La Cause Commune
Propaganda film aimed at French audiences.

Factory Front
A survey of factory supplies, emphasising co-operation between the British and the French..

Fire Bombs - How To Fight Them Yourselves
No information available.

Forty Million People
A shorter version of Health for the Nation (1939), outlining the changes in social services since the Industrial Revolution.

French Communiqué
The war seen through the eyes of the French.

The Front Line
A portrait of Dover at the time of the Battle of Britain, showing the resolve of local people in the front line facing the German forces.

Health in War
The organisation of medical services in Britain during the war.

How the Teleprinter Works
Models are used to demonstrate the principles behind the teleprinter.

London Can Take It!
How Londoners are facing up to the Blitz.

Spring Offensive
The reclamation of a derelict farm in East Anglia and its revival so that it can contribute to the war effort.

Squadron 992
Propaganda film about barrage balloons and the air raid on the Forth Bridge to prepare people for emergencies.

The Story of an Air Communiqué
How figures for destroyed enemy aircraft are compiled and released to the press.

The Story of Cotton
The spinning and weaving of cotton in a cotton mill.

War and Order
The police force during wartime.

Welfare of the Workers
Designed to encourage industrial workers with news of what the Ministry of Labour is doing to safeguard working conditions in wartime.

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Thumbnail image of Britain at Bay (1940)Britain at Bay (1940)

Morale-boosting propaganda, shown after the fall of France

Thumbnail image of French Communiqué (1940)French Communiqué (1940)

The early weeks of WWII as seen through the eyes of the French

Thumbnail image of Front Line, The (1940)Front Line, The (1940)

How the people of Dover are defying German invaders

Thumbnail image of London Can Take It (1940)London Can Take It (1940)

Classic propaganda documentary by about the London Blitz

Thumbnail image of Men of the Lightship (1940)Men of the Lightship (1940)

Documentary-drama about the sinking of the East Dudgeon lightship

Thumbnail image of Spring Offensive (1940)Spring Offensive (1940)

Documentary about how British agriculture is preparing for war

Thumbnail image of Squadron 992 (1940)Squadron 992 (1940)

The training of recruits in a balloon barrage unit

Thumbnail image of Story of an Air Communiqué, The (1940)Story of an Air Communiqué, The (1940)

How figures for destroyed enemy aircraft are compiled

Thumbnail image of War and Order (1940)War and Order (1940)

Police work in the early years of World War II

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