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 services available to sufferers of tuberculosis at Papworth.

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

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

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

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

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.

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.

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

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

A Technicolor film on the principles and practicalities of crop rotation, illustrated with diagrams and models.

Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.