The British Council Filmes

A look at the work of the Scottish artists John Maxwell, Joan Eardley and Robin Philipson.

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 Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

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

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

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

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

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

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

A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.