W.H. Auden

Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland overnight (imdb)

The human and social work in a coal mine in England. The living conditions of miners in and out of the underworld. (cinemateca.gov.br)

A 1936 documentary film about the London to Portsmouth railway. A lesser known contemporary of Night Mail, also featuring the music of Benjamin Britten and poetry of W.H. Auden.

An account of the slave trade in the West Indies, and the islands' development since emancipation.

This captivating short documentary profiles the young Canadian long-distance runner Bruce Kidd at 19 years old. Kidd eventually went on to win a gold and bronze medal at the 1962 Commonwealth Games, and was a competing member of the 1964 Canadian Olympic team. (nfb.ca)

Beside the Seaside presents a beguiling picture of summer pleasures in UK during the 1930's. Snippets of dialogue convey the diversity of seaside visitors and present the absorbing oddity of overheard conversation. (imdb)