The British Council Movies

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English col...

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.

A rendition of the traditional English folksong ‘Widdicombe Fair’, accompanied by drawings.

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

A motorist's excursion captures a world made by hand in the environs of Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

Dignitaries including the Nizam of Hyderabad gather to celebrate the Durbar in honour of George V, who arrives by boat in Bombay.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.

King George V and Queen Mary hold ceremonial court in Delhi.

Amateur film of a road trip through northeastern India, showing traditional dances and a gigantic flower float.

Anti-Congress propaganda film made by a District Officer in India.

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

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.