Movies: The British Council

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting....

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun...

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

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

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

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 services available to sufferers of tuberculosis at Papworth....

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

Lord Lytton takes up the post of Governor of Bengal....

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

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

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

Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar....

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

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty....

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

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe....

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja....

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