Movies: Shell Film Unit

Part two in a three part documentary series looking at how supersonic flight might be achieved in the future....

A BAFTA award winning documentary on the basic principles and applications of hydrostatics....

An overview of the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix by Shell Oil. Watch the racing heroes of the 1950's conquer the tarmac in one of the picturesque racing circuits of Europe....

This final in the three part documentary series looks at the capabilities of modern commercial aircraft to regularly travel faster than the speed of sound....

A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing that of sound....

A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at bilharzia - a disease that affects some 200 million people worldwide....

An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers....

Directed by Geoffrey Jones....

A documentary looking at the construction of the sphere to contain a nuclear reactor. The research programme carried out at the Thornton Research Centre to develop a lubricant to resist radiation....

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at advances in the treatment of infectious diseases....

A brief feature on the short SA-4 aircraft on the ground and in the air....

A BAFTA award nominated abridged documentary depicting the issues facing engineers delivering high speed flight. It was initially made in three parts in 1957....

A celebration of Shell Petroleum, tracing its manufacture from discovery in oil fields to its eventual use as fuel for modern living across the globe....

Short World War II documentary showing examples of how skilled craftsmen of peacetime apply their skills to essential wartime production....

A BAFTA special award nominated documentary following the post-war construction of an immense oil refinery near Manchester in the UK....

In this informative 1938 film, we explore the fundamental types of car suspension prevalent during that era. As a wheel glides along a road, it encounters bumps caused by uneven surfaces. To prevent incessant jolting, the wheels are securely attached...

A short introduction to Indian classical dancing....

A documentary featuring the Avro "Vulcan" jet aircraft on the ground and in flight....

The Shell Film Unit's free-enterprise history of technology....

A short documentary looking at the science of life itself and at the international collaboration involved in it's study....