The British Council Movies

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

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

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

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

Whirring, gliding and twisting machinery produces sumptuous Scottish woollen fabrics, captured in Technicolor by legendary cinematographer Jack...

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

Remarkable amateur footage of Mahatma Gandhi shot by his great nephew in 1947.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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...

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

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

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

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.

Julian Henriques' urban musical showcases the style, vernacular and vibrancy of British Caribbean Dancehall culture. Filled with undeniable style,...

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