The British Council Movies

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

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

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.

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 a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

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

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

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

Following the recuperation and treatment of patient Frank Thompson, 'Papworth Village Settlement' is an account of the varied medical and social...

Luscious colour photography of the Taj Mahal and a Mediterranean cruise to Port Said.

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

The timber trade calls on animal help.

This travelogue takes in some of the most important landmarks of Islamic power in India.

Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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

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