For the first time on The National Archives’ website you can view complete public information films from 1945 -2006. Joining with the Central Office of Information (COI) to celebrate their 60th Anniversary. This film collection can be used to provide social, economic, and political context for 20th Century British History topics.
This resource has been archived as the interactive parts no longer work. You can still use the rest of it for information, tasks or research. Please note that it has not been updated since its creation in 2006.
Go to Public Information Films
You can find more content on this topic in our other resources:
Themed collections
- Attlee’s Britain 1945-1951
Planning for the future? - Fifties Britain
Never so good? Or too good to be true? - Sixties Britain
A social and cultural revolution? - Commonwealth migration since 1945
What was the context and impact of migration in modern Britain? - Cold War on File
Why did the Cold War emerge?
Finding aid
- Women’s Histories
This resource contains a hyperlinked list of National Archives current resources for Women’s histories on The National Archives website.