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...

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

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

Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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

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

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...

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

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

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

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

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

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

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

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

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

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

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

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