Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures vi
4. List of tables viii
5. Preface ix
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 A shaky start – the British government and film, 1900–30 28
8. 2 The Empire Marketing Board Film Unit 43
9. 3 The General Post Office Film Unit in peacetime, 1933–37 69
10. 4 Rumours of war and the creation of the Crown Film Unit, 1938–40 90
11. 5 The Crown Film Unit’s wartime productions, 1940–45 109
12. 6 The Crown Film Unit’s post- war productions, 1946–52 141
13. 7 Non- theatrical exhibition and audiences 179
14. 8 Commercial and theatrical exhibition 200
15. 9 The end of government filmmaking, 1951–52 221
16. 10 Legacy 238
17. Appendix 265
18. Bibliography 302
19. Index 321