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Duck and Cover

1952

An instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of surviving the blast from an atomic bomb.

3.0

Protect and Survive

1976

Protect and Survive was a public information series on civil defence produced by the British government during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was intended to inform British citizens on how to protect themselves during a nuclear attack, and consisted of a mixture of pamphlets, radio broadcasts, and public information films. The series had originally been intended for distribution only in the event of dire national emergency, but provoked such intense public interest that the pamphlets were authorised for general release.

0.0

Thud and Blunder in "Knock-Off Time"

1964

Thud and Blunder learn what not to do while in a coal mine.

5.3

Play Safe

1978

Sponsored as part of the Electricity Council's 'Understanding Electricity' campaign, Play Safe is a series of three hard-hitting fillers designed to highlight to children the potentially fatal consequences of playing near overhead electric lines and substations. The carefree attitude of the youngsters as they fly their kites and radio-controlled planes in the open air is undermined by composer Harry Robinson's electronic soundtrack, which pulsates with menace throughout.

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Alice in Label Land

1974

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970.

0.0

Giro the Germ Episode 1

1927

Animated public information film from the Health and Cleanliness Council.

5.5

Le circuit de l'alcool

1912

This one is another warning to the French public about the dangers of alcohol. Everything seems rosy at first, but that doesn't last long. After illustrating the 'metamorphosis of money' into alcohol, the film describes the inevitable consequence - which isn't just drunkenness and unconsciousness, but insanity and death apparently.

5.5

Pour résister à la tuberculose

1918

3 cartoons were made in 1918 by O'Galop, the designer of Bibendum Michelin, to warn the post-war population of the ravaging effects of alcohol and tuberculosis. This public health campaign seems far removed from our present-day concerns. Over time it has acquired a different dimension.

3.4

More Dangerous Than Dynamite

1941

A short film warning the unaware housewife of the dangers of “dry cleaning” with gasoline at home.

6.0

Those Awful Hats

1909

A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.

5.6

Exercise of Steel

1998

A group of women in a techno-metallic world are using pleasure machines... and condoms.

6.4

Apaches

1977

On an English farm, six reckless children play at being a fierce band of Apache warriors, unaware of the many dangers to which they are exposed. (Public information short film produced on behalf of the British Government to warn children living in rural areas about the risks of playing near farm machinery.)

5.4

The Child Molester

1964

Produced by the Highway Safety Foundation in 1964, this shocking film deals with a subject quite taboo for its time. The short serves as a dramatized warning, ending with graphic case studies.

6.0

Punk Can Take It

1979

Julien Temple's wartime documentary parody "Punk Can Take It" (1979) - a theatrically released promo for the UK Subs, complete with narration by BBC voice-over veteran John Snagge - paints a glorious picture of England in a punk rock "identity crisis". Punk morale was higher than ever before. Punks were fused together not by fear, but by a surging spirit of revenge, immortality, and the courage never to submit or yield. This proved that punk won't go away and that punks themselves are becoming younger and nastier everyday. They have no time for the precarious thrills of nostalgia nor for its trivial rules.

6.0

Handkerchief Drill

1949

A husband sneezes inconsiderately all over the place, until his wife has had enough and leaves him.

10.0

Beware The Rapist

1979

Public information film regarding female safety and how to safeguard against rape

0.0

What to Do in a Gas Attack

1942

Explains what war gas is, how it is used by the enemy, and how simple household items, such as bicarbonate of soda and bleaching solution, may be used to prevent casualties. (archive.org)

4.4

Marijuana

1968

Sonny Bono appears onscreen to tell kids that marijuana is a "bummer" that turns you into a "weedhead" and will make you "trip out" (the fact that, based upon his performance, Sonny appears to have ingested unknown substances before the cameras started rolling tends to limit the film's crediblity somewhat).

4.7

Ashes of Doom

1970

A chain-smoking woman has an encounter with a vampire.

0.0

Grain Drain

1975

A short film informing viewers about the dangers of grain silos. Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?".

Genre	Animation
Production Companies	Sheila Graber Animated Films
Production Ccountries	United Kingdom

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