The British Council Movies

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.

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

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

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

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

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

The Mysore Palace shines with 100,000 lights in a dazzling 400-year-old celebration.

Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.

Motorcars take shape - outdoors in a Kolkata yard.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.