The British Council Movies

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

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

Amateur footage of a trip into the Himalaya.

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

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

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

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

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

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

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

Boats and steamers on the mud flats and lakes of the Assam district, India.

Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.