The British Council Filmes

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

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

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

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

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

Accompany a couple on their visit to a local wildlife park.

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

Amateur film featuring government buildings in Delhi, a shooting party in Malakand and winter in Abbottabad.

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

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

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

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

A Technicolor film on the principles and practicalities of crop rotation, illustrated with diagrams and models.

The inauguration of a unit of the Indian Defence Force in Calcutta.

Film showing the Viceregal party entering Delhi on lavishly decorated elephants, as part of the Coronation durbar of 1903.

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

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

Muharram procession through Lahore bazaar, crowded streets and buildings.

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

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.