Carnival Fantastique

Soldiers from the far reaches of the British Empire arrive in London to take part in the official commemoration of the end of war in Europe.

Keep calm and carry on - these East End schoolkids dance to lift the spirits of Kiwi troops

In 1940 the war still seemed distant to US citizens. But what it was like for the 11 million ‘other Americans’ who were already at war? The March of Time cameras go north of the border to Canada to find out.

Everyday life and places of interest around the areas of Midnapore and Chittagong, including steamers and Indian boats along the Damodar river.

Indian soldiers in Singapore, while their compatriots are trained in the manufacture of war munitions

It's smiles all round in this snapshot of postcolonial Ghana, born from the British imperial territory of the Gold Coast

One of the most gruesomely memorable of all British anti-smoking promos depicts fat oozing out of nonchalant smokers' cigarettes.

The social and political revolutions of 1968 seem a long way from the musings of a moderate Tory on the NHS and government .

Straight-talking anti-smoking promo, which introduces us to Janice, a 51-year-old woman who uses a ventilator to breathe.

A well-to-do woman is unable to answer her child’s cries due to a coughing fit, in this exaggerated anti-smoking advert.

A child's life is save through a blood transfusion and this incident demonstrate s the need for blood donors.