First in a series of 3 double-disc box set DVDs celebrating the GPO Film Unit

Addressing the Nation contains 15 films from 1933 – 1935 and provides a fascinating exploration of the unit’s early experimentation with sound. Features the award-winning Song of Ceylon and A Colour Box, the critically acclaimed Weather Forecast, Coal Face – Auden and Britten’s precursor to Night Mail and other neglected works many of which will be available for the first time since their original release.

Special features include GPO Film display trailer and booklet containing introductory essays, selected biographies and film notes.

Region 2 DVD available only.

The films included are:

The Coming of the Dial (1933)

Cable Ship (1933)

Granton Trawler (1934)

John Atkins Saves Up (1934)

Air Post (1934)

The Glorious Sixth Of June (1934)

Pett and Pott (1934)

6.30 Collection (1934)

Weather Forecast (1934)

Song of Ceylon (1934)

A Colour Box (1935)

Coal Face (1935)

The King's Stamp (1935)

BBC The Voice of Britain (1935)

Sixpenny Telegram (1935)