The Central Office of Information (COI) was established in 1946 and has produced thousands of films that reflect the changing face of a nation, and world, in flux.
The third volume in the BFI's COI Collection, They Stand Ready, targets Britain's armed forces and paints a positive picture of life in the Services through morale boosting documentaries, propaganda items and numerous recruitment films. Highlights include: Victory Parade (1946), troops from all over the British Empire arrive in London to celebrate victory over the Nazis
Suez in Perspective (1957), the Suez Crisis is given a positive spin
Routine Adventure (1965) and Tornado (1985), big boys' toys on the high seas and in the skies.
An accompanying booklet provides comprehensive notes and essays from academics and film historians.
Region 0
Comes with fully illustrated booklet containing contextualising essays
