Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War

The film offers insight into one of the most turbulent decades in British history and captures a nation determined to remain stable in the face of economic and political chaos

Colourised footage of films from the 1930s, including the abdication of King Edward VIII at a time when the nation needed stability the most and a top-secret conference between the prime minister and the Fuhrer. Plus, a fitness craze that saw women take to the great outdoors in their big knickers and blouses, and new prosperity in the south of Britain thanks to the Hoover factory.

Colourised footage of films from the 1930s, Social historians and those with direct connections to the footage explore the last year before war officially began to reveal insights into child refugees and bomb attack drills