Most Viewed From Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

Puck is introduced to the twentieth century and is as amused by the contemporary obsession with television as he was by the lovers' antics.

Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and...

A particularly vicious Father Time with a hit-list in his Book of Doom seeks to wipe out characters brought to life from fabric patterns. This neat...

Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar...

The Baronet of Ruddigore, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, has inherited a family curse which forces him to commit a crime every day — or die in agony....

Cartoon proof that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this 1940s cinema advert, the tardiness of Signalman Squirrel's breakfast...

Hamilton the elephant loves playing music with his trunk. When he is fired from the circus he does odd jobs till he gets his big break.

An updated version of Halas and Batchelor's short film, 'The Magic Canvas', with a new electronic score.

One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.

The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

A feature length instructional video for the Admiralty on coastal navigation and pilotage.

A colorful cartoon commercial for soap flakes seems the last place that the realities of wartime life should creep in. A clothes cupboard opens to...

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.

A short animation based on the Edward Lear poem

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by...