Know The British Reel 1 (1974)

Fabulous documentary made to educate American businessmen on the peculiar ways, customs, etiquette and traditions of the British. “Do they mean us?!“ C/U of one of Her Majesty’s Horse Guards sitting astride his horse. Camera pulls back. Various shots of London landmarks and street scenes. Houses of Parliament, Piccadilly Circus, Policemen, traffic warden, fruit and vegetable market stall, girl riding a bicycle through London traffic, Rolls Royce, Tower Bridge, kids sitting on one of the Lions in Trafalgar Square, girl feeding pigeons in the Square, Post Office Tower, Nelson’s column, London bus etc. American voiceover speaks of Britain’s former Empire. Empire marked in red on a map. Fast moving shot across the sea towards White Cliffs of Dover - shot from an aircraft. Aerial shot moves across the fields. Other aerial shots of large stately homes. Voiceover speaks of how Britain was the home of the inventor of the steam engine, the hovercraft and of the discoverer of electricity and of the pione