Joy Batchelor Movies

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

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...

A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.

This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.

A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.

Animated version of the fairy tale. Tom proves himself cleverer than his brothers when he outwits an ogre and returns home with treasure.

A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

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...

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.

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

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

A political satire, the first film made by Halas and Batchelor.

Charley, a mechanic, inherits a half-share in a farm run by his cousin and he soon has his dream of an idyllic country life rudely shattered by hard...

An introduction to the life and work of Joy Batchelor on the hundredth anniversary of her birth. Joy was a director, animator, producer and designer...

This highly entertaining animated film begins as a young girl settles down into bed to sleep after coming home from a party. One of her feet...

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

Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...