Joy Batchelor Movies

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...

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

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

For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony....

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

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

An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...

Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

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

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

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

First Line of Defence is a short cartoon recruitment film for the RAF created in 1949 by animation duo Halas and Batchelor. The story follows a...

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

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.

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

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

Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.

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