Joy Batchelor Movies

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

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

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...

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

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

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

A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.

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

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

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

In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...

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

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

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...

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

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...

Cartoon on the fly nuisance, showing the dangers of food contamination and how the dangers can be minimised by food-protection and cleanliness that...

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

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...