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...

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

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

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

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

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.

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

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....

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

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...

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

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

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

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

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

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

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

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

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