Content from British Petroleum (BP)

In a dry unforgiving part of Australia, a man and his wife have set up home and live stock to make their living. Just when it seemed the drought and lack of finances were getting to be too much, things change: BP is looking for a suitable area to attempt the world land speed record.

Oscar winning short in which a young girl observes the array of quirky characters who pass her father's rural petrol station.

BP's centenary celebration film. The film includes archive footage, dramatic reconstruction and interviews with BP employees.

The Home-Made Car is a 1963 short film directed by James Hill about a young man who rebuilds a vintage car and finds love. Made in and around Farnborough, Hampshire, it became a cult success when regularly broadcast as a trade test colour transmission on the run up to the start of BBC2 colour transmissions. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

BP documentary film exploring the natural beauty of oil under the microscope, and through a variety of other techniques.

The Tide of Traffic is a 1972 British short documentary film directed by Derek Williams, made by British Petroleum as a contribution to the UN Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm 1972. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

An absorbing record of the advance preparations for the historic first crossing of the Antarctic Continent by Dr. Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary.

BBC2 Trade Test film sponsored by British Petroleum, covering the construction of a hydroelectric dam to capture seasonal meltwater from the Snowy Mountains in Eastern Australia. Shot in 1964 the film captures the Snowy Mountain Project mid-way through completion.

The End of the Road (also known as Alaska: The End of the Road) is a 1976 British short documentary film directed by John Armstrong. The film is about British Petroleum's Alaska operations, including the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

A film about the discovery and development of the West Sole field. Dedicated to the memory of the 13 men who died on the BP platform Sea Gem in 1965.