[1] The publication was developed as the wartime successor to World Film News, which ceased publication in 1938, and sought to promote a "documentary approach to everyday living."

It published its first edition in January 1940, with an editorial board that consisted of Grierson, Paul Rotha, Basil Wright, Arthur Elton and Thomas Baird.

Wright has stated that the magazine was influential during the Second World War, influencing the Ministry of Information's approach to film propaganda.

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