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Iconic images by photo-pioneer Eadweard Muybridge come to life in this striking video collage.

Muybridge Revisited

Fulham
1986

A rare glimpse into the leisure pursuits of ordinary people in pre-war Britain.

Spare Time

Sheffield
1939

Beautiful, bittersweet tale of love, longing and Elvis. Xiao Mei leaves China for marriage in Britain. But her true desire is to find her family.

Red

Kilburn
1995

An illustrated history of the thousand years of local government in Norwich

Local Government: A History in Pictures

Norwich
1949

The magic of a real solar eclipse filmed by a famous magician

Solar Eclipse

1900

Steady now as handheld captures camping holiday

Camping Holiday at Sennen

Sennen
1968

Lindsay Anderson's ground-breaking short film about a Margate amusement park, which helped to launch a new documentary movement.

O Dreamland

Margate
1953

The flagship of the GPO Film Unit's output and a cornerstone of British documentary, featuring music by Benjamin Britten and the verse of W.H. Auden.

Night Mail

Euston Sta
1936

Part experimental cinema, part advert for the parcel post service, always joyful.

A Colour Box

1935

Summer's false dawn loosens layers in 1920s London, but ne'er cast a clout till May be out!

Heat Wave Hits London Topical Budget 610-2

Hyde Park
1923

Ridley Scott's first film features his younger brother, the late Tony Scott, as a schoolboy playing truant for the day to meander around Hartlepool on his bicycle, lost in his own thoughts.

Boy and Bicycle

Hartlepool
1965

Santos Football Club bring Brazil's world cup talent to Home Park in Plymouth with Pelé playing his beautiful game.

The Day Pele Came to Town

Plymouth
1973

David Attenborough on the rise of BBC Two and his journey from Zoo Quest presenter to channel controller.

David Attenborough Interview (London Line)

A spontaneous family moment between two brothers became one of YouTube’s earliest global viral hits, capturing the platform’s emerging culture of everyday shared video.

Charlie Bit My Finger - Again!

2007

A map that leads to treasure and trouble: John, Mary and Anne go in search of Jack Mundy's loot only to find that his map wasn't quite complete.

The Smugglers' Cave

Cornwall
1937

Merryweather Menswear 'have the flair to suit you!' A short and snappy 1965 cinema commercial for a Newmarket fashion retailer.

Merryweather Menswear, Newmarket

Newmarket
1965

Terrifying public information film presenting the horrific consequences of playing in or near rivers, ponds and other water hazards.

The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water

1973

A passionate poem about language and cultural identity from Scots poet Len Pennie

I’m No Havin Children

2021

The swirling neon frenzy of Piccadilly Circus is perfectly captured in this innovative short; a bewildering collage of image and sound.

Nice Time

Westminster
1957

Snowploughs are readied to rescue a snowbound train - in one of the most popular of all British Transport Films.

Snowdrift at Bleath Gill

Bleathgill
1955

The stirring story of poet Ellis Evans-Hedd Wyn, the Welsh poet posthumously awarded the Eisteddfod chair at Birkenhead in 1917 after failing to return from 1st World War trenches.

Hedd Wyn

Trawsfynydd
1992

One of a series of animated films designed to provide instructions on how to survive a nuclear attack.

Protect and Survive

1975

The Week Elvis Died

1997

An early classic of Black British cinema about the intriguing social dynamics that arise as a ten shilling note is passed around the black community.

Ten Bob in Winter

Westminster
1963

One of the most quaint cinemas you're ever likely to see, The Tudor is a loving recreation of, and tribute to, the classic cinemas of a bygone era.

Tudor Style

Comber
1979

Visitors to the seaside are usually in search of sun and fun, but the people on Blackpool promenade in this fascinating reel from filmmaker Henry Iddon have a much more serious purpose in mind.

Ban the Bomb

Blackpool
1964

Return to the Edge of the World

Shetland Islands
1978