Work, Rest, and Play

From the collection of

The Yorkshire Film Archive at York St John University save and celebrate screen heritage made in or about Yorkshire. They connect broad and diverse audiences to their cultural and socially significant collection that reflects the life, landscape, and identity of the people of the region since the 1890s. Together with their sister archive in the North East they form the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, a unique pan-regional resource with over 75,000 moving image artefacts. They unlock the collections for artists, academics, curators, programmers, researchers, and producers to reveal compelling stories from the vaults. www.yfanefa.com

Work, Rest, and Play

Yorkshire Film Archive
Morley
2006-02-02
Sound

A look at how our working lives have changed over the past 100 years.

The Way We Were

A sentimental journey through life in the North of England.

An affectionate look at the way we used to live using archive film and real-life experiences to illustrate how our daily lives have changed over the past 100 years. The Way We Were was a highly successful ITV series, each programme focussing on various aspects of life in the Yorkshire region. With the help of collectors, cine enthusiasts and historians, the series brings to you a fascinating and evocative social history from the 1920s to the 1980s.

18 videos in this collection

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

York
2006-01-19

Childhood

Leeds
2006-01-26