A Lead in the Right Direction

"In the kingdom of the blind, the St Dunstan's man is king": how blinded WWI soldiers set up their own businesses.

Disabled ex-miner Derek Sewell lets his chair do the talking in his quest to help people with mobility issues.

Charles Laughton stars in this appeal film for Enham Village Centre, where WWI servicemen with disabilities are cared for.

Special School receives a special visit.

Disabled East End ‘ragged’ children go on a trip to the country - but not everyone seems happy

Thanks to the Winged Fellowship Trust disabled guests at Crabhill House enjoy a fortnight’s holiday that can make a real difference

When you're on a pier this long, you can be forgiven for taking public transport

Windows of opportunity: how a charity aimed to improve the lives of blind and partially sighted people.

Floral delights and more from around the North West.

Gentle thrills on the North West coast - a fun day out for everyone, without getting a hair or whisker out of place.

Lord Derby opens Southport's fancy new bathing lake and pavilion in this newsreel item

Come to sunny Southport for your summer holiday, with so much to see and do.

The director of a documentary about British funk pioneers Cymande joins the band at BFI Southbank to talk about the film.

Plotting world domination, Devil Doctor Fu-Manchu steals plans for a new aero-torpedo in this earliest surviving thrill-a-minute serial instalment.

Filmmakers Jane Giles and Ali Catterall discuss their documentary Scala!!!, revisiting the legendary and inspirational cinema venue and some of the most notorious films that screened there.

Long thought lost, this Powell-directed promotional short for a veteran’s charity was only rediscovered in 2003.

A poignant, stirring letter from a recently deceased pilot to his mother is read by John Gielgud.

Former Bristol Poet Laureate, Miles Chambers reads a poem specially commissioned for the 75th anniversary of the NHS.