Attack on a Mission Station

A copper pursues a cheeky beggar who can't possibly escape justice - or can he?

A museum visitor takes an interest in a nude sculpture - to his wife's annoyance - in a sadly incomplete early film comedy

A terrifying first-person brush with death at the hands of a dangerous driver

Dare you watch this footage of larger-than-life spiders - one of the earliest nature films of its type?

An impressive early film special effect

How many faces can one man pull while drinking one glass of beer? Far more than you might think

A show of scouting skills in Blackburn, Lancashire.

Matchstick men and so much more - the work and world of Lawrence Stephen Lowry, recorder of the industrial north.

Mill workers and machines - a detailed look at the Lancashire textile industry.

A majestic Blackpool monument to Queen Victoria is unveiled by Princess Louise.

Rival displays of orderliness and frivolity in a parade of Lancashire schoolchildren.

Out-takes of the world's earliest ever 'Western' film.

Laura Mulvey in conversation, following her BFI Fellowship Award.

George Clooney visited BFI Southbank to look back on his life and career.

The Oscar®- winning director of Nomadland discusses her unique approach to filmmaking and the inspiration behind the adaptation of Hamnet.

The director talks to Mark Kermode about putting Stephen King's dystopian life-or-death gameshow thriller through its paces. 

Richard Linklater discusses his remarkable and wide-ranging body of work, including Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague.

Daniel Day-Lewis, the ultimate actor’s actor discusses his career in conversation with Mark Kermode.