Auxiliary Fire Service in Training - 1939

Woking gears up for war in this remarkable film about the Home Guard and its contribution to the town.

There's a huge turnout to see the victor of El Alamein in this short film which starts with, of all things, a funeral in Canterbury Cemetery!

Men of the NFS demonstrate their fire fighting equipment skills before an audience in this splendid colour film from 1942. And the best crews get the best prizes.

Should you ever need to set up a roadblock then watch this film as the West Sussex Home Guard reveal the right and the wrong way to stop the Hun in his tracks.

From their sandbagged headquarters, the Sandiacre ARP and Red Cross await their call to action.

As the nation slides into conflict, Nottingham prepares for a new type of warfare: the horrors of aerial bombardment and mustard gas attacks.

Mrs Cross takes the Daz test but what will the outcome be?

Points of view from a production company at the outset of commercial television in the UK.

From out of the vaults comes this pre-WWII cinema advert for ice-cream

A hard-working Catford clippie and her family star in this cinema ad for hot chocolate.

In 1972 Britain entered the European common market full of beans. What could go wrong?

A cup of Horlicks helps a struggling husband bring home the bacon in this 1950s advert.