Brighton's Blitz

An air raid could come at any moment and Derby had to be ready to deal with the casualties. The people of Littleover were so well prepapred they filmed one of their exercises.

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

Humphrey Jennings and Harry Watt’s famous GPO film is an enduring example of British self-mythology; a hymn to London’s resilience that helped persuade America to join the war.

Sweet and touching wartime cinema appeal for 300,000 London children spending Christmas far from home.

Step into the aftermath of a WWII bombing raid in south London in this startling amateur film.

Matter-of-fact wartime instruction in how to fit your gas mask efficiently - leaving no margin for error.

An accidental fashion parade as holiday promenaders pass before the camera on Brighton Pier

At a time when flying still had a touch of glamour, Heathrow's Queens Building could provide the perfect venue for a pleasant afternoon's plane spotting

Tony Mitchell captures a variety of events during Jubilee year - including day trips to Brighton and a bunting covered London as well as an accident at an airshow

Brighton's children are recruited for the fight against the 'demon drink' in this revealing 1913 film featuring the Temperance Movement

A gallivant around some English coastal resorts with a bunch of 1930s cine clubbers from the North East.

Homemade go-karts of all colours, shapes and sizes can be seen haring along Madeira Drive in Brighton, as Scouts compete for first place.

Searching for one of the last people to speak Gayle - a secret language the gay community were forced to invent during Apartheid.

A comedy-drama animation about two best friends growing up in the same world but experiencing it completely differently.

An African Pentecostal Pastor questions everything she believes after a life-changing event.

Samona Olanipekun explores the concepts of home, identity and belonging, from the starting point of the theme of globalisation.

Compelling story of a complex relationship between an ​imperious​ ​father and his son.

Three African American fathers unravel the incomparable partnership of forgiveness and community.