Canteen Discussion

As the general election is held in the UK, it's polling day for the Clangers on a small blue planet far away.

It's the 1935 general election and Stanley Holloway recites a comic monologue promoting the policies of the National Government.

The Labour Party takes a heartfelt look at Bristol council’s social(ist) housing and education agenda, spinning a 'new story from an old city'.

Slough gets a resounding thumbs-up from a reluctant ratepayer in a surprising 1950s government film.

Party-political hyperbole meets Wacky Races in this spirited cartoon produced for the Conservative Party.

Some remarkably well informed (well, for the most part) children interviewed prior to the 1964 General Election.

Experience the spectacle of landscape gardening on a grand scale in Gateshead.

Witness a world record-beating race on home ground by Gateshead’s local sporting hero, Brendan Foster.

Interview with the blacklisted American entertainer and activist Eartha Kitt who purred her way to success.

The toe-dipping delights and tranquillity of the Northumbrian Riviera and beyond.

A double, double take on the art of making amateur movies in a 50th anniversary celebration for the Newcastle and District ACA.

The fast track to an ambitious new Metro system that ends commuter misery on Tyneside in the 80s.

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.