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.

Writer-director Laura Carreira talks to Nia Childs about her debut feature, On Falling.

Writer, director and performer Amrou Al-Kadhi talks to Rico Johnson-Sinclair about their debut feature.

Payal Kapadia discusses her Cannes prize-winning and Bafta-nominated drama with Ashanti Omkar.

The interwoven stories of four best friends who reunite in the UK, thirty-five years after training together as nurses during their teens in Ferozepur, Punjab.

A satirical take on the healthcare service announcements of the 1960s and 70s.

A short animation that offers a window into the world of children’s palliative care.