Caribbean Restaurant

The turbulent life and death of championship boxer Randolph Turpin.

An African sculpture exhibition in a Weymouth school

A remarkable event the great American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King makes a powerful speech on a unique visit to Newcastle University.

Nottingham welcomes Britain's first black magistrate.

He jokes that he's joined the 'chain gang' but there is more than ceremonial robes for Tony Robinson as Nottingham's first black Sheriff.

Birmingham's lost black generation: undermined by the racism that's stifling the dynamism of a young workforce.

From the temple to the hospital Kartar Singh is a leading practitioner of Sikhism.

The UK's immigration laws have prevented Dara Singh from seeing his family for a decade. His is one of many sad stories...

An attempt to close a loophole in the immigration system raises questions about the sustainability of arranged marriages in Western culture.

Street parties, parades and those all important Union flags are in abundance as the people of West Bromwich come together to mark the Coronation of a new King in 1937.

Labour, Tory or Alliance - where does the political allegiance of the West Midlands Chinese community lie?

Boisterous Edwardian lads jostle for a place in front of the camera in the West Midlands town.

A new luxury express is put through its paces. This film looks over the shoulders of the select band of craftsmen, engineers and operators, whose combined skills try to ensure that a train journey is a delightful experience.

British Transport Films record the varied daily lives of their neighbours as seen from the high roof of their building in London’s Marylebone.

Illustrating the efficiency of express freight trains, and how they link manufacturers with their customers at the other end of Britain.

Examining a day in the life of what was then the busiest railway system in the world – British Railways.

The Stationmaster at York guides us through a typical day, from dawn to dusk.

A 1957 film examining the future for British Railways, and some of the opportunities provided by a new modernisation plan.