Citizen's Army

There's a wrong way and a right way to deal with Nazi spies and fifth-columnists - as you'll see in this this hilarious colour film starring the Home Guard and various Nazi rotters.

Wartime news magazine for factory workers, sponsored by the Ministry of Supply. News items often stressed the value of the 'factory front'.

The wartime potato shortage is addressed in this marvellous film from 1942 - exhorting workers and school children to lend a hand on local farms by joining Land Clubs.

Welcome to an obscure but delightful corner of film history where Masterchef, rationing and surrealism meet public information films.

Forget the war; life goes on in West Yorkshire, with weddings and family days out, the lively Pudsey Carnival and, on the eve of the Battle of Britain, an overflowing Ilkley Lido.

You can almost hear the cheers in this gorgeous silent film of VE day celebrations on the red, white and blue decked streets of Gateshead

Capital scenes thanks to Victorian filmmakers

Vivid images of Victorian London - but where?

A sports day gives the young residents of the Foundling Hospital a chance to let off steam

Londoners turn out in their thousands to greet the returning Boer War hero after his famous defence of Ladysmith

The Band of the First Life Guards approaches Westminster Bridge during Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

Horse-drawn traffic on one of London's busiest thoroughfares

Three years after their father passed, a family of four women come together through a series of phone calls spanning over three months.

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

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.

A conceptual film following musical artist Jords’ quest to serendipity. The Tree of Life’ is the cornerstone of the film as he battles to triumph through grief.