Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath

Another in the series of amateur films shot by intrepid plant hunter Major George Sherriff during his tenure as Vice Consul at Kashgar between 1927/8.

Ralph Bagnold, pioneer of desert exploration, pushed the limits of automotive technology, culminating in his 1932 expedition – the first east-west crossing of the Libyan Desert.

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes

Amateur shot by intrepid plant hunter Major George Sherriff during his tenure as Vice Consul at Kashgar between 1927/8.

Costumed performances from traditional Chinese theatre are captured in this film by Kashgar's Vice Consul, Major George Sherriff.

Kashgar Vice Consul Major George Sherriff captures the destruction of seized opium in this film from 1927.

Mrs Cross takes the Daz test but what will the outcome be?

Points of view from a production company at the outset of commercial television in the UK.

From out of the vaults comes this pre-WWII cinema advert for ice-cream

A hard-working Catford clippie and her family star in this cinema ad for hot chocolate.

In 1972 Britain entered the European common market full of beans. What could go wrong?

A cup of Horlicks helps a struggling husband bring home the bacon in this 1950s advert.