Day Out and Fete

Film pioneer Cecil Hepworth raises awareness of a royal fund to support servicemen wounded in WWI

Engrossing 1970s TV profile of Lady Allen of Hurtwood - passionate campaigner for every child's right to play

A charity appeal film promoting guide dogs comparing the daily lives of blind people with and without them.

Veteran tennis commentator Peter West takes us on a journey around a boarding school for disabled children.

In the same year as James Bond made him famous, Sean Connery puts in an awkward plea to help blind people live an independent life.

Leonard Cheshire on disability – directed by David Lean.

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.