Drumhead Service

Pathe's series on WWI turns its eye homeward in this edition about the interning of enemy aliens

Flags and patriotism on show in Rushden as local businesses pull out all the stops in this carnival procession.

"Eat less bread" is the key message in this ambitious propaganda film on the importance of 'food economy' to the war effort

Don't be fooled - she's no baby. The Porte Baby's name belies the true size of this monster flying boat!

High winds are not good for airships, especially when moored: this study demonstrates what happens when the winds blow

Anson Dyer imagines the characters behind newspaper adverts and brings them to life in this Kine Komedy Kartoon

Indian proverbs and superstitions shape the complex love life of a young British woman.

Four woman pose for the camera in these amateur home movie shots taken from the streets of Derry and London in 1959.

Footage of Spurs players training before the new football season, followed by shots of White Hart Lane being prepared.

A momentarily one-armed Prince of Wales meets the players of Spurs and Oxford at White Hart Lane.

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.

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

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.

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