Dyson and Horsfall Xmas Orders

Barbie dolls in pink battle khaki killing machines in a Christmas animation that cocks a snook at the “Disney Doctrine”.

Life with the Iles family: Summer is for cycling, the seaside, tending to tortoises and meeting delightful collie pups. Christmas is for crackers and the gift of a perfect doll.

Sweet and touching wartime cinema appeal for 300,000 London children spending Christmas far from home.

The community spirit shines through as Mansfield Street in Derby is hit by flooding just before Christmas 1965.

Poignant scenes of Allied troops enjoying their Yuletide rations at the first Christmas of WWI.

It's Christmas Day and while the family enjoys their annual feast the cat is having a Christmas 'banquet' of its own.

Relentless pressure from the Lilywhites leads to some cracking action but no goal for the camera

Winston Churchill visits Lancashire, in the closing days of his premiership and the last months of the Second World War.

Any old iron? The people of the North West contribute to the nationwide collection of scrap metal.

Playing the beautiful game - the ladies from Lancashire demonstrate their skills.

Red letter day in Preston

Admire the nimble-fingered cotton workers at the monumental Horrockses, Crewdson & Co cotton factory in Preston

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.