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”.

Santa's on strike! This charming animation for the GPO advises early posting to keep Father Christmas onside.

Nannies and nippers compete with seasoned skaters on a frozen pond near London in this charming wintery newsreel.

An incredibly joyous TV musical about a young woman's search for her long-lost cousin.

The Happy (Christmas) way to save! Santa plugs Premium Bonds in a 'prize-winning' 1950s TV ad.

An animated xmas with paper dog Snap

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

Filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman and curator Matthew Barrington discuss Frederick Wiseman’s High School with Sandra Hebron.

Rose is desperate to celebrate her 60th birthday in style, but her daughter Genevieve is struggling to ignore some recent tragic news about her mum.

A haunting with words is the lure between life and death for a young Cornish poet.

Adeel Akhtar portrays a man on a weekly trek to his nearest JobCentre, entering a state of purgatory through barriers put in place by the system.

Seagull is a recovering drug addict who is about to have a very strange night on The English Riviera.

Upon returning to her home town for a funeral, a young woman reconnects with the friends she left behind.