Health at the Centre

Dark shadows in miners' lungs and lives, as the threat of pneumoconiosis is made worse by changes to the benefits that compensate for its effects.

Never a dull moment for a rural district nurse in the early days of the NHS.

Long before the ‘Charley Says’ campaign of the 1970s and ‘80s, another cartoon Charley was used to demystify the newly created NHS.

“No fuss, no bother” – everything runs smoothly in an Oxford hospital thanks to the work of volunteer reserve nurses.

Behind the scenes at the new Witney Health Centre where GPs, midwives, district nurses and social workers work efficiently under one roof.

The filmic memoirs in Cambridgeshire of heart surgeon Christopher Parish and his family, beginning with Christmas traditions, and including a royal visit. The year is 1962.

A typical day at Burwood Park, a boarding school for deaf children, features in this film made by two of its pupils, Alan Loft and Michael Chawner

This behind the scenes film captures the range of skills shown by the members of the local cine club whilst filming the Perils of Picturegoing

Amateur comedy film within a film, about the unforeseen risks of going to the cinema, including 3D films, ice creams, lions and spears!

An award winning animation by John Daborn and team, who were part of an animation collective with grand ideas of rivalling Disney

Amateur film of the final day of play at the Walton-on-Thames Tennis Tournament 1934.

Freaky dog show, or world's worst pet owner competition? You decide.

Gerald Haycock embarks on a torture and pleasure weekend and goes from reward-based hard exercise to eating and drinking.

Estate once owned by the father of King Harold, Godwin has never been bought or sold.

Women are put through their deportment paces and all in the name of etiquette.

Andy Price checks out how to make your own surfboard.

The sun shines on the school sports, ensuring good trade for the ice-cream vendor; in winter it makes the snow that halts train and car sparkle.

RAF 22 Squadron provides air-sea rescue for the South West with new HAR 10 Whirlwind helicopters.