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A day in the life of a famous busker and wanderer known as Spider.
Documentary 1972 19 mins
A day in the life of a famous busker and wanderer known as Spider, who lived on the streets of London and pushed his possession around in an old pram. He entertains tourists on Portobello Road, dancing and playing the mouth organ. Britt Ekland can also be glimpsed.
Magazine and Review show 1973 7 mins Location: Kensington
Take a look at the creative inventions offered at the Disabled Living Foundation, that provide much needed solutions for independent living.
Amateur film 1937 11 mins Silent Location: Kensington
Shocking scenes of Kensington slums and 1930s housing developments offer a sharp contrast with today's reinvented area.
Documentary 1970 17 mins Location: Ilford
To the front line of London's early 1970s' housing crisis in this angry campaign film.
Documentary 1930 8 mins Silent Location: Kensington
This emotive campaign film takes a stand against the dire housing conditions in North Kensington, where rats, damp and overcrowding shame the borough.
Sponsored film 1973 25 mins Location: Whitechapel
No more Dixon of Dock Green: the Met faces changing times.
Documentary 1937 11 mins Silent Location: Kensington
Welcome to a visionary 1930s community, powered by the miracle of gas.
Comedy 1896 1 mins Silent
A deft music hall act adapted for film, featuring the only known appearance of pioneer filmmaker Robert Paul
Advert 1985 2 mins
Take a fighter jet, a Top Gun pilot with sunglasses and a brand new SAAB 900 and you have a sure-fire vehicle to launch a Hollywood career.
Promotional 2019 10 mins
A wandering warrior dreams of a new form of expression, in this promo for UNKLE’s album The Road: Part II / Lost Highway Pt. II directed by Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones.
1935 16 mins
A rare glimpse of 1930s London in colour: the Thames has never looked lovelier.
1965 1 mins Location: York
A world away from zany humour, Richard Lester shows he can also capture the easy opulence of the upper class nibbling After Eight mints.
Advert 1946 1 mins Silent
Life is looking up! The war is over and the “Corona” Man can visit his “Corona” families once more, door-to-door.
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