Lambeth Links

Swans, boats and bridges are celebrated by lyrical commentary and fine images in this delightful tour of the Thames from “trivial” beginnings to torrential end.

A mermaid, a fat man in a barrel and water-bound jockeys all appear in this brilliant short showing Londoners taking part in the Molesey Regatta.

A ceremonial swan census takes place on the river Thames.

A nostalgic pre-war voyage down the mighty Thames, shot by Technicolor maestro Jack Cardiff.

Don your straw boater and join Victorians at play as you potter down the river at Henley-on-Thames

A rare glimpse of 1930s London in colour: the Thames has never looked lovelier.

A showcase of emergency response vehicles through the ages, featuring a donkey, an injured redcoat soldier and mock car accidents

A newsreel record of the opening of the second Lambeth Bridge by King George V in July 1932.

Skate City on the banks of the Thames

An appeal for funds to improve the lot of slum-dwellers in the south London borough of Lambeth

Female punks have fun boozing, smoking and talking in this fascinating film by London lifestyle chronicler Captain Zip.

The red flags are flying high at Lambeth town hall in a biting critique of the effects of Thatcherism on London's most deprived.

Laura Mulvey in conversation, following her BFI Fellowship Award.

George Clooney visited BFI Southbank to look back on his life and career.

The Oscar®- winning director of Nomadland discusses her unique approach to filmmaking and the inspiration behind the adaptation of Hamnet.

The director talks to Mark Kermode about putting Stephen King's dystopian life-or-death gameshow thriller through its paces. 

Richard Linklater discusses his remarkable and wide-ranging body of work, including Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague.

Daniel Day-Lewis, the ultimate actor’s actor discusses his career in conversation with Mark Kermode.