Messrs. Barlow and Jones Ltd., Manchester and Bolton

Nellie Boote's laundry in Market Street in operation, the women dashing away with all manner of smoothing irons as clothes are sorted, mended, washed, ironed and sorted again.

A mile of yarn and a million loops to make one stocking: the culmination of a four hundred year old craft.

Fashion doesnt grow on treesor does it! Tyne Tees TV was bang on-trend with this brilliant news feature on the hip 1960s cult for a disposable age - paper fashion.

Twisted yarns and empty spindles, everything from Bouclé to Slub yarn, from beginning to end, and all, in the end, displayed on a ‘normal’ model in typical 1970s fashion.

Wearing Fur gets Hairy

The manufacture of textile machinery in Oldham - men make the machines that produce the cloth.

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

Local authorities trial the Thatcher government’s new ‘care in the community’ initiative.

A tribute to Lancashire, land of industry, leisure, sublime landscape - and laundry detergent

Innovative teaching techniques for new South Asian pupils learning English in secondary schools

A rare glimpse into the leisure pursuits of ordinary people in pre-war Britain.

Art on the move - behind the scenes at Bolton Museum.

Kids face the closure of their Brighton playground but fight back to reclaim it, with a little help from the iconic Volks Railway

Child actor Mandy Miller shines in this children's adventure set in the traditional hop picking season in Kent.

All Andy and Ben want to do is play basketball. When they join the under 16s league the boys and their new teammates take on opponents from around Yorkshire, and the challenges of growing up in inner city Leeds.

Exploring the conversation black people face when communicating their racial experience to white partners through a dynamic fusion of dance and dialogue.

Penny is experiencing post-millennium angst in Manchester. She is on the verge of a mental breakdown. Overweight and on the edge, an ordinary visit to the doctor becomes extraordinary.

A short but poignant piece on what it feels like to lose faith and trust in a friend.