Rowing in Henley 1948 Olympics

Tricky weather conditions cause some spills in the downhill and ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St Moritz.

With the Paralympics even more marginalised than today, these athletes show great determination, dedication, camaraderie and humility.

We're off! Olympic training on the streets of Mansfield as local boy John Whetton prepares for the 1968 Mexico City games.

British "girl athletes" prove themselves in competition with women from around the world at Stamford Bridge.

Special effects galore in this demonstration of fancy swimming and diving, featuring Olympic medallist Belle White.

A rare insight into gymnast Olga Korbut's life at the height of her fame, showing the discipline it takes to be an Olympic champion.

It's the first weekend of July 1901, and high society are on the Thames

Jolly boating weather as the hordes descend on Henley for the Regatta.

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

Hunger marchers demonstrate and the London season opens: the contrast between rich and poor in 1930s Britain

Visit the 1974 Royal Regatta in this film from the Central Office of Information

From Lewes to York, Pathe Pictorial takes a whistlestop tour of the picturesque sights of England

A group of young Black boys run into a building. One of them is about to do the unimaginable.

A queercore romance - a visceral and immersive exploration of the power of the mosh pit and finding love in the most unlikely of places.

Long thought lost, this Powell-directed promotional short for a veteran’s charity was only rediscovered in 2003.

A poignant, stirring letter from a recently deceased pilot to his mother is read by John Gielgud.

En-route to her hen weekend, bride-to-be Faye kills the vibe with a bombshell confession.

An insight into Daytimers, the South Asian DJ collective that are breaking new ground in Britain.