Royal Visit to Rhyl (1902)

The crowds stand silent as the nation says goodbye to Queen Victoria in February 1901.

A political giant at his magnificent Highbury estate in Birmingham.

Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief of the British army, returns from South Africa to cheering crowds.

A bagpipe band marches in honour of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, on her visit to Liverpool.

The future King of Siam takes a trip across the Mersey.

Crowds clamour for a view of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra (on tour) in the Isle of Man.

Cinema advertisement for Marine Lake & Ocean Beach, Rhyl, a popular destination for crowds set on a day's fun on free rides.

Seaside play at Rhyl - charmingly filmed by Wales' first filmmaker

Hwn yw fy nyffryn I - This is my valley: proud inhabitants of Dyffryn Clwyd illustrate its bounty and its ancient and religious buildings.

A good deal for a stranded seal - fishy handout for Rhyl’s sleek and adorable visitor

Jollyboys’ japes v St. Asaph’s antics – this is more foolin’ around than football!

It’s all feathers, flags and finery at Rhyl for the welcoming of posh Prince Arthur

The director of a documentary about British funk pioneers Cymande joins the band at BFI Southbank to talk about the film.

Plotting world domination, Devil Doctor Fu-Manchu steals plans for a new aero-torpedo in this earliest surviving thrill-a-minute serial instalment.

Filmmakers Jane Giles and Ali Catterall discuss their documentary Scala!!!, revisiting the legendary and inspirational cinema venue and some of the most notorious films that screened there.

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.

Former Bristol Poet Laureate, Miles Chambers reads a poem specially commissioned for the 75th anniversary of the NHS.