Solihull in Wartime

Whether it’s the height of the war or its aftermath makes no difference to these children enjoying themselves: at the seaside, on V E Day and around the bomb sites of Sheffield.

In the year the Wright Brothers made their first flight, an Edwardian family film themselves taking to the skies… sort of.

Lloyd George tours the sights of Nazi Germany while his chauffeurs lark about with an SS Officer in this grimly fascinating film.

A rare insight into the public and private lives of the pioneering aviator, filmed by her father.

A day in the life of a school - filmed by a pupil who later became one of Britain's best documentary makers.

Petty party politics gets animated - literally - in this amateur cartoon with a message.

The Solihull centre that offered training for an eager workforce traditionally rejected by the world of work.

Disabled motorists take on the Government and corner a Minister in the process.

With major stories cropping up right across the Midlands can ATV's news team get the programme out on time?

A red letter day for students of local government in Solihull as the area celebrates its change from urban district council to municipal borough.

The bodies soon pile up when the lads of the Solihull Rat Club let their dogs loose on the town's infestation.

With a fantasy view of history that would be home-from-home for Walt Disney, the people of Solihull and Shirley enjoy their costumed carnival revelries.

A volunteer cavalry regiment is enthusiastically welcomed home after active service in South Africa.

All ashore! Passengers disembark and crew offload after a long Atlantic crossing.

A stroll in the park for civilised city-dwellers in Edwardian South Yorkshire.

The UK's first purpose-built mosque welcomes a huge crowd of worshippers - and newsreel cameras!

A vicar is caught flirting with an improperly-dressed chorus girl in this saucy silent comedy.

The Stationmaster at York guides us through a typical day, from dawn to dusk.