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Unique tradition of Ottery St Mary’s flaming tar barrels rolls on

Meet the president leading the haggis hurling revival and learn how delivering lunch became a sport for kilted gentlemen.

A piano player, a magician or sandwiches, which would motivate you to smoke the longest?

Human Cannonball Mary Connors has the guts and determination of any Olympian, proving she really is a she performing at Knebworth House, 1975.

Injuries abound as the annual cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill near Brockworth claims its usual victims.

Their training regime includes lifting a lump of concrete into a tree - meet the Leicester tug-of-war team preparing to take on the world.

The wheels on the bus go round and round, bringing toys and joys to pre-schoolers in West Yorkshire.

A once common object in many households becomes transformed into a quirky dancing troupe in this simple homespun animation.

The clinking of the milkman doing his daily rounds turns into a moving tale of romance between the contrasting beverages of day and night.

A cautionary tale of what happens when a husband is left by his wife to fend for himself; forgetting to put tea in the tea pot for one thing.

A nightmare scenario of a pauper’s funeral, as well as being buried alive, brought to life in this whimsical tale of a man laid low with flu.

John Betjeman whimsically appreciates Wakefield and its people - who "are like their houses, unpretentious and a bit grim on the outside".

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.