The Big Country

1903 saw the launch of "First Garden City Ltd." and the purchase of development land near Hitchin. 50 years on, in Coronation year, Letchworth was worthy of another celebration.

An insider's guide to 1950s Harlow made for US audiences, with architect Frederick Gibberd interviewed from the top of the Lawn tower block.

"The most exciting thing going on in Europe, if not the world": welcome to Milton Keynes circa 1973.

Stevenage is town planning utopia, for it boasts at least 50 - yes 50! - underpasses. Like a pro, the reporter’s enthusiasm enlivens the dry subject matter. Journeying is but a joy!

Picturesque tour of Welwyn, England's second Garden City. A rural-urban idyll of spacious residential areas and green community spaces. A marvel of town planning design!

Charley says (no, not that one) that Britain’s new towns are great

Little Andy takes the speedy way to sparkling good health in a zippy 50s cartoon advertisement for Andrews Liver Salts.

Is comedian Clive Dunn the Don Draper of the British advertising world? Watch this imaginative Tyne Tees TV marketing film and decide.

All the fun of the fair in this Victorian film, made in the early years of Newcastle's famous Hoppings

A marching band leads the parades with the Boer War still raging

Being wheelchair users is not a barrier to these children doing slaloms or throwing javelins, gaining confidence and changing perceptions.

A young boy’s generosity costs him dear when he is conned out of his mother’s cash for ice cream.

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.