The Essex Coast

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

The first in a cycle of films exploring Britain's coastal edgelands, this film looks specifically at the dockside desolation of the Thames Estuary in Essex, crossroads of global trade.

Join the jolly crew aboard this cabin cruiser as it journeys from Ramsgate to Richmond in John Clague's fascinating maritime epic

Come along for a unique journey on the Waverley - the last sea going paddle steamer in the world - and London is our destination

Join the greeting party on Tilbury dock to wave home relatives disembarking from a trans-Atlantic cruise

Wonderful, evocative scenes at Tilbury dock as family members wave goodbye to relatives aboard an ocean liner.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy's adapter reveals his quest for "the poem of the book" and the importance of simplicity: 'Drain the pond to find the fish'.

Composer of The Lives of Others, The English Patient and Betty Blue on intimacy and experimentation.

Lincoln, Braveheart and Magnolia make-up artist Lois Burwell explains how she created some of her most iconic looks, as part of a BAFTA Masterclass.

British cinematographer of The Hurt Locker, Captain Phillips, Hillsborough and Riff Raff reviews the art of the moving image.

L.A. Confidential's screenwriter explains why he thinks writer's block is a myth, and reveals Clint Eastwood's unique powers of persuasion.

Irma Vep writer/director Assayas moved from film journalism to filmmaking – a fascinating journey told with disarming honesty to Jonathan Romney.