Tynemouth Swimming Gala in the Haven, North Shields (1901)

A veritable Victorian Towering Inferno.

Jolly boating weather as the hordes descend on Henley for the Regatta.

University teams navigate a bend on the river Cam in no ordinary rowing race.

A little piece of football history from the people's game: possibly the earliest surviving game on film

The launch of H.M.S Albion, which was marred by the collapse of a gangway which resulted in many spectators drowning.

The magic of a real solar eclipse filmed by a famous magician

A Perkins Engines sponsored film on the development of British lifeboats and the history of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

A windfall of faces and fancy dress at Tynemouth Carnival for the cameras of cinema showman Dixon Scott.

Focused on beauty in swimwear at the Tynemouth outdoor pool in the early 1960s.

Downriver with a movie camera for a special launch of the Tynemouth lifeboat.

A farewell at Newcastle Quayside launches a salty travelogue of sorts.

The toe-dipping delights and tranquillity of the Northumbrian Riviera and beyond.

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.