Watts Family Films: Christmas 1977, Epsom (1978)

Red letter day for the Victorian horseracing fraternity and the Surrey town.

A momentous act of self sacrifice is caught on camera - Emily Davison is trampled by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.

A fourth birthday party begins with a polite tea and ends in balloon-hitting flag-waving anarchy as the kids enjoy their sugar rush.

A baby’s christening is followed by a garden party, and then excitable splashing during the heatwave that hit London in 1976.

A giant dolls house, new baby and paddling pool all feature in this film covering a calendar year in the London suburbs.

A baby of two months meets her grandparents at the family home in Epsom, and shocks herself with an impressively gargantuan sneeze.

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.

Discover why Dan George of Northumbria University believes everyone should experience Oldboy at least once.

Trixie Parkin-Christie of Northumbria University offers fresh insight into why Wings of Desire remains essential viewing.