Waves at Southport (1902)

Summertime laughs and larks at a West Yorkshire pleasure gardens.

Crowds pay homage to the legendary naked rider during Coventry’s Edwardian coronation celebrations.

May Day festivities in the North Wales town.

Outside a fairground cinematograph in Edwardian Lancashire.

Crystal-clear views of town, sands, sea, tourists and locals at the Lancashire resort.

May Day revellers brave a wet and windy day in Edwardian Merseyside.

When you're on a pier this long, you can be forgiven for taking public transport

Windows of opportunity: how a charity aimed to improve the lives of blind and partially sighted people.

Floral delights and more from around the North West.

Gentle thrills on the North West coast - a fun day out for everyone, without getting a hair or whisker out of place.

Lord Derby opens Southport's fancy new bathing lake and pavilion in this newsreel item

Push-nets, riddling and picking - the last days of the shrimping industry of Southport.

Over 30 years and 150 projects, the composer shares, with humour and passion, the intricacies of making film music.

Neil selected soundtracks for 127 Hours, Shame, Kick Ass, Control and many more. He discusses the job and its complexities, referencing his own work.

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'.

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.

Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff, Francis Coppola and making movies in five days – prepare yourself for Corman wisdom.