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Freewheeling
Freedom is two wheels and an open road. Take a blissful ride through cycling's golden past.
Perhaps it's hard to imagine today, but the motor car wasn't always the unchallenged king of Britain's roads.
In the mid 20th century, one fifth of Britain's population cycled. The bicycle making industry boomed, and brands like Raleigh, Hercules, Phillips, Moulton, Humber, Rudge and Witcomb were known the world over.
Easy, democratic and affordable, cycling remains a massively popular leisure activity. And for most cyclists, a leisurely summer ride on country roads - with a gentle breeze on your face (but preferably not a strong headwind) - is one of life's great pleasures.
The bike still is one of the best ways to see rural Britain, but for anyone riding today's country roads, the virtually car-free world presented in this evocative selection of films will seem like a vision of a lost paradise.
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Green on the Horizon Green on the Horizon
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1988 17 mins Location: Cliffe Marshes
The haunting qualities of the English countryside are evoked in this enigmatic film: part fake public information film, part occult jaunt.
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A Boy, a Girl and a Bike A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Romance 1949 91 mins Director: Ralph Smart
Honor Blackman and Diana Dors star in a tale of love, theft and deception in a Yorkshire cycling club.