Henley Finals Witnessed by Enormous Crowds

The intrepid Lieutenant Pimple thwarts foreign enemies in an action-packed wartime spy spoof.

On the brink of invasion, holidaymakers promenade while refugees shelter in beach huts on the Belgian coastline in 1914.

Inventive WWI propaganda in which a rejected volunteer foils a German plot to blow up Parliament.

A well-acted early version of Charles Dickens' much loved Christmas story, featuring some impressive ghost sequences.

Cairo street scenes, the pyramids, the majestic Nile and a visiting Lord Kitchener in a gorgeous tinted travelogue.

A mysterious pair of gloves from an ancient Egyptian tomb cause chaos in this silent 'trick' comedy.

It's the first weekend of July 1901, and high society are on the Thames

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

Don your straw boater and join Victorians at play as you potter down the river at Henley-on-Thames

Hunger marchers demonstrate and the London season opens: the contrast between rich and poor in 1930s Britain

Visit the 1974 Royal Regatta in this film from the Central Office of Information

From Lewes to York, Pathe Pictorial takes a whistlestop tour of the picturesque sights of England

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'.

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.