Oldham Catholic Schools Procession (1904)

Church school pupils set off for a trip to the famous Birmingham entertainment hall.

A damp and murky day greets the annual Whitsuntide Catholic procession in Edwardian Manchester.

May Queens and drag queens, cadets and clowns: thousands turn out for an Edwardian fundraiser in the Merseyside town.

An Edwardian congregation emerges after Sunday service in Accrington, Lancashire.

Colourful carnival floats in the Lancashire seaside resort of Southport.

Residents of Manchester's own 'Little Italy' put on a display of religious pomp during the city's annual Whit Walk.

Disabled people working in the community in Oldham.

A last look at the mighty steam engines that once powered Lancashire's mills.

"Britain's bread hangs by Lancashire's thread" – cotton, Britain's great post-war hope.

Forget the carding machine - you need a lap convertor. Puzzled? Find out more here.

See how steam powered the textile industry of Lancashire.

Not a politician in sight in this clever Conservative election campaign film.

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.