Southport Carnival and Trades Procession (1902)

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.

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

Dublin's Catholic faithful wend their way home after Sunday service.

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'.

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.