Everybody Happy!

Everyday family life in suburban North London - as seen by folk learning English in the 1950s.

Two young BMX-ers nearly come a cropper in this short and shocking cycling safety film.

Back in 1963, record shops were a place to hang out with friends and hear the latest pop tunes, with no pressure to buy.

A witty, eccentric guide to safety on two wheels under the watchful eye of a pedalling angel.

The car-free, Kodachrome streets of 1950s London offer an idyllic environment for acting out the 'wrongs' of cycling safety.

Step into the aftermath of a WWII bombing raid in south London in this startling amateur film.

Journalists congregate outside the Japanese embassy in London following the announcement of the death of the Emperor Meiji.

Geeky Pavan takes his 'English Rose' on a date to the most authentic Indian restaurant in the city. To his horror she goes off-menu, in Hindi...

Capital scenes thanks to Victorian filmmakers

The Band of the First Life Guards approaches Westminster Bridge during Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

A sports day gives the young residents of the Foundling Hospital a chance to let off steam

Londoners turn out in their thousands to greet the returning Boer War hero after his famous defence of Ladysmith

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.