1917 on Film

Can film fight? In this fascinating amateur footage, King George sends officers to the front with reels and projectors

The might of the British Empire is mobilised for war during 1914 and 1915.

What a carry on! Grown-ups and nippers alike enjoy some seaside fun at Blackpool

Sprucely dressed women set themselves to lugging tarpaulin and unloading sacks in this WWI newsreel

This scrapbook travelogue takes a pictorial tour of the Alps by train, sledge and sleigh

King George V and Queen Mary review activities at Aldershot, Hampshire - Britain's largest military training camp

Intriguing instalment in Pathé series on WWI, looking at our Russian allies on the Eastern Front

Lively blood and thunder yarn in which German spies try to destroy London's air defences

Tantalising fragment from Pathé's History of the War series, looking at the battle of Ypres

King George V hands out the traditional silver coins to the poor on Maundy Thursday.

The improved E class submarine, E.23, takes on fresh torpedoes for another stealth mission in this WWI news film

Wartime wedding bells for Richard Lloyd George, son of the PM, at Bath Abbey.

Mysterious unidentified footage of troops in WW1 featuring a glimpse of Edward, Prince of Wales

French soldiers guard the wreck of the L.39 Zeppelin, brought down by Brought down in the Boulevard Gambetta, Compiegne

Entrenched support for the front lines: French engineers lay cables to enable HQ to direct troops from as far away as possible

Welsh ladies selling St David's Day flags on the streets of Westminster brighten many a soldier's day.

Army athletes compete for glory on foot and bike.

The leading organisation fighting for women's suffrage changes tack, as Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst launch the Women's Party.

An East End celebrity hides in a hamper with some much-needed food for the women of the home front

A star-spangled sock on the nose for Kaiser Wilhelm, as this wordplay propaganda cartoon meets war crimes with pun-ishment

Where's the beef? The exotic origins of the British Sunday roast are explored in this short film about meat

The humble spud is the star attraction for the long lines of people waiting to fortify their wartime Sunday lunches

Nannies and nippers compete with seasoned skaters on a frozen pond near London in this charming wintery newsreel.

Hitting the north London slopes for some snow-filled excitement

O Canada! Away from their native land, these troops are prepared for the Western Front at a Canadian Training School

"Eat less bread" is the key message in this ambitious propaganda film on the importance of 'food economy' to the war effort

Don't be fooled - she's no baby. The Porte Baby's name belies the true size of this monster flying boat!

High winds are not good for airships, especially when moored: this study demonstrates what happens when the winds blow

Anson Dyer imagines the characters behind newspaper adverts and brings them to life in this Kine Komedy Kartoon

A London concert singer attends a military religious service to bless two new ambulance held in a London park.

Film stars Violet Hopson and Ivy Close lend their celebrity to the war effort – and they’re not afraid to get their hands dirty

"Is this a pudding? It's more like a cannon ball" - Mary struggles to live up to her husband's high expectations

Official film of George V's visit to his Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney

George V checks the new-fangled "aero engines" are up to scratch in a West London factory

Keep calm and carry on - these East End schoolkids dance to lift the spirits of Kiwi troops

Workers at Kodak's photographic factory find themselves on the other side of the camera.

Women workers receive a visit from Queen Mary, as she inspects their work at the munitions factory in Woolwich.

Flags and patriotism on show in Rushden as local businesses pull out all the stops in this carnival procession.

Equipped with two men and a string of bombs, the SS Class Airship was a rapid response to the threat of U-boats

Windows are smashed, doors broken and blows exchanged, as a violent mob attacks a pacifist meeting held inside a Hackney church.

Soldiers of the Royal Naval Air Service make a leap of progress as new parachutes are put on trial

Master criminal Dr Nikola seeks a Chinese curio that promises eternal life and world domination

A strong cast of British stage luminaries enriches this tale of heartache and betrayal in 18th century London society

British comic Lupino Lane stars in this surviving fragment from one of his earliest films, a slapstick school romp

Twisted metal, jagged wood and piles of rubble: the devastating aftermath of an air raid in London.

Hilariously shambolic parody of an equestrian stage smash, by the prolific entertainer Pimple

Man and horse work the earth to provide produce for the English plate

Troops overcome difficult terrain in this news film of the little-known WWI campaign in Macedonia

Charming tale of East End lovers divided by a not so lucky windfall, with beautiful scenes in the Kent hop fields.

The parasols and puppet shows are out in this joyful springtime gala for Bath's Red Cross hospitals