Dog Show Classes

Fun mixture of natural history and wartime public information.

Sweet and funny short about a potty-mouthed dog who loves his owner

Six legged competitors take to the starting blocks as a Midlands pub brings the sport of beetle racing to the world.

Daisy the pet alligator living on the Lizard in Cornwall

Should you look hard enough, you’ll be amazed at the antics that creatures get up to, says Dorothy Maxey, amateur filmmaker and naturalist.

Take to the skies or take to the water: a variety of popular North West events from 1934.

How Stockport got ahead in hatting - the story of the rise and fall of a North West industry.

From furry buns to natty titfers: workers at Jackson's in Stockport demonstrate traditional skills of hat making.

A holiday of sorts for Stockport army reserves, fitting high-jinks between drills over two weeks of summer training in South Wales.

An orderly exit from one of the biggest hat factories in Edwardian Stockport.

Spinners and weavers jostle through the exit of one of Stockport’s largest textile mills.

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.

Discover why Dan George of Northumbria University believes everyone should experience Oldboy at least once.

Trixie Parkin-Christie of Northumbria University offers fresh insight into why Wings of Desire remains essential viewing.