Messrs. Barlow and Jones Ltd., Manchester and Bolton

Nellie Boote's laundry in Market Street in operation, the women dashing away with all manner of smoothing irons as clothes are sorted, mended, washed, ironed and sorted again.

A mile of yarn and a million loops to make one stocking: the culmination of a four hundred year old craft.

Fashion doesnt grow on treesor does it! Tyne Tees TV was bang on-trend with this brilliant news feature on the hip 1960s cult for a disposable age - paper fashion.

Twisted yarns and empty spindles, everything from Bouclé to Slub yarn, from beginning to end, and all, in the end, displayed on a ‘normal’ model in typical 1970s fashion.

Wearing Fur gets Hairy

The manufacture of textile machinery in Oldham - men make the machines that produce the cloth.

Any old iron? The people of the North West contribute to the nationwide collection of scrap metal.

Local authorities trial the Thatcher government’s new ‘care in the community’ initiative.

A tribute to Lancashire, land of industry, leisure, sublime landscape - and laundry detergent

Innovative teaching techniques for new South Asian pupils learning English in secondary schools

A rare glimpse into the leisure pursuits of ordinary people in pre-war Britain.

Art on the move - behind the scenes at Bolton Museum.

Writer, director and performer Amrou Al-Kadhi talks to Rico Johnson-Sinclair about their debut feature.

Payal Kapadia discusses her Cannes prize-winning and Bafta-nominated drama with Ashanti Omkar.

The interwoven stories of four best friends who reunite in the UK, thirty-five years after training together as nurses during their teens in Ferozepur, Punjab.

A satirical take on the healthcare service announcements of the 1960s and 70s.

A short animation that offers a window into the world of children’s palliative care.

Panel discussion on Jackie Chan's 1985 action classic Police Story, with Chase Armitage, Sam Mak and Jadey Duffield.