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Tassel-spinning showgirl Tina stars in this rare 60s British burlesque stage show reel.

Jiu-jitsu for ladies, how to get ink off a white apron and other life essentials courtesy of the 'Hints and Hobbies' team.

Coster promises dying mother to care for his brother.

70 is definitely the new 20 in this heart-warming 1960s documentary portrait of the Darby and Joan Club for elderly Cockneys.

Lieutenant Commander John Byrne of the Naval Secret Service and his partner Pvt. Bill Riggers chase criminal Dr. Sin Fang, who is desperate to find a...

Arthur Mullard and Kenneth Williams supply the voices of two gnomes locked in a car boot in this crime prevention short; another impressive example...

The construction and launch of the SS Olympic, the sister ship of the Titanic, at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Part of BFI collection...

We Protest: 80,000 descend on Hyde Park to demonstrate against Hitler’s antisemitism.

Thriller providing a chilling insight into the damaged psyche of Russian soldiers returning home from Afghanistan. Andrei is the drug-crazed leader...

Cinema a century ago was a new, exciting and highly democratic form of entertainment. Picture houses nationwide offered a sociable, lively...

A librarian discovers something strange is going on in her libary

See how Sally Jenkins and her driver, Thomas, run Hertfordshire's mobile library service with military precision.

Arthur Johns' 10-minute experimental film is a personal essay on colour effects, set to a hypnotic soundtrack by Robert Wyatt. Although his initial...

The Thanet coast featuring boat rides, horses and family outings.

A holidaying family captures the picturesque Devon coastal village of Lynmouth, both before and after a tragic flood event.

Weird and wonderful characters entertain the crowds in this summer's day procession at Pwllheli, Gwynedd.

The start of the fox hunting season with the Cattistock Hunt in Maiden Newton, Dorset.

Billy the pet seal adapts to village life in Wereham, Norfolk.

There's an enchanting folkloric quality to this eclair newsreel showing a remote Essex village ravaged by fire.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.