The Railway Map of Britain
Takes viewers back in time to the dawn of the 19th century when the invention of railways transformed Britain and had a profound impact on society.
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Takes viewers back in time to the dawn of the 19th century when the invention of railways transformed Britain and had a profound impact on society.
A Count catches a detective posing as a foreign war minister and hangs him over Beach Head with a fuse.
On the 5th of March 1985, a crowd gathered in a South Yorkshire pit village to watch a sight none of them had seen in a year. The villagers, many of them in tears, cheered and clapped as the men of Grimethorpe Colliery m
Christmas is a super-busy time at Lovehoney, the popular online sex store. When did Britain turn into a nation of sexual adventurers? And what makes the perfect festive sex toy?
Double Discimination is a hard hitting documentary by Rinkoo Barpaga, who asks Deaf people, including leading figures in the Deaf community, about their experiences of racism.
A short documentary about the village of Moniave.
JB Gill hits the road in search of the ultimate motorway pitstop, uncovering the weird and wonderful world of the UK's most notable service stations and revealing which one the public has crowned best in a Which? poll. A
A Country Editor follows the gathering and preparation of material for the Christmas edition of the 112 year old weekly Northumberland newspaper, the Hexham Courant, through to production. Includes action at Hexham Aucti
Wordless portrait of British transport, featuring cross-channel ferries, InterCity 125s, and cars.
Documentary short directed by Gerald Cockson.
Poet Roger McGough narrates the story of how a simple invention - the shipping container - changed the world forever and forced Britain into the modern era of globalisation.
Post WWI animation by Lancelot Speed
The Great Britain VII Railtour - Saturday 26th April to Sunday 4th of May 2014
A Greenpark production in association with the Film Producers Guild for the Ministry of Information focussed on The Fens, an area of England in the East, near the Wash. Part of their Pattern of Britain series.
Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."
This fascinating programme depicts the history of British Steam in the Midlands focusing on the key railways within the region. So sit back and enjoy a nostalgic journey with a look at both archive and preserved steam pl
This fascinating programme depicts the history of British Steam in Southern England focusing on the key railways within the region. So sit back and enjoy a nostalgic journey with a look at both archive and preserved stea
Steaming Around: the North West [DVD] [DVD] (2006) Steaming Around Britain
The Kiwi Who Saved Britain is a fully dramatized account of Keith Park's battles in the summer of 1940. The documentary fuses war archive, scripted drama and feature film footage to bring the story to life. A documentary