Spliffs, Joints and Pot

Far-out guys and groovy gals drop doses of good strong coffee in this psychedelic 1968 ad for the hot black stuff.

Glastonbury ley lines for iconic pyramid stage to heighten a festival-goer’s experience

Anarchy in the UK… This rare footage presents a short blast of the punk energy that took over the streets of Britain in the late 1970s.

The Women’s Liberation movement’s burn your bra campaign hits Truro.

Nerdy teenage mummy's boy David dreams of wowing the girls with his disco dance moves - but alas he was born with two left feet.

The wilder fringes of the Bloomsbury Group are exposed in this dark amateur film starring Dora Carrington.

Journalists congregate outside the Japanese embassy in London following the announcement of the death of the Emperor Meiji.

Geeky Pavan takes his 'English Rose' on a date to the most authentic Indian restaurant in the city. To his horror she goes off-menu, in Hindi...

Capital scenes thanks to Victorian filmmakers

The Band of the First Life Guards approaches Westminster Bridge during Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

A conquering Boer War hero enjoys a rapturous homecoming parade

A sports day gives the young residents of the Foundling Hospital a chance to let off steam

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.