Ransomes Trolley Buses

A gentleman cyclist learns the error of his ways in one of the earliest surviving British film advertisements.

Deceptively simple early animated ad for Shell petrol

There's no need to renew your socks with the Trojan Utility Car - you simply can't afford not to have one!

One of the earliest films showing off a brand: three women pack Vinolia soap into boxes

One of the earliest surviving British adverts

Pretty in Pink 1920s style: an innovatively hand-coloured cinema advert for Twink dye.

A roll-call of personalities working at Maidstone's livestock market feature in this charming film from a chilly January in 1932

Citizens of Maidstone get all self-conscious in front of Wilf Green's camera in this amusing and original variation of the home movie

As the last months of peace pass quickly by, Canterbury's firemen gear up for the war to come.

Take a trip along the course of the River Medway in this lyrical film from the 1930s - from its source up in the Sussex Downs, through pastoral Kent to the historic town of Aylesford.

A remarkable record of Maidstone during 1964, including summer shopping in open-air markets, winter snows and flooding in the town – and ending with scenes of night-time neon.

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.