Rough Sea at Roker (1901)

Worthing waves at us in this mesmerising early film

Waves crash onto a jetty on the Kentish shoreline in one of Britain's earliest surviving films

A vicarious ocean-going experience

Dover’s Admiralty Pier could be the setting for these Victorian shots of waves breaking.

Breaking waves at an unidentified coastal location

Intrepid tourists brave the great waves breaking on the marina wall at Brighton

An intimate portrait of domestic life in 50s Roker featuring family, football and cricket.

A sketch of river life on the Wear as Sunderland’s industrial scene begins its slow decline.

A television crew documents a day in the life of a Sunderland gymnastics champion and Tokyo Olympics competitor.

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.