North Sea Fisheries, North Shields (1901)

A veritable Victorian Towering Inferno.

Jolly boating weather as the hordes descend on Henley for the Regatta.

University teams navigate a bend on the river Cam in no ordinary rowing race.

A little piece of football history from the people's game: possibly the earliest surviving game on film

The launch of H.M.S Albion, which was marred by the collapse of a gangway which resulted in many spectators drowning.

The magic of a real solar eclipse filmed by a famous magician

Downriver with a movie camera for a special launch of the Tynemouth lifeboat.

Captain Purvis muses on his long life as a river pilot and the generations of men in his family who guided ships on the Tyne.

The casual heroes of the shipyards – workers and the ships they build on Tyneside are captured in beautiful monochrome by an early cine club.

A striking documentary captures the waning fortunes of the herring industry as an old steam drifter braves a squally North Sea to bring in a fresh catch to North Shields.

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end, and a fool at the other.

A swinging 60s Hoppings bursts into life on Newcastles Town Moor with barkers and tasselled showgirls advertising Striptease for Fearless Pashion.

The interwoven stories of four best friends who reunite in the UK, thirty-five years after training together as nurses during their teens in Ferozepur, Punjab.

A satirical take on the healthcare service announcements of the 1960s and 70s.

A short animation that offers a window into the world of children’s palliative care.

Panel discussion on Jackie Chan's 1985 action classic Police Story, with Chase Armitage, Sam Mak and Jadey Duffield.

Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton and Keith Cooke reunite three decades on from the groundbreaking martial arts classic.

Action Xtreme - the UK's leading action film studio - hosts this panel discussion with four leading women in action cinema - Soo Cole, Jo Rolison, Jadey Duffield and Ioanna Karavela.