Bird Sanctuary

Immerse yourself in the work of Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti - icons of the Mexican Renaissance.

Innocent bunnies face an onslaught of badgers, bombs and birds of prey in this black comedy masquerading as a nature film.

Tired of being hassled by the police and with no job opportunities, a group of teenage East End lads plan to rob a bank.

London at its best? This gorgeous lyrical portrait was made by pioneering female director Marion Grierson.

World in Action interviews the residents of Haycroft Road, Brixton as a controversial by-election stokes concerns about race and immigration.

The exhilaration of spring in the country – blossom, piglets, ducklings and more delights on the farm.

A Perkins Engines sponsored film on the development of British lifeboats and the history of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Castles, shipwrecks and colonies of birds encountered on a journey down the coast of Northumberland.

A tour of Northumberland that reminds us that what once protected us, now itself needs protecting, as does the surrounding wildlife.

Impressions of birdland: around the Farne Islands with a movie camera.

The birdlife of Northumberland's Farne Islands comes under the spotlight in this pioneering documentary from the Secrets of Life nature series.

A personal portrait of a family tour of some historic Northumbrian sights in the mid-1950s, with Seahouses looking especially idyllic, wonderfully filmed in Kodachrome.

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.