Watford Street Scenes(1925)

The London Nobody Knows(en)

Based on Geoffrey Fletcher’s book, this captivating documentary exposes the real London of the swinging sixties. Turning its back on familiar sights, the film explores the hidden details of a crumbling metropolis. With James Mason as our Guide, we are led on an tour of the weird and wonderful pockets of London from abandoned music-halls to egg breaking factories.

An Eastern Market(en)

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

Superette Story(en)

A look at the sales practices employed at the LPE Superette run by John Beasley on Berwick Street market.

Petticoat Lane(xx)

Join the Sunday morning crowds at the famous East End market, home of London's rag trade.

Imphal Bazaar(en)

A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.

Cattle Market in Derry(xx)

Bustling scenes show Edwardian Derry-Londonderry before industrialisation took hold.

Ride on the Tram Car through Belfast(en)

In 1901 people in Belfast paid their tram drivers in carrots.

The Coast of Commerce(en)

Take a revealing tour along a coast of contrasts, from the folksy freshness of Whitby to the coaly Tyne, queen of all rivers.

Meet the Mayor(en)

A new piazza proposed for Leicester market is met by public opposition. This is a city described by one local historian as unromantic, so what do the developers expect?

Here is the News(en)

A day in the life of the Manchester Evening News.

Sunshine in Soho(en)

1950s Soho beats with far more energy than its 21st century counterpart in this vivid time capsule.

London Street Scene / Turn Out of a Fire Brigade(en)

The first part of the film shows an actuality street scene of traffic in the Strand. Behind the traffic we can see the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre on the Strand, advertising its latest show 'My Girl'. The second part is a different film altogether, spliced onto the first and is R W Paul’s Turn Out of a Fire Brigade filmed in November 1896 in Newcastle at the Westgate Road fire station. The film date is 1896.

JDM Option: SMOKEY NAGATA’S MIDNIGHT 200MPH BLAST!(en)

Delve into the world of psycho speed freak Smokey Nagata. Welcome to the world to 200+ MPH! A collection of top speed runs have been assembled to satisfy your need for speed. These hidden night time activities of high speed blasts on the world famous Wangan highway are all caught on tape! The notoriously infamous and known to be the ultimate speed freak, Chiba-kun shares with us his underground amateur footage of his nightly activities. Follow Chiba-kun as he follows around the top speed legends of the Wangan and Tomei highways. RE Amemiya's Mr. Amemiya and Top Secret's Smokey Nagata put Chiba-kun in the shotgun seat as they perform 200+ MPH blasts in various countries! Although the fun never ends, we can't get away with everything. Shocking footages of Chiba-kun getting busted by the photo radar, and Smokey getting thrown in a foreign country slammer are all included! The cops are ruthless towards speed freaks anywhere in the world!

Look at Life: Market Place(en)

A look into London's street markets and how they're suffering to compete with supermarkets.

Like It Is(en)

This documentary on the "youth movement" of the late 1960s focuses on the hippie pot smoking/free love culture in the San Francisco Bay area.

Artifice(fr)

Market Day in Bitola(mk)

The Manaki brothers have filmed a market.

Look at Life: Shopping by the Ton(en)

A visit to Smithfield Market, Covent Garden and Billingsgate, at their busiest time, the early morning.

Oryu Market(ko)

Wake Up, Helsinki!(fi)

Impressionistic short documentary of a Helsinki morning at the end of 1930s with a poetic narration.