Watford Street Scenes(1925)

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.

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.

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.

An Eastern Market(en)

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

Fishball Revolution(en)

An asylum seeker from Hong Kong builds a new life for himself in Glasgow, using his passion for street food to maintain his cultural identity.

Wake Up, Helsinki!(fi)

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

Cattle Market in Derry(xx)

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

Sunshine in Soho(en)

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

Ride on the Tram Car through Belfast(en)

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

Market Day in Bitola(mk)

The Manaki brothers have filmed a market.

Artifice(fr)

Imphal Bazaar(en)

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

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?

Alvey: Derbyshire Customs(xx)

From Well Dressing to Garland Day and even elephants in Alfreton - a celebration of the traditional customs of Derbyshire.

Look at Life: Market Place(en)

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

Look at Life: Shopping by the Ton(en)

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

Stockton-on-Tees(xx)

Residents of the Cleveland market town of Stockton High Street smile for the camera on market day.

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.

Pour ne pas oublier l'invisible(fr)

Here is the News(en)

A day in the life of the Manchester Evening News.