Rheumatic soldiers are treated with the latest in hydrotherapy at the Devonshire Hospital in Buxton, Derbyshire.

Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.

Scenes of thronging street life and market trading along Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey Street and Southwark Park Road.

Wearing giant jewellery, ribbon snipping, and baby kissing are just some of the mayoral responsibilities often performed on camera.

The Kent workers busily stripping vines in the hop gardens.

The English Rugby team are overpowered by a dominant Welsh team at Cardiff Arms Park.

Powerful and sometimes disturbing account of Britain's defences against enemy attack - made six months before WWII.

During the war, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) would often make morale-boosting visits throughout the UK.

The construction of the hidden conduit for North Sea gas lurking under the picturesque Norfolk fenland.

Incredible scenes as an estimated one million people descend on the airport at Croydon to witness the return of pioneering pilot Amy Johnson from Australia.

The ruins of Aberystwyth Castle play host to a celebration of national culture.

Follows the trials and tribulations of Uma — a young, newly married woman who discovers the realities of married life in a Mumbai slum, and whose thirst for vengeance will not be abated.

The journey of the oyster from seabed to dinner plate.

Lavish coverage of an even more lavish Royal wedding.

A day of fun and games in the water at London's Surrey Docks.

Intrepid aviator H.J.D. Astley laughs off another crash.

The inner-workings of local paper the Hertford Mercury are revealed by young, fresh-thinking reporter Peter Gibbs on his hunt for a regional scoop.

Time-honoured craftsmanship at Corfe, near Taunton in Somerset.

These gorgeous scenes of Great Hucklow capture the Derbyshire village’s preparations for the celebration of King George V’s Silver Jubilee.

A beautiful, Pathécolor vision of the Powys market town of Machynlleth, famous as the location where the rebellious Owen Glendower was crowned Prince of Wales in 1404 (Cambria is the classical name for Wales).