Intended for broadcast in 1965, writer / director Peter Watkins' nuclear war drama was withheld by the BBC - possibly as a result of political pressure - and remained unshown for nearly twenty years, ...

Throughout its long history, drama documentary has been one of film and television's most popular, but also most controversial, forms. Film and programme makers are attracted to its combination of the ...

A series of seven short public information films designed to be shown on television if a nuclear attack seemed likely. Designed to accompany the Civil Defence handbook, each film in the series Advice ...

There was so much more to Ealing Studios than its famous comedies. But there's one category of Ealing films that's really obscure. The 30-odd documentaries and propaganda shorts released by the studio ...

A young boy dreams that his snowman comes to life.

As 2012's Dickens bicentenary celebrations continue, we launch an exciting new tour of short films. With the help of expert guides, the films explore the many ways Dickens' work has been adapted for ...

The inhabitants of a London street discover buried treasure and documents proving they are really citizens of Burgundy. When the government tries to claim the treasure for the Crown, the Burgundians ...

Michael Winner has been one of the most controversial British directors of recent times, consistently critical of an indigenous cinema culture that he regards as failing to support film-makers who see ...

In 1955, the British film industry faced a new threat. Television had experienced a boom year in 1953 and was welcoming a new independent channel that, free from many of the restrictions of public ...

Dickens was always adapted. From the start of his brilliant career his works were pirated for the stage - often, to his annoyance, before his serial publications were even finished. The Inimitable ...

This Happy Breed was David Lean's first official credit as solo director, and the most successful film of 1944. It was adapted from Noël Coward's hit stage play (the title comes from Shakespeare's ...

A decade of radical change - not least for British cinema ...