
02 Apr 1964

Veteran Car Rally, Brighton
Vintage vehicles on parade in this amateur film record of the longest-running motor event in the world.

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English colonials lived.

02 Apr 1964

Vintage vehicles on parade in this amateur film record of the longest-running motor event in the world.

03 Apr 1964

Find bric-a-brac and trinkets galore in this vividly colourful snapshot of Portobello Road Market.

24 Aug 1938

England thrash Australia in the fifth Test at the Oval - but still lose the Ashes.

28 Feb 1921

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

01 Aug 1933

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

01 Mar 1909

The timber trade calls on animal help.

01 Jun 1917

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

01 Aug 1922

Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.

01 May 1925

The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

01 Feb 1932

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

05 May 1940

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

01 Jan 1936

This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an intriguing overview of tea production – from the planting of tea seeds to the final shipping of the precious leaves across the globe.

20 Mar 2015

A film about the close relationship between two brothers. Markus (10) and Lukas (7) live in an old, yellow townhouse in the middle of Oslo. The river runs close to their home. A paradise in the heart of a big city. Here the brothers grow up with their dreams and longings for the future.

31 May 1935

Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

01 Oct 1922

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

01 Feb 1922

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

11 Nov 1910

A demonstration of sport and fitness by members of the Indian Army.

05 May 1935

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

02 Jul 1938

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

02 Aug 1931

An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.