Doorstep to Communism

As the general election is held in the UK, it's polling day for the Clangers on a small blue planet far away.

It's the 1935 general election and Stanley Holloway recites a comic monologue promoting the policies of the National Government.

The Labour Party takes a heartfelt look at Bristol council’s social(ist) housing and education agenda, spinning a 'new story from an old city'.

Slough gets a resounding thumbs-up from a reluctant ratepayer in a surprising 1950s government film.

Party-political hyperbole meets Wacky Races in this spirited cartoon produced for the Conservative Party.

Some remarkably well informed (well, for the most part) children interviewed prior to the 1964 General Election.

Charlie Hammersley, a student from Northumbria University, explains how Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film holds up a mirror to society. 

The film-makers behind a haunting tale of love and community within a UK immigration detention centre visited the BFI Southbank to discuss their film.

Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio in Conversation at BFI Southbank, discussing the making of One Battle After Another.

Laura Mulvey in conversation, following her BFI Fellowship Award.

George Clooney visited BFI Southbank to look back on his life and career.

The Oscar®- winning director of Nomadland discusses her unique approach to filmmaking and the inspiration behind the adaptation of Hamnet.