1999 32 mins 0 secs Colour Silent MiniDV

The Castleford Tigers RLFC is the subject of this lively and colourful film.  It follows five characters from the club as they pursue the Wembley dream in the 1999 Silk Cut Challenge Cup, capturing the magic, passion and humour of this tightly knit community at a very significant time in both the sport of rugby and the club's history.

1999 23 mins 24 secs Colour Silent DV

Part of the Yorkshire Media Consortium project, this film explores pub life and punters from two very different Yorkshire pubs, one small and local, the other part of a town centre chain.

1912 4 mins 37 secs Black & White Silent 16mm

This film contains very early images of the fairground entertainment on Shipley Glen in 1912.  Included are scenes of a wooden roller coaster and a broken down Helter Skelter.

1968 13 mins 33 secs Colour Separate Magnetic 16mm

Made by Bradford University, this promotional film highlights the benefits of being a student studying at their university.  The film features the University’s facilities and various academic programmes as well as provides a good example of 1970s student life in Britain.

1929 20 mins 0 secs Black & White Silent 16mm

Made by Alan H Pickard, this amateur film uses animation as well as other filmmaking techniques to depict a motor racing Grand Prix.  The film uses a number of intertitles to narrate the story. 

1963 - 1968 10 mins 08 secs Colour Combined Optical 16mm

This film is an instructional film which explains the basic workings of a car as illustrated by a woman who is learning to drive.  The film was sponsored by Jack Clare Driving School in Sheffield.

1939 - 1941 9 mins 49 secs Colour Silent 16mm

This is an amateur film which shows the aspects of daily life in the town of Malton, North Yorkshire, during the Second World War.  The film shows an air raid precautions drill in the town centre and evacuees from Hull and Middlesbrough arriving in the town.  The film uses intertitles throughout describing the people, locations, and activities which take place during the film. 

1945 14 mins 0 secs B&W/Colour Silent 16mm

This is a film from the Ibberson Collection which provides a good example of colour footage at the end of World War II.  The film documents the family during their leisure time at different Yorkshire beaches including Filey and Bridlington.

1950 26 mins 15 secs Colour Combined Optical 16mm

A film made by Brooks Motors of Huddersfield, this is the story of a Yorkshire river and the industries along its banks as the river flows from the moorland stream and into the sea.   The film includes a closer look at Brook Motors as well as Bamforths postcard manufacturing. 

1973 26 mins 51 secs Colour Magnetic Stripe Super 8

This widescreen film documents the work and organisation involved in staging the York Mystery Plays of 1973.  The film is a great homage to the widescreen road-show presentations of the 50s, 60s and 70s with introductory music, prologue and intermission.