Blackpool Wakes

Edwardian holidaymakers throng to the attractions at Lancashire's premier seaside resort.

A colourful miscellany of footage from both sides of the Pennines.

An enterprising family make the most of, not one, but eight seaside beaches dotted around the north of England, all in one summer.

Documentary featuring a cavalcade of Northern comedy stars including the great Frank Randle, George Formby, Arthur Askey, Norman Evans and many more....

Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.

This captivating early film - by an unknown filmmaker - offers a glimpse of glorious Blackpool and the many delights it offers holidaymakers.

The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.

Old film taken in Lancashire, North England in May 1904.

Rides, boxing booths, and a dog-faced monkey keep on moving as the travelling fair hits Mitcham and Stratford-upon-Avon, with a look in at Blackpool.

A group of South Asian women try but cannot escape their problems on a day trip to a British beach resort.

A young, bare-knuckle boxer Craig moves from Blackpool to London, where he falls for a twenty-something music producer, Matt. Trouble ensues when...

Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns to Blackpool where his father—also a...