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As the REFEREE signals the start of the last game ever played at LEEDS ROAD, the story of a much-loved football arena unfolds.

Admiral Flipside is one crazy sea-dog. Driven by a darker than black alter-ego he embarks upon a bizarre voyage of destruction and self discovery. Haunted by his subconscious he is driven by ghostly manifestations into a surreal world of circus and theatre inspired by Sebastian Brant’s 1494 book ‘Das Narrenschyff’ (The Ship of Fools). Unbeknown to him he is the leading actor in a stage play based on the ship of fools. He leads the witless fools on a disastrous voyage to find ‘Narragonia’ (Fools Utopia). Flipside finds himself the sole survivor after the ship is set upon by fire breathing monsters from the deep. He is washed up on the very beach that he left many years ago, only to discover his innocence waiting for him. Here at last, after so many long years searching, he is forced to confront the grim reality that is himself. These short films combine computer animation, traditional animation, video and concepts of theatre to produce a bizarre visual story.

Janky and strange computer animated adventures of a pyromaniac admiral.

With the help of his engineering knowledge he designed and built a new-concept 4D multi-plane rostrum which introduced the effect of infinite forward and reverse camera moves. And Now, You was the first film to be made on it. For its originality this new machine earned its very own award. "An Invention in Industry" Award from the National Eisteddfod of Wales was granted for the rig in 1990.

This starts at the Royal Albert Bridge. The 75 miles from Saltash to Penzance contains the greatest number of viaducts per mile on any British Railway and such exaggerated curvature that there is only one dead straight mile of track throughout. Once again, virtually the whole route is shown including the many single line sections. There are dozens of aerial views taken from a helicopter on both of the above productions. Features include the Atmospheric Railway pump house at Starcross, Dobwalls miniature railroad and the Bodmin Steam Railway.

Hong Kong, 1997. Two young brothers, Chi and Shing, are learning to cope with life, specifically life with a father who has become emotionally detatched ever since their mother's departure from the family and her subsequent emigration to San Francisco to seek a new life for herself and a future for her boys.

Part of Halas and Bachelor's unfinished "Know your Europeans" series by the late John Halas. The film takes an irreverent, funny and - at times downright bizarre look at German history.

Chameleon presents a visual dialogue between the seen, the recognized and the unrecognized. A woman searches an inner landscape, a space that closes it up and encloses it. Her dress, a projection of femininity, becomes her means of expression. The film silently moves to the point of confrontation by means of rhythmic editing; the woman opens the door to the outside world. This shocking moment of violent interaction is reinforced by the only sound in the film.

An animated road movie. 11000 miles across the USA and back in a transit van with a rock and roll band, a pencil, a stack of A6 paper and 6 weeks in June to do it.

Animated film Black Skin White Masks was made in response to decolonial positions put forward by Frantz Fanon in his seminal works The Wretched Earth (1961) and Black Skin, White Masks (1952). The film was shot on 16mm using cutouts, photography and masks.

Explores the importance of an attitudes towards consumption of alcohol in English society by following five subjects through interviews, recitals of poetry, and song.

A remixing of Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe prints.

This DVD contains a documentary about the First World War. The documentary covers the entire war, including some background as to the state of Europe prior to 1914, the start and course of the war, the Russian Revolution and the aftermath. It comprises entirely black and white archival footage from the era, plus some animated maps used to illustrate the Schlieffen Plan.

A documentary about Jim Clark, a.k.a. Jimmy Clark, showing extensive footage of Clark racing in all kinds of machinery: Formula 1, Formula 2, sports cars, GT's and at the Indy 500, all complete with the original audio commentaries. Born James Clark Jr, in Scotland, he was one of the greatest Formula One drivers.

VHS documentary on the history of Bristol

"Zombietown" portrays the DJ's artists and radio presenters of B92 during the brutal Yugoslav civil war. Their motto was Fascists Have No Sense Of Humour, as they kept the youth culture of Serbia alive and informed, fighting nationalism and promoting internationalism using wit, music and protests. As Fleka, a blind DJ and dark angel of the airwaves broadcast rock'n'roll prophesies over the city, the film shows the collapse of a city cut off from the rest of the world for five years under UN sanctions.

An ancient Aboriginal myth tells the story of how one culture tried to safeguard its way of life.

A documentary exploring how far along Nazi Germany reached in developing its own nuclear program, as compared to the Manhattan Project.

The magnificent engineering of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's original Great Western Railway is best appreciated from the driver's cab, in this case an InterCity 125 High Speed Train. Filmed in 1993, we proceed through the outskirts of London at an exhilarating 125mph, over the Wharncliffe viaduct at Brent (where construction of the GWR actually began in 1835) across the Thames at Maidenhead (the bridge that was expected to fall down) through the expansive Sonning Cutting to arrive at the "hub" station of Reading. Next stop is Swindon, followed by a non-stop run to Bath through the famous Box Tunnel (the last section to be opened, well behind schedule) before arriving at Bristol Temple Meads. Here we see inside Brunel's original terminus, with its wooden overall roof, an amazing survivor through sheer quirk of fate.

Documentary showcasing several inventors mission to discover a way to use water as fuel.

Animation based on the painting by Hieronymus Bosch.

Because he wandered onto 42nd Street one night and met Slacks, a taxi-driver is sentenced to death.

TV Licensing public information film featuring one of the controversial (and possibly non-existent) Television Detector vans used to catch out those watching TV without a licence.

A camera tracks a line of swimmers, each in turn removing an item from their clothing until the bodies are revealed. The film ends with the start of the race.

Sinister and strange computer animation that follows the exploits of a very unhelpful robot.

"Jethro: A Portion of Jethro... Slightly Naughty" is a comedy special that brings to the stage the distinctive humor of British comedian Jethro. Known for his unique blend of observational comedy and slightly cheeky humor, Jethro's performance is a rollicking journey into the world of laughter. In this special, Jethro takes on a variety of topics with his signature wit. His humor is characterized by its down-to-earth style and the ability to find the hilarity in everyday situations. While the title suggests a slightly naughty edge, Jethro's comedy is delivered in good spirits, making it accessible and enjoyable for a wide range of audiences.

Freddie Starr brings his outrageous comedy to the exalted atmosphere of the Blackpool Opera House in this 1994 live performance.

World In Action presents evidence of the birth of a new neo-facist anti-semitic movement in the USSR.

By making even the smallest changes in our daily lives we can all make a difference.

The following group of films highlights the major environmental problems facing our planet today. In particular they focus on waste, pollution and energy use.

Fake advertisement for a new brand of toy.

Documentary featuring interviews with several computer scientists and animators.

In the Sagaing Hills, 12 miles from the ancient capital of Mandalay are hundreds of pagodas, stupas, monasteries and nunneries which form a focal point of worship for Buddhism in Burma. In 1986 the filmmaker lived for 15 months as a nun in the Thameikdaw Gaung nunnery. Some years later she is coming back for a visit in order to see what has changed. This is an intimate insight into the daily life of a nunnery as well a portrait of the monastic economy and its interactions with the society.

While visiting her grandmother, a young dyke discovers a wonderful family secret.

Documentary about the outbreak of the war in former Yugoslavia that calls on the leaders of Europe to come to the aid of the stricken country.

An experimental anamorphic film with optically squashed and squeezed images which raises some questions about the perception of shapes. From the longest cow to the shortest car, the film contains bizarre and sometimes hilarious images. It weaves a path between home, street and playground, finally meeting with its own musical ending.

During a violent electrical storm, a space-travelling metal cockerel crash-lands in a chicken farmer's field. He brings with him the grand promise of a technical innovation unknown on earth - electric eggs!

A big step for Alberta, no less!

East meets west in a blaze of technology.

Documentary on a year in the life of the Choir of King's College Cambridge. Amongst the choristers featured are cellist Guy Johnston and current Master of the Music at Norwich Cathedral Ashley Grote.

We've all done it... taken a sneak peek at the hot guy getting changed next to us. Now you needn't make it such a sneaky peak! Come with us into a university men's locker room for a candid look at hot, full frontal guys changing, washing up and toweling off- totally oblivious to voyeurs like us. This is 100% genuine: no sets, no story- just gorgeous, naked and unaware guys!

A special program that launched the ITV franchise Westcountry on January 1, 1993. It was a 3-minute preview of the station's programming.

All the Goals & Games of Liverpool's 96-97 Season

Documentary about life in the eponymous Edinburgh housing scheme.

This film chronicles a 1989 trip made by a group of labor historians to Donetsk, Ukraine after the first mass strike in the USSR since the 1920s. Prepared to videotape interviews with retired workers, they unexpectedly gained access to the coal miners who had just concluded their historic strike. PERESTROIKA FROM BELOW presents the miners' story through their own voices. With passion and remarkable candor, the strikers - often Communist Party members - express their dissatisfaction with their corrupt union, providing sharp contrast to the propaganda films edited into this program. At the workers' last meeting, miners challenge their long-time union boss on vacations, housing, even refrigerators. Demanding accountability, workers attack their leaders for abusing privilege. When they show little remorse, the miners take action.

Documentary interviewing young men and women affected by sickle-cell anaemia

Highlights from the 1990 European Truck Racing Championships

A man brilliantly comes to terms with a tricky situation. A breathtaking video. But take a deep breath first!

Two figures, strapped to each other at the leg, try to avoid being hit by tennis balls fired from a machine.

Thirsty? The longing created by advertising is satirised in this remix of Schweppes advertising.

A humorous rooftop monologue: George Barber explains how he sees the year developing, while waiting for the ever unreliable Dave.

BANG! BANG! Mom and Dad are shot dead and an adolescent daydream of arrest, imprisonment and abdication unfolds. Monochrome incarceration fantasies are played out on-screen, permeated at intervals by a moustachioed man with facial tremors.

A daydreaming young boy sees his comic book cowboy hero come to life.

A Hebridean fisherman attempts to find romance on the internet.

London Fire Brigade public information film that features a smelting, monster fire breathing chair.

Documentary examining the role of the US media turning news stories into 'commercial products' to be sensationalized and sold to the public.

British Public Information Film. A family of familiar monsters educate Brits on newfangled privatised electric companies.