digital:works

Oral history project exploring the history of London's holiday campers. From the 1930s to the 1980s London’s workers increasingly visited holiday camps such as Pontins and Butlins, or run by trade unions and other social groups. It became a tradition for generations of families - a highlight of the year for all ages.

Documentary charting the experiences of projectionists who work or worked in cinemas in London, exploring the skills and dedication required for this unique role, set against changes in technology, society, and entertainment.

Made by Stockwell Primary School with support from digital:works with funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Golborne, West London, bordered by Ladbroke Grove, The Westway and the Grand Union Canal. An area that from the 1950s saw a unique struggle against poverty, greedy landlords, racism and political neglect to a musical backdrop of reggae, punk and carnival.

The story of the NHS.

An exploration of the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, by the people living on it.

An oral history exploring the development of film projection and cinema in Kingston-on-Thames - from resident innovator Eadweard Muybridge through the heyday, decline, and re-emergence of cinema. Features interviews with historians, projectionists and usherettes as well as cinema-goers with rare footage and images from Kingston’s cinemas.

A documentary film made by local young people looking at the history of their community from the 1960s to the 1980s with particular interest in the murder of Gurdeep Chaggar in 1976, the 1979 anti-fascist demonstrations and the death of Blair Peach and the 1981 burning down of the Hambrough Tavern.

A Social History of Textile Printing in Crayford.

ANZACs in Westminster.

A photographic installation under the Westway Flyover by Steve Mepsted.

A film made by students from Gateway Primary School with digital:works.

Stories from Hatton Garden.

There are many stories, funny, sad and poignant, and through these stories we get an insight into the history of the men and women who have driven the famous black cab.

Made by Colville Primary School with support from digital:works with funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Documentary made by members of the Boys Project and pupils from Cheltenham Ladies College as part of a Community Memories Project.

Made by St George the Martyr Primary School and supported by digital:works.

A film made by Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association residents who talked to other ISHA residents about where they live and how they got there.

A documentary film based on oral history interviews with former printers and journalists.

A discussion of sport and World War I, based on Michael Foreman's book of the same name.