Topical Budget Company

On a blustery January day bishops arrive for the opening of the new Knutsford Test School.

The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.

Surrey play Yorkshire at the Oval as the 1922 County Championship nears its conclusion.

Colonial troops greet London's new Lord Mayor in a patriotic wartime ceremony.

Scenes of WWI troops relaxing on Streatham Common, South London in a Topical Budget newsreel.

No fewer than five once or future prime ministers on show at the momentous 1923 election.

The start of the fox hunting season with the Cattistock Hunt in Maiden Newton, Dorset.

The devil makes the biggest splash at Cookham's famed regatta.

Dogs and cats go on show at two princely London venues – among them some of the fluffiest kittens London is ever likely to see.

Feathered friends prepare to meet their fate in this seasonal newsreel outing to a Norfolk turkey farm.

The Valentine's card, 1920s-style. Two British actresses put lips to paper in a demonstration of the so-called "Kiss Valentine", leaving a lipstick imprint of the loving smooch in favour of a more traditional card.

Billy the pet seal adapts to village life in Wereham, Norfolk.

MPs take to the Oval for a game of cricket.

A momentous act of self sacrifice is caught on camera - Emily Davison is trampled by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.

England battered by Bardsley in the second Test against Australia at Lord's.

Essex County cricket team get some much needed practice in the nets at the County Ground, Leyton.

A masterful innings by Australian batsman Macartney in the third test at Headingley.

Women cricketers slog their male counterparts to the boundary in this fixture between Cobham Ladies and Manor Athletic in Richmond.

During an unusually harsh winter, a frozen trawler arrives on the river Thames.

The wedding of the Duke of York, the future George VI, to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".