PBS America (Freeview) Saturday

Documentary looking back on the invention of the motion picture camera and some of the first footage captured with input from historians, filmmakers and authors

Part one of two. Social historians examine surviving film footage of Britain in the early years of the 20th century, beginning with a look at Queen Victoria's state funeral

Part two of two. Featuring films of people celebrating the arrival of a new tram in Wigan, a football match in Burnley, and a public swimming gala in Tynemouth

Colourised footage of films from the 1930s, featuring a homecoming parade for flying hero Amy Johnson in the city of Hull and the Jarrow march of 1936

Colourised footage of films from the 1930s, including the abdication of King Edward VIII and a top-secret conference between the prime minister and the Fuhrer

Social historians and those with direct connections to the footage explore the last year before war officially began to reveal insights into child refugees and bomb attack drills

To mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Agatha Christie's first novel, this documentary looks at the crime writer's life and 10 of her most famous books. From 2020

Retracing the English writer Agatha Christie's footsteps across England, exploring some of the real places that inspired her fictional works

Part one of two. Social historians examine surviving film footage of Britain in the early years of the 20th century, beginning with a look at Queen Victoria's state funeral

Part two of two. Featuring films of people celebrating the arrival of a new tram in Wigan, a football match in Burnley, and a public swimming gala in Tynemouth