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British actress Patricia Roc is the subject of a new biography called Goddess of the Odeons, by Michael Hodgson

British film star of the 1940s and wife of Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, has died aged 80

Showroom Cinema presents an extensive season of films in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI)

Philip French, the Observer’s film critic, adds actress Joan Greenwood to his ‘Screen Legends’ series

At the Coal Face Night from the BBC

Agatha Christie’s play, originally written for Margaret Lockwood, restaged and sent on a British tour

Ealing’s classic film comedy remade as a musical opens at a Scottish theatre

British director and writer recognised with a season of screenings, including Night Train to Munich

Many old advertising posters and paintings have been uncovered during renovation works at Paris Metro stations

BFI Southbank dedicates a season to British actress Margaret Lockwood, with an extended run of The Lady Vanishes and rare screenings

American diarist sends letters from home to his soldier brothers

Exhibition at RAF Oulton Museum, Blickling Hall, features location filming from the 1947 film, Jassy

‘Whisky Galore! The Making of a Fillum’ depicts the meeting between the 1948 film’s director, writer and star actress

Virgin’s ‘The Return of the Train’ advertising campaign features film stars from six classic movies mixed with present-day passengers

A new exhibition about the Gainsborough Film Studios has opened at Hackney Museum

British classic film broadcaster ends transmission after nearly five years

Popular Ealing films screened and a DVD boxset released to celebrate 100 years of Ealing Studios