The Middle Class Hanbook's favourite British Pathe reels

Ten fantastic British Pathe reels compiled by Emma Thornton for the Middle Class Handbook. Find their team on Twitter @MiddleClassHB

: Tulip Time Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1958); 'Tulip Time' festival in Spalding, Lincolnshire - rather modest parade but great shots of tulip fields!; British Pathé

: Swim Caps (1957); Punch hosts swimming caps fashion show. Great show, fantastic designs - wrong audience!; British Pathé

: Eve's Wireless (1922); A new invention - a cross between a mobile telephone and a walkman.; British Pathé

: Space Age Hair Fashions (1962); Hair fashions are out of this world in Wokingham.; British Pathé

: Men Seek Beauty (1962); For first time men receive treatment at Henlow Grange beauty farm!; British Pathé

: Garden Fete (1914); People dressed up in fancy dress costumes for fete.; British Pathé

: Tennis "Greats" (1900); Documentary tracing the sport of tennis from the 1910's to the early 1950's - shots of many players; British Pathé

: Poodle Beauty Parlour (1955); Poodles being painted green and pink under disapproving eye of a Great Dane.; British Pathé

: Britain Is Staying At Home! (1932); People enjoy the beauty of the seaside in Winter and also the fun of a skiing resort.; British Pathé

: 1962 Tube Strike (1962); Tube strike in London causes chaos - crowded buses and traffic jams.; British Pathé