A Canterbury Tale

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A Canterbury Tale:introduction

Robin Gibson finds out why the film has become a cult classic and meets some of the movie's fans.

• A Canterbury Tale

We take a look behind the scenes of the Powell and Pressburger film, A Canterbury Tale which had its first showing in the city.

A Hollywood connection

Robin Gibson went to meet two legends with connections to Michael Powell and A Canterbury Tale.

Keeping a Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral has required constant maintenance since it was built in Medieval times.

A tour of A Canterbury Tale

BBC South East's Robin Gibson joined a group of enthusists for a walking tour around Canterbury.

Blizted by guidebook

In 1942 Canterbury was bombed. The Luftwaffe reputedly used Baedeker tourist guides to pick targets.

Canterbury panoramas

See the city from all sorts of angles. There's the cathedral, Westgate Towers and castle to visit.

Canterbury film archive

Cheryl Baker has been looking at some film footage showing the city as it was in 1923.

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