Topical Budget newsreels comprised of a single reel of film containing around five or six 'topical news' stories that would play in cinemas across the country as part of the general entertainment programme between 1911 and 1931.
Here, Topical Budget presents a light-hearted item on the Football Association's proposed ban on women's football.
Women's football was extremely popular in the 1920s. Indeed, on Boxing Day 1920, 53,000 fans packed into Goodison Park to watch the unofficial England female team, Dick, Kerr's Ladies beat the St Helens' Ladies 4-0.
But while women's football enjoyed huge popularity, many people were shocked by female participation in the sport. In the same year that this newsreel item was shot, the Football Association decided to bar women from playing on any FA-affiliated grounds. The ban would only be overturned in 1969.
Follow the link to In The Classroom at the top of this page for teaching suggestions for the Primary classroom. In Focus Questions you'll find suggestions for questions to focus students' attention while watching the film. These will also help to develop their understanding of film language.
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