These illustrations are the work of production designer Eve Stewart, 50, who is nominated for an Academy Award for The King's Speech.

'Before I start I always do a lot of research,' she says. 'I am a stickler for authenticity. I'll watch old newsreels, I'll go to the Victoria and Albert Museum, that sort of thing. Then I'll do sketches that we can work from, a design of how we want the room to look.