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1943
Power on the Land: The Story of the Mechanisation of British Farming
Power on the Land: The Story of the Mechanisation of British Farming1 1943 HD
A documentary on modern British farming.
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2003
Rufus
Rufus1 2003 HD
Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...
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1945
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 21 1945 HD
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to...
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2021
Baby Girl
Baby Girl1 2021 HD
Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. She could not wait to leave her village and become a performer.
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2018
Theatre of War
Theatre of War7.20 2018 HD
Theatre of War is an essay on how to represent war, performed by former enemies. British and Argentinian veterans of the Falklands war come together...
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2021
Falhan's Love
Falhan's Love1 2021 HD
Untung and Nesti really love their 6 year old son who has autism. Their daily life becomes more challenging because both of their parents are...
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1943
Lessons from the Air
Lessons from the Air1 1943 HD
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.
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1943
The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould
The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould1 1943 HD
Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
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1946
General Election
General Election1 1946 HD
In the run up to the 1945 general election, the film focuses on the electoral race of one of the 640 local constituencies in Britain, that of...
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2016
Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives
Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives7.00 2016 HD
An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.
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1945
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey1 1945 HD
The history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King...
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2016
Miranda's Letter
Miranda's Letter8.00 2016 HD
Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...
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2017
India on Film: 1899 – 1947
India on Film: 1899 – 19471 2017 HD
As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the...
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2019
Divided We Scroll
Divided We Scroll1 2019 HD
'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.
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1970
Park
Park6.00 1970 HD
Butt-sniffing action abounds as five otherwise ordinary members of the public get in touch with their primal instincts.
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1944
Power Lines
Power Lines1 1944 HD
The manufacture of cables for transmitting electric power is shown. Copper bars are rolled and drawn into wire, which is twisted into strands, and...
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1946
English Criminal Justice
English Criminal Justice1 1946 HD
Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.
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2018
Think About the Beautiful Future Ahead
Think About the Beautiful Future Ahead1 2018 HD
Historically, the queer community has not been portrayed in mainstream culture as being capable of protecting children and young people. Yet my uncle...
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1946
Triumph Over Deafness
Triumph Over Deafness1 1946 HD
Instead of learning sign-language, deaf children are taught to speak and lip-read so that they might interact with others as easily as possible. This...
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1942
The Life Cycle of the Maize
The Life Cycle of the Maize1 1942 HD
Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.