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All of the films available to view here are from the BFI National Archive - the world's largest and most diverse film and TV archive.

You can watch over 1300 other complete films and TV programmes from the BFI National Archive free of charge in the Mediatheque at BFI Southbank, London and at the new QUAD centre for art and film in Derby -
http://www.bfi.org.uk/media...
http://www.derbyquad.co.uk/...

You can also explore our YouTube videos in Google Earth at http://www.bfi.org.uk/google

For more information about British films see http://www.screenonline.org.uk
Name: British Film Institute
Hometown: London
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.bfi.org.uk/mediatheque
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Channel Comments (114)
typ33 (1 week ago)
great!
kiwkee (2 weeks ago)
tremendous dedication, channel and project - thx for bringing these gems to a new and wider audience. cheers
mecvso (2 weeks ago)
This channel is a lesson for those who want to preserve the past.Thank you for your friendship and subscribing!
21stCenturyCat (3 weeks ago)
Thanks for posting so many great films that otherwise would no doubt long be forgotten!
Phili4p (4 weeks ago)
This is a briliant channel. I imagine stepping through the screen and into a scene from 1963 or 1970 and being able to talk to somebody on the station platform about the future.
zoylex (1 month ago)
thank you for this wonderful channel!
xyzllii (1 month ago)
This is such a wonderful channel...I put nearly all I watch up on my FBook and they are loved....thank you so much for the free viewing of these great slices of social history.
xmaywildx (1 month ago)
i love all of these footages! its amazing to see how we used to live. thank you xx
autoinsurancequotes1 (1 month ago)
fantastic channel for those that want to reminisce the past!
OnShawnsMind1 (1 month ago)
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
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London on Film
27 videos
London on Film 27 Videos
Highlights from the BFI National Archive's extensive collection of films about and featuring London.
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Cars, Trains, Trams and Boats
29 videos
Cars, Trains, Trams and Boats 29 Videos
Transport films from the BFI National Archive.
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India, Pakistan and Tibet
12 videos
India, Pakistan and Tibet 12 Videos
View over 150 more films from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Tibet in the BFI Mediatheques - www.bfi.org.uk/mediatheque
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Videos (226)
Mining Review (1954)
9:52
[TRANSLATED] Mining Review (1954)
[TRANSLATED] Mining Review (1954)
The coalmining industry was one of the biggest employers in the UK, and the cinema...
5 months ago 3,593 views BFIfilms
Bernard Braden interviews Quentin Crisp (1968)
10:47
[TRANSLATED] Bernard Braden interviews Quenti...
[TRANSLATED] Bernard Braden interviews Quentin Crisp (1968)
Filmed the year 'The Naked Civil Servant' was first published, and before he had b...
1 week ago 553 views BFIfilms
Petticoat Lane (1903)
2:33
[TRANSLATED] Petticoat Lane (1903)
[TRANSLATED] Petticoat Lane (1903)
This fascinating film provides an authentic view of London's East End from over a ...
3 days ago 588 views BFIfilms
Partners in Crime (1942)
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8:32
[TRANSLATED] Partners in Crime (1942)
[TRANSLATED] Partners in Crime (1942)
Short of selling state secrets to the Hun, there are few crimes more treacherous t...
3 weeks ago 2,014 views BFIfilms
Rush Hour (1970)
2:47
[TRANSLATED] Rush Hour (1970)
[TRANSLATED] Rush Hour (1970)
An 18-disc box set collecting all nine volumes of the BFI's celebrated British Tra...
1 month ago 4,996 views BFIfilms
A Short Vision (1956)
6:09
[TRANSLATED] A Short Vision (1956)
[TRANSLATED] A Short Vision (1956)
This short animated film is Peter and Joan Foldes' second and last film together. ...
1 month ago 2,985 views BFIfilms
Darling, Do You Love Me? (1968)
3:32
[TRANSLATED] Darling, Do You Love Me? (1968)
[TRANSLATED] Darling, Do You Love Me? (1968)
In a hugely entertaining parody of her media persona, a pre-'Female Eunuch' Germai...
1 month ago 3,350 views BFIfilms
Love on the Wing (1938)
4:17
[TRANSLATED] Love on the Wing (1938)
[TRANSLATED] Love on the Wing (1938)
(Viewers are advised to use the 'watch in high quality' option for this video). ...
5 months ago 4,678 views BFIfilms
Aquatic Frolics (1926)
1:26
[TRANSLATED] Aquatic Frolics (1926)
[TRANSLATED] Aquatic Frolics (1926)
The Topical Budget newsreel here presents a novelty 'story' that would appear to h...
2 months ago 3,090 views BFIfilms