Bfi Movies

First World War animated propaganda short, extolling Britain's naval history and mocking the German navy.

Statuesque starlet Sabrina bathes in bubble bath.

The majestic rebirth of Manchester's Bradford Colliery and other stories.

Carousels, doubling up on the helter skelter and an enormous key feature in the annual funfair on Mitcham Green.

In 1952, London was engulfed in the Great Smog. As a result of industrialisation, a leaden fog settled over the entire city. The archive images from t...

An instructional film by Bruce Lacey.

Hat's off to Luton for pulling out all the stops as residents celebrate its 50th anniversary of becoming a municipal borough.

The revival of clog dancing in Portmadoc and of the craft of clog making.

Britain welcomes children liberated from the notorious Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

This rare film of stage actor and later cinema star Tod Slaughter opens with a view of St Paul's over the river and the bright lights of Piccadilly at...

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

A brief romantic encounter, directed by Howard Blake, composer of the score for The Snowman. A young woman meets a man at a London party. They are qui...

Dashing through the snow; on a six-horse open plough... The streets are ready for sledging in 1920s Buxton.

A combination of Lightning Sketches along with stop-motion animation illustrate England's reactions and responses in World War One.

A man must confront the dark origins of his complex eating disorder to move his life forward.

Explore the growth of Aberdeen’s sparkling streets.

People being fully dressed walking on the beach.

St. Ives and the painters based in the town, and the surrounding areas, are showcased in this fascinating documentary.

Poignant scenes of Allied troops enjoying their Yuletide rations at the first Christmas of WWI.

Londoner tries to woo fishergirl away from her sweetheart.