Bfi Movies

A timeless landscape steeped in history that is little changed today, but was surely made to be filmed!

Public anxiety about war from the air is all too real for the people of Ramsgate in this newsreel footage of the aftermath of a Zeppelin raid.

A compilation of British newsreels and films taken from the BFI National Archive; dating from 1913 to 1917, the footage charts the development of the...

Colonial troops greet London's new Lord Mayor in a patriotic wartime ceremony.

The Crown Prince Olav of Norway rides through the streets of London in a baby Cadillac. Later, three "royal testers" get in trouble with a burly polic...

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

Residents of the Cleveland market town of Stockton High Street smile for the camera on market day.

Behind the scenes at a Chennai teachers training college.

The film camera is used to great effect here to trick and treat its audience, injecting fun into the otherwise mundane London commute, slum demolition...

Incredible scenes as an estimated one million people descend on the airport at Croydon to witness the return of pioneering pilot Amy Johnson from Aust...

Stripped-back wooden dolls put on the greatest show on Earth via the marvel of stop motion.

Vivid colour footage of the wartime devastation wreaked on Bristol and Bath - and the barely affected village of Chew Magna.

New law targets discrimination in housing and employment.

The Taj Mahal and shots of Jalandhar nestle between footage from Canada and Africa.

An array of brave 1950s water skiing girls and guys bring a bit of Hollywood glamour to the chilly waters of Loch Earn.

Amateur travelogue of the Kagan Valley and Darband, Pakistan.

Life in the bustling Punjabi city of Rawalpindi before partition.

Jack Hobbs reaches his 124th century at the Gentlemen v Players match at Lord's.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Enjoy pre-dinner cocktails in the company of organ maestro Nick Olson, tickling the ivories at Uncle Tom's Cabin, Minnis Bay, Birchington.