Bfi Movies

An engineering feat: Second city civil engineers complete a new bridge to carry traffic over New Street's tangled railway intersections.

Coventry prepares to rise from the ashes of WWII in this docu-drama written by Dylan Thomas.

Life in Notting Hill Gate, concentrating on key problems like housing, welfare and drugs, and featuring interviews with local personalities.

Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.

Victims of a tragic air crash are honoured in a sombre military funeral procession through the streets of Hitchin.

Fashion designer Amy Powney is at the peak of her career, but she’s troubled by her industry’s wasteful practices. Fashion Reimagined follows her tran...

A gleaming giant of steam and its cute Lilliputian cousin are an even match in this newsreel battle of the trains.

No fewer than five once or future prime ministers on show at the momentous 1923 election.

Josh and Jim want to know how Jack got his black eye. So the17 year old Jack explains over a couple of beers how their friend Lennie got him into this...

Glorious colour footage of the famous Lambeth college.

A look at the Lake District and its famous poet.

Poignant postwar appeal for Britain’s Jewry to support orphaned Jewish children rescued from Europe.

A temperance society decries the demon drink on the streets of Edwardian Manchester.

Top-hatted pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic pass over Blackfriars Bridge in London.

The ornate pavilions of cinematographs, boxing booths and menageries at Hull Fair.

Amateur footage of Delhi and Jaipur, from a military review to an atmospheric torchlit procession - and some armour-plated elephants.

Stunning views from the boundary of the 1921 Australian touring team's first match.

The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.

The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries

The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them.