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Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...
Miranda's Letter
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...
Theatre of War
A documentary on modern British farming.
Power on the Land: The Story of the Mechanisation of British Farming
An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.
Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives
Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.
English Criminal Justice
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...
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.
Lessons from the Air
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...
General Election
Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
The Life Cycle of the Maize
Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...
Rufus
Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal Mile - visiting the sights between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, and learning about the...
The Royal Mile: Edinburgh
A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.
Lucky Man
A documentary on the English language and it's origins.
History of the English Language
'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.
Divided We Scroll
British Council's public campaign, consisting of 5 TV clips with brief and vivid messages on inclusion issues related to race, physical disability,...
Media & Diversity
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...
Triumph Over Deafness
Butt-sniffing action abounds as five otherwise ordinary members of the public get in touch with their primal instincts.
Park
An overview of the free healthcare available for children, and the environmental improvements that led to increased public well-being in Britain.
Health of a Nation
Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould
The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb. The flower produces pollen...
The Life History of the Onion