Bfi Movies

Romantic, atmospheric travelogue capturing some of northern India’s most iconic places – not least the Taj Mahal.

Stark 70s firework safety film which mixes the everyday and the uncanny.

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

An astonishing English tourist’s view of street life in pre-partition Srinagar and Kashmir.

The mischievous Pimple takes to the bottle.

From Well Dressing to Garland Day and even elephants in Alfreton - a celebration of the traditional customs of Derbyshire.

Juvenile races at a country sports gathering are followed by scenes at the Olympic Games of 1924.

70 is definitely the new 20 in this heart-warming 1960s documentary portrait of the Darby and Joan Club for elderly Cockneys.

Explore London Zoo with one of its greediest residents, Sally the sparrow.

The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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

Billy the pet seal adapts to village life in Wereham, Norfolk.

Devastation of a Welsh-speaking community: Capel Celyn village and farms of the Tryweryn Valley disappear beneath the waters of a reservoir so Liverpo...

Two ladies in their seventies drive through north County Sligo in a neat Japanese car. As they pass by village pubs and beaches, they imagine the terr...

Ever had a good experience with doorstep salespeople? Maybe you were lucky, but the doorstep has never seemed the best place for a sensible sales deci...

Tommy's Christmas parcels are despatched to the Front in a fleet of trucks.

Glorious colour footage of the famous Lambeth college.

Extraordinary pictures of an accident with a royal audience at Middlesbroughs magnificent Transporter Bridge.

Selkirk does its Border traditions proud with a cavalcade of riders and a herculean feat of banner waving.