
01 Mar 1947

The Way to the West
Hitchcock went the wrong way! Head south by southwest with this travelogue from Bath to Cornwall.

The Norfolk Broads tourist film promotes the pleasures of boating.
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01 Mar 1947

Hitchcock went the wrong way! Head south by southwest with this travelogue from Bath to Cornwall.

15 Jun 1966

Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.

10 Aug 2017

As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the sights and culture of a bygone India. Filmed between 1899-1947, and preserved in the BFI National Archive since then, these rare films capture many glimpses of life in India, from dances and markets, to hunts and pageantry.

01 Aug 1947

Tourist promo film extolling the delights of Birmingham and the Midlands, with a sprinkling of arch one-liners.

02 Apr 1959

A fun tour of 1950s West End with international film star Yoko Tani.

02 Apr 1956

An epic ramble from Winchester to Canterbury, through Hampshire, Surrey and Kent with picnics, pints and much prettiness on the way.

19 Dec 1962

A 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hermann Leitner and Rudolf Nussgruber.

04 Sep 1978

A documentary following the attempt by three young people to be the first windsurfers to cross Cook Strait.

01 Jun 1940

Two sides of Mysore: down to earth with the field workers and an Indian spectacle for the Maharaja.

01 Jul 1947

Amateur film of fishing and geese-shooting trips by a British party in India.

21 Dec 2023

This year's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour included performances from artists including Cher, Sabrina Carpenter, OneRepublic, Niall Horan, Doechii, Big Time Rush, Jelly Roll, AJR, Pentatonix, Melanie Martinez, Paul Russell and more.

01 Jan 1968

A Day in TOKYO in 1968, Nostalgic bygone era. Planned by Japan National Tourism Organization. Produced by Koga Production. This film was produced to explain Tokyo for foreign tourists.
01 Jan 1979
From dawn till dusk in the bohemian heart of London’s West End. This 1979 portrait of the people and places of Soho catches the neighbourhood towards the end of an era. There's some great footage inside an Italian delicatessen and of assorted street characters. It's a fascinating glimpse into this walled garden of cosmopolitan life on the cusp of the gentrification and commercial interests that have since broken its borders.

01 Oct 1922

The future Edward VIII visits Malakand, Kapurthala and opens the Royal Military College at Dehra Dun

01 Feb 1922

The future Edward VIII enjoys a stately procession and visits the Taj Mahal before meeting senior Indian royalty.

10 Jan 1922

The future Edward VIII visits his Empire, with Indian royalty, elephants, palaces and temples.

10 Jan 1922

The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

10 Jan 1922

The future Edward VIII enjoys stunning mountain scenery on a visit to the Khyber Pass during his royal tour

01 Jan 1967

In 1967, a young David Lynch grabbed his new Bolex 16mm camera, to film his friend and mentor Bushnell Keeler and brother Dave Keeler sailing on the Chesapeake Bay in Bush's King's Cruiser. This was David Lynch's very first film, which he prefers to call a "home movie". It depicts a man, a painter, who changed David's life forever pursuing the artist's life, which he continues to this day.
01 Jan 1952
This short film was made by filmmaker (later archivist) Liam Ó Laoghaire (aka Liam O’Leary) and was commissioned by the Cultural Relations Committee of the Irish Department of External Affairs. The film was designed to promote the city of Dublin to its inhabitants and to potential visitors from abroad. Brendan J. Stafford’s crisp black and white cinematography serves the city’s elegant architecture well while the narrator tells of the city’s cultural, literary and architectural history and its many venerable inhabitants. The elegant Georgian squares, the bustling markets, the tranquil parks and the sparkling nightlife present a city that is vibrant, cultured and steeped in history.