
01 Jan 1926

100 Year Old Coach
Crowds block the streets to catch a view of a handsome old carriage at a Jewish wedding.

Fireworks, illuminations and traditional dance all feature in a stunningly opulent royal wedding at Kundla, Gujarat.

01 Jan 1926

Crowds block the streets to catch a view of a handsome old carriage at a Jewish wedding.

28 Oct 1923

Guests step out in smart hats and sumptuous furs for a Jewish wedding at London’s Central Synagogue.

01 Jan 1938

Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.

24 Aug 1938

England thrash Australia in the fifth Test at the Oval - but still lose the Ashes.

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.

02 Apr 1959

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

10 Nov 1915

The daughter of famed actor-manager Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree gets hitched to a military Captain during WWI.

02 Dec 2016

Originally created as an installation for the third Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale this film is a gripping diary and travelogue of a trip the filmmaker made through India. She tries to grasp India’s love and thoughts, the sentiments and everyday conditions and the experience of disease and death.

01 May 2017

A sex columnist gains popularity even while a ban on comprehensive sex education in schools is adopted by approximately a third of India’s states.

02 Apr 1916

A Christian take on 'Edenless' India, where heathens are unafraid of snakes, and build 'interesting' temples to their gods.

03 Jun 1934

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

10 Jan 1922

Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.

01 Dec 1921

The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.

05 Dec 1905

An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.

02 Apr 1940

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

05 May 1935

Tigers in the Himalayan foothills, filmed by famous hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett.

02 Feb 1928

Made by an English family living in north India during the heyday of the Raj, this amateur film reveals the grandeur in which middle-class English colonials lived.

02 Jul 1938

Indian elephants in action as working animals and in hunting.

01 Oct 1909

Rare stencil-coloured images of early 20th century Delhi during a Muslim festival.

12 Jun 2017

The Real Story of Fake Democracy. Filmed over three years in five countries, FREEDOM FOR THE WOLF is an epic investigation into the new regime of illiberal democracy. From the young students of Hong Kong, to a rapper in post-Arab Spring Tunisia and the viral comedians of Bollywood, we discover how people from every corner of the globe are fighting the same struggle. They are fighting against elected leaders who trample on human rights, minorities, and their political opponents.