British Council Filmes

Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal Mile - visiting the sights between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, and learning about the...

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...

Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...

An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.

An introduction to the famous and historic university town, showing the colleges, as well as the place itself.

This short film features two atmospheric scenes from Shakespeare's famous tragedy: Act II Scene 2, the murder scene, and Act V Scene 1, with Lady...

A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War...

A documentary on the English language and it's origins.

Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.

A documentary on modern British farming.

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 history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King...

British documentary on how the community of Ulster got converted to war times.

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...

A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

An overview of the free healthcare available for children, and the environmental improvements that led to increased public well-being in Britain.

Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. She could not wait to leave her village and become a performer.