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The collection of beautifully preserved films includes amateur home movies, documentaries and news footage dating back more than 100 years. These archive films have been digitised with support from the National Lottery. They’re available for you to watch free of charge from the BFI National Archive.

There's more in your local library

We have an additional free-to-access, digital archive from the BFI (British Film Institute), exclusively available in UK public lending libraries. It is the result of one of the UK’s largest mass digitisation programmes, all of the titles have been drawn from the vaults of the BFI National Archive and partner UK Regions and Nations Film Archives.

The content uncovers stories from across the UK, its history and its people. Vividly captured in over 60 years of film, television and video from all corners of the UK — what we, our parents and carers, grandparents and communities watched. 

The platform provides access to 1000s of precious videotapes through the meticulous replay and digitisation of collections from across the UK, lovingly collected and cared for by archivists for over half a century.