If you’re researching British film and television history, studying screen culture or looking for archive material, you can use our other services.
BFI Replay
Explore thousands of digitised films and television programmes, documentaries and recordings from across UK screen and broadcasting history.
BFI Replay is useful for researching:
- British television history
- regional broadcasting and screen culture
- social and cultural history through moving image
- archive recordings and programmes
Remember, you can access more BFI Replay videos in your local library.
Visit BFI Mediatheque and Reuben Library
Many resources previously available through BFI’s educational and research websites can still be accessed in-person at BFI Southbank.
The Mediatheque offers free access to a wide range of material from the BFI National Archive, including films, television programmes and other screen heritage collections.
The Reuben Library contains a huge collection of books, journals and digitised material about the world of film, television and the moving image.
BFI Reuben Library
Our library at BFI Southbank is available to everyone, free of charge. It contains a huge collection of books, journals and digitised material about the world of film, television and the moving image.
Visit the Reuben LibraryBFI Mediatheque
Explore highlights from the world’s greatest film and TV archive in BFI Southbank’s free digital viewing space.
Visit the BFI MediathequeUK Government Web Archive
An archived version of the following sites can be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive, which is hosted by The National Archives:
Discover more from the BFI
Whether you’re researching, teaching, studying or simply exploring film culture, you can access a wide range of resources across our other platforms:
- browse articles and features
- find out more about BFI archive collections
- explore our regular BFI Southbank programmes and events
