This website has been archived

Some older BFI websites, including Screenonline, are no longer available. These have been retired as part of ongoing changes to BFI's digital services.

BFI National Archive

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.

UK 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An archived version of the following sites can be accessed via the UK Government Web Archive, which is hosted by The National Archives: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: