Britain Through a Lens - The Documentary Film Mob

Shown as part of the BBC's Modern Times series. Think of England shows Parr talking to the many people he encountered in the summer of 1999. He innoce...

Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams (1926-1990) returns to his homeland on a “journey to the source of his inspiration” in this vivid Arts Council docume...

Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration int...

Having been granted special permission to film inside one of the most secretive countries in the world, Britain's fastest snowboarder sets off to expe...

This short satirical film, created entirely from archival footage, is about the British Empire—on which the sun never sets. The majority of the humour...

This BBC Three film follows the first all Asian girls’ cricket team over the summer holidays as they train for their last ever tournament together. Th...

Professor Alice Roberts discovers which are Britain's most popular fresh foods and uses the latest science to uncover the surprising health benefits o...

At the demise of empire, City of London financial interests created a web of offshore secrecy jurisdictions that captured wealth from across the globe...

Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most controversial characters. With fresh filming and ne...

A look at Britain's beloved canal network via a fact-filled cruise along the first superhighways of the Industrial Revolution. In the age before mecha...

An historical account looking at how Britain's canals were used, and declining, in 1951.

A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.

Chronicles the musical career of British post-punk art rockers Wire.

A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.

Augustus Northmore Welby Pugin is far from being a household name, yet he designed the iconic clock tower of Big Ben as well as much of the Palace of...