Britain Movies

Documentary to mark the WI's centenary. Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this...

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

Beautifully made and historically important pipe organs are being scrapped in their hundreds. Once at the centre of British culture pipe organs are...

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

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

3.5 million children are growing up in poverty in the UK. It’s one of the worst rates in the industrialised world and successive governments...

British animation short from Paul Vester.

BBC Two takes us inside the world's biggest invention time capsule - the Science Museum vaults - and asks the nation to vote for Britain's Greatest...

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

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

Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a...

After successfully rebuilding his empire, Max Bavington has one last shot at British societal success. He politely borrows a girl, praying she will...

A newly-broken-up couple must temporarily reconcile their differences and travel the food festivals and markets of Britain together as they try and...

A generation before the famous Nazi blitz of London during WWII came the first aerial terror bombings of London by German zeppelins during WWI....

Over 300,000 children were given food aid in the UK last year. While politicians argue about why so many kids are experiencing food poverty, we ask...

Jane gives up being an office typist and works in an aircraft factory.

A short film written by Michelle Crane and directed by Francis Castelli Preston, 1972. This true story explores the secrets we keep within and why....

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...

Introduces the English countryside, life in London, and examples of English institutions and values, with the typical experiences a boy and girl have...