British Council Movies

Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.

An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

Theatre of War is an essay on how to represent war, performed by former enemies. British and Argentinian veterans of the Falklands war come together...

Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...

An introduction to the famous and historic university town, showing the colleges, as well as the place itself.

Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal Mile - visiting the sights between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, and learning about the...

Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...

This short film features two atmospheric scenes from Shakespeare's famous tragedy: Act II Scene 2, the murder scene, and Act V Scene 1, with Lady...

Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

The history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King...

A documentary on modern British farming.

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.

Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

The manufacture of cables for transmitting electric power is shown. Copper bars are rolled and drawn into wire, which is twisted into strands, and...

Butt-sniffing action abounds as five otherwise ordinary members of the public get in touch with their primal instincts.

A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War...

'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.

A documentary on the English language and it's origins.

A documentary about the Penlee Lifeboat and her crew, based around the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole.