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  • Brief description Website covering the history of British film and television
  • Resource type Images, Audio, Video
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Full Details

BFI screenonline is a website devoted to the history of British film and television, and to Britain's social history as revealed by film and television.

The site is primarily aimed at teachers and students in secondary and further education, and lifelong learners in libraries, but we welcome anyone interested in the history of British film and television.
 

Date Range

1895 - date
 

Size

The site features hundreds of hours of video clips from the vast collections of the BFI National Film and Television Archive, alongside thousands of stills, posters and press books and several hours of recorded interviews with film and television personalities.
 

Features

Type a keyword into the search box that appears on every page in the top and bottom right hand corner.
Go to section homepages to find what you are looking for by browsing the available categories.
 

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