Britain Movies

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...

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...

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

In 1963 in the countryside in England, fifteen men pulled off 'The Great Train Robbery' netting today's equivalent of $85million. This incredible...

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

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...

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

In the blistering hot summer of 1984, a sadistic predator is terrorising rural Britain. This is the story of the desperate police manhunt for The...

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

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...

In the final weeks of WW2, as the Nazis are on the verge of surrender, a young British stenographer is faced with a difficult decision when his...

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

A documentary about Kim Philby, a British member of MI6 who was in reality a spy and defected to the U.S.S.R.

Comprising new and archival footage, this film observes rituals performed by the South Asian, African, and Caribbean diaspora in Britain,...

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

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

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

As good as any Dickens novel, this is the triumphant and tragic story of the greatest architectural dynasty of the 19th century. Dan Cruickshank...