Archive projects

In this section

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  Britain on Film

  Explore the map and discover 1000s of free films from the BFI National Archive and partner archives around the UK.

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  Curated collections

  Explore Britain on Film through our themed collections, reflecting aspects of daily life, culture and community across the past century.

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  Britain on Lockdown – online video archive

  Britain on Lockdown calls on the British public to recommend the online videos that best represent how Britain has experienced the impact of Coronavirus.

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  BFI Most Wanted

  The hunt for Britain’s missing films.

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  39 Steps to Hitchcock

  Take a step-by-step journey through the invention, wit and dazzling technical skill that made Hitchcock cinema’s master of suspense

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  Ealing: Light and Dark

  In 2012, we celebrated the historic output of one of Britain’s best loved film studios.

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  The Artist in the Archive

  A BFI initiative in association with Archives for Creativity and Arts Council England.