Britain Movies

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

Actual footage by the United States Signal Corps of the landing and attack on Arawe Beach, Cape Glouster, New Britain island in 1943 in the South...

In the mid-1960s, Bretons took direct action against the French state. What were the origins and causes of this fervor, sung by Glenmor, the bard of...

British animation short from Paul Vester.

David Gordon is in love and engaged to be married to Kate Nugent. But the sinister figure of Austen Hawke, Gordon's rival, threatens to eclipse the...

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

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...

George Lamb travels across the UK meeting the young people whose voices have been left out of the mainstream media debate. He meets a young mum in...

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....

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

Gwenn is a young woman from Lann Vraz, a wild Breton peninsula where oyster beds and a nature reserve coexist. After being away from her family in...

This spiritual successor to the 1942 original explores the vibrant yet tumultuous growth of Britishness over the past century. The film gives voices...

A look at Britain's beloved canal network via a fact-filled cruise along the first superhighways of the Industrial Revolution. In the age before...

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

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

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...

1930. Adelaide is fed up with Paris and founds a 'retreat' for her women friends in a Breton port. They live well and take their pleasure seriously,...

This BBC Three film follows the first all Asian girls’ cricket team over the summer holidays as they train for their last ever tournament...

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

Released in 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.