All collections
Anarchy in the UK (20 titles)
From Johnny Rotten to Gizzard Puke, this celebration of punk brings you the players, the fans and the satirists.
Beautiful Things (over 100 titles)
Queer lives in Britain. Join the Mediatheque on its odyssey to a time and place before Graham Norton.
Before Midnight - a Portrait of India on Film, 1899-1947 (over 100 titles)
An extraordinary collection of rarely seen home movies, documentaries and dramas exploring life in India prior to Independence.
The Birth of Channel 4
Welcome to a time before Big Brother: the first day of broadcasting on Channel 4.
Black Britain (over 70 titles)
A hundred years of Black British stories, histories and representation on film and TV. From the fleeting appearances of Black Edwardians to the BBC's provocative Shoot the Messenger (2006).
Bombs at Teatime (25 titles)
Tea drinking, rationing and the Blitz... Welcome to the 1940s.
Building the South Bank
A look at this iconic stretch of the Thames marking the London Festival of Architecture 2008.
The Book Group (30 titles)
The essential guide to British literary favourites as seen on screen. Includes Wuthering Heights, Rebecca, The Buddha of Suburbia, The Magic Toyshop and Dracula.
The Box of Delights (20 titles)
The Mediatheque's treasure trove for children and families.
Essentially British (over 100 titles)
What is being British all about? Stiff upper lips? Saucy seaside-postcard humour? Morris dancing? Find out in this collection that take us from Glasgow to Stonehenge, hockey sticks to the hijab.
Exodus: Remembering Slavery (15 titles)
Marking the 200th anniversary of the Anti-Slave Trade Act, this collection explores one of the most shameful episodes in Britain's past - its role in the Atlantic slave trade.
Hope and Glory (10 titles)
A 150th anniversary celebration of the life and work of the great English composer, Sir Edward Elgar.
Housewives' Choice
Travel back to an era in which housewives had good reason to be desperate with this collection exploring the lives of British housewives from the '20s to the '50s.
The Joy of Sex Education (over 20 titles)
How did films help our parents and grandparents to discover where babies came from or the perils of STDs?
London Calling (over 100 titles)
From Alf Garnett to London Zoo, this is an unrivalled guide to the capital for Londoners and visitors alike. Here are the icons, the hidden corners, the familiar neighbourhoods, enabling you to explore the city past and present.
On Your Bike! (15 titles)
Britain's love affair with the bicycle.
Out of the Archive (4 titles)
Exploring the work of the BFI National Archive and the challenges faced by curators and archivists.
Pandora's Box (over 80 titles)
The Mediatheque's regular dip into the world of the odd, the esoteric, the delightful and the downright dangerous.
Play for Today (over 50 titles)
The start of the Mediatheque's marathon retrospective of the BBC's landmark drama slot - the true National Theatre of the 1970s.
The Promised Land (30 titles)
A survey of domestic architecture in Britain since the 1930s, shaped by turbulent times and interpreted by our filmmakers.
Raphael - Changing Lives in the Himalayan Foothills (9 titles)
The work of the charity dedicated to improving the lives of some of India's most disadvantaged. Includes a rarely seen documentary made by David Lean.
Reality Bites (over 30 titles)
The rich and surprisingly diverse history of the British documentary, from its roots in the brief 'actuality' films of the Victorian period to the cutting-edge digital productions of today. Complements the Mediatheque's collection of over 300 non-fiction films.
Santa's Grotto (over 30 titles)
A festive treat to warm the hearts of sentimental traditionalists and bitter cynics alike.
The Search for Shangri La
To mark His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit to the UK this collection of very rarely seen films provides a vivid portrait of life in Tibet prior to the Chinese occupation of 1950.
Silent Britain (11 titles)
Journey back to a time before 'talkies'. The Mediatheque rounds up the surviving landmarks of the British silent feature film, with more to come in 2008.
The Summer of Love (15 titles)
It's time to kick off your Birkenstocks, wear flowers in your hair and remember how Britain marked the Summer of Love.
The Truth About Love
The Mediatheque gets amorous in time for St Valentine's Day.
