Most Viewed From BFI

An insomniac young woman from another universe generates an AI to alleviate her guilt and finally get some rest.

This short, silent film captures one of Britain's minor little railways: the Leek and Manifold Light Railway on the Staffordshire Moorlands. The...

The BFI's fascinating collection of 60 short films all made before 1911 aims to give wider access to some of the extraordinary film material held in...

The intrepid Lieutenant Pimple thwarts foreign enemies in an action-packed wartime spy spoof.

The English nursery rhyme, Pop Goes The Weasel, has had various interpretations and by giving the title to this HM-Treasury sponsored picture, the...

Welephant, a character that is still handing out fire safety advice to children today, here appeals to kids not to play with matches. Very...

Not sure the deerstalker helmet and (beige!) corduroy jacket are suitable for scooter or motorcycle riding. Still, they look the tops and very, very...

In North Lincolnshire the villagers of Haxey and Westwoodside tussle with one another whilst pursuing the 'hood'.

The construction and launch of the SS Olympic, the sister ship of the Titanic, at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Part of BFI collection...

There are some breathtaking shots of workers constructing Newcastle's iconic Tyne Bridge, designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson, in this detailed and...

UK public information film advising parents to watch small children when near open stretches of water.

People being fully dressed walking on the beach.

The Crown Prince Olav of Norway rides through the streets of London in a baby Cadillac. Later, three "royal testers" get in trouble with a burly...

The Valentine's card, 1920s-style. Two British actresses put lips to paper in a demonstration of the so-called "Kiss Valentine", leaving a lipstick...

Rheumatic soldiers are treated with the latest in hydrotherapy at the Devonshire Hospital in Buxton, Derbyshire.

Wearing giant jewellery, ribbon snipping, and baby kissing are just some of the mayoral responsibilities often performed on camera.

An excellent example of an 'industrial', showing lace-making processes in a huge Nottingham factory with intertitles explaining the various stages of...

Precious footage of the 1908 Olympics shows the main venue, White City Stadium, with brief glimpses of pole vaulting, gymnastics, high jump,...

Heavy snowfall makes Christmas dreams come true for residents across Britain.

This poignant film publicises elections for a new Assembly in Belfast.