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An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...

Theatre of War is an essay on how to represent war, performed by former enemies. British and Argentinian veterans of the Falklands war come together...

Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to...

Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.

As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the...

'The Second Freedom' follows Jack Brown as he goes through life, and explores the various benefits he may receive as a result of National Insurance.

A stately film about the history of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with a focus on the architecture and individuals buried there, and the...

Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. She could not wait to leave her village and become a performer.

A look at the manufacture of optical lenses, and their many uses throughout the different industries; from microscopes to spectacles to full use in...

The history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King...

A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

A young man learns to become a farmer, keen to show the integration of traditional farming with modern science and education.

An overview of the free healthcare available for children, and the environmental improvements that led to increased public well-being in Britain.

Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.

'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.

The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb. The flower produces pollen...

Butt-sniffing action abounds as five otherwise ordinary members of the public get in touch with their primal instincts.

Training and duties of a British policeman.