Film, TV, and radio

An extensive collection of films, documentaries, recorded theatre, and TV programmes, which can be watched online or borrowed free of charge.

TV and radio, on-demand

The Box of Broadcasts (BoB) service allows you to request recordings of upcoming TV and radio programmes and watch archived broadcasts online.

Please note that due to copyright restrictions, you need to be physically located in the UK to use BoB. You will also need to register when accessing for the first time.

Connect to Box of Broadcasts

DVD and Blu-ray recordings

Search for movies, documentaries, and training videos - on DVD and Blu-ray.

If you want to browse, movies, documentaries, and TV programmes are usually shelved in the 791 section. Study rooms are generally suitable for group viewings.

Search DVD and Blu-ray recordings

Archives and other resources

  • Screen Search - Archive of films arranged by theme, e.g. family life, commemoration, rural life, seaside, etc.

Databases

  • Bloomsbury Video Library - Formerly known as Artfilms Digital. Bloomsbury Video Library boasts global content from over 200 partners, including independent filmmakers and award-winning production companies. The collection is designed to provide students, teachers, and researchers with access to a rich range of thematic video collections across the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
  • Kanopy - Kanopy is a streaming service for educational institutions that provides access to over 18,000 films, including major blockbusters, documentaries and the Criterion collection.
  • World Cinema Collection - The World Cinema Collection is an exciting collection of films from award winning directors. Coverage includes films from the silent era through the twentieth century, to contemporary films from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Content is relevant to film studies students and to students studying, for example, multicultural studies, politics, history, literature and languages.

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