British Council Movies

A documentary on modern British farming.

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.

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...

Instead of learning sign-language, deaf children are taught to speak and lip-read so that they might interact with others as easily as possible. This...

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...

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

A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

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

In the run up to the 1945 general election, the film focuses on the electoral race of one of the 640 local constituencies in Britain, that of...

A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War...

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.

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

Untung and Nesti really love their 6 year old son who has autism. Their daily life becomes more challenging because both of their parents are...

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

Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal Mile - visiting the sights between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, and learning about the...

Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

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

A documentary on the English language and it's origins.