1. Britain on film<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> BFI<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nThis British Film Institute project invites you to explore some of the highlights from regional archives across the UK via a pinned map. You will find themed collections as well, including \u2018World War II\u2019, \u2018Rural life\u2019, \u2018Rail transport\u2019 and \u2018Industries, trades and crafts\u2019. You can also see some of the restored highlights from the Victorian film project at player.bfi.org.uk\/free\/collection\/victorian-film. The 2020 anthology The Brilliant Biograph is amazing, featuring footage mostly captured in Europe between 1897 and 1902. The films were shot with unique large-format 68mm cameras, leaving behind extraordinarily high-resolution images.<\/p>\n
2. Yorkshire film archive<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThe Yorkshire film archive and North East film archive have combined together in this fantastic website. Whether you are watching a Victorian street scene showing busy Leeds in 1898 or the effects of WW1 bombing in Scarborough you will always find some cheeky schoolboys who manage to get in front of the camera. From amateur wedding films to clips about local brass bands and garden societies, this website covers all walks of life in the area. Try typing in a town or village or perhaps an industry or hobby and see what you find.<\/p>\n
3. BBC archive<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nExplore 100 years of the BBC on this fascinating website. You can browse through themed compilations such as \u2018farming\u2019 or \u2018hobbies\u2019 or watch some relaxing \u2018interludes\u2019 with gentle clips of people sewing, fish swimming or a paper mill in action. There are also some \u2018best of\u2019 programmes to watch as well as a searchable listing of past broadcasts. If you have appeared in a past BBC programme, you can apply for a copy of the footage.<\/p>\n
4. Wessex film archive<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nArchival highlights from across the world exist in curated YouTube playlists and channels. A search for \u2018San Francisco 1906\u2019 will lead you to jaw-dropping upscaled footage from a streetcar and \u2018Wuppertal 1902\u2019 will find stabilised colourised footage from Germany\u2019s famous \u2018flying train\u2019, while recommended UK-centric searches include \u2018Mitchell and Kenyon\u2019 and \u2018Leeds Bridge 1888\u2019. The Wessex Film and Sound Archive channel is a great example of the regional content available, and has more than 200 digitised highlights.<\/p>\n
5. East Anglian Film Archive<\/a><\/h3>\nThe archive preserves some 12,000 hours of film and 30,000 hours of videotape, mainly covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. European Film Gateway<\/p>\n
6. London\u2019s Screen Archives<\/a><\/h3>\nSearch old films of London and its inhabitants from a network of archives, museums, galleries, groups and charities.<\/p>\n
7. Media Archive for Central England<\/a><\/h3>\nThis archive focuses on East and West Midlands.<\/p>\n
8. National Library of Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\nWatch more than 3,000 clips and full-length films from the library\u2019s Moving Image Archive.<\/p>\n
9. Film Archives UK<\/a><\/h3>\nThis site lists about 20 national and regional moving-image archives across the country.<\/p>\n
10. British Pathe news<\/a><\/h3>\nEnjoy news stories dating back to the early 20th century including a lovely compilation of clips celebrating the BBC\u2019s 100th anniversary.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> This British Film Institute project invites you to explore some of the highlights from regional archives across the UK via a pinned map. You will find themed collections as well, including \u2018World War II\u2019, \u2018Rural life\u2019, \u2018Rail transport\u2019 and \u2018Industries, trades and crafts\u2019. You can also see some of the restored highlights from the Victorian film project at player.bfi.org.uk\/free\/collection\/victorian-film. The 2020 anthology The Brilliant Biograph is amazing, featuring footage mostly captured in Europe between 1897 and 1902. The films were shot with unique large-format 68mm cameras, leaving behind extraordinarily high-resolution images.<\/p>\n
2. Yorkshire film archive<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThe Yorkshire film archive and North East film archive have combined together in this fantastic website. Whether you are watching a Victorian street scene showing busy Leeds in 1898 or the effects of WW1 bombing in Scarborough you will always find some cheeky schoolboys who manage to get in front of the camera. From amateur wedding films to clips about local brass bands and garden societies, this website covers all walks of life in the area. Try typing in a town or village or perhaps an industry or hobby and see what you find.<\/p>\n
3. BBC archive<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nExplore 100 years of the BBC on this fascinating website. You can browse through themed compilations such as \u2018farming\u2019 or \u2018hobbies\u2019 or watch some relaxing \u2018interludes\u2019 with gentle clips of people sewing, fish swimming or a paper mill in action. There are also some \u2018best of\u2019 programmes to watch as well as a searchable listing of past broadcasts. If you have appeared in a past BBC programme, you can apply for a copy of the footage.<\/p>\n
4. Wessex film archive<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nArchival highlights from across the world exist in curated YouTube playlists and channels. A search for \u2018San Francisco 1906\u2019 will lead you to jaw-dropping upscaled footage from a streetcar and \u2018Wuppertal 1902\u2019 will find stabilised colourised footage from Germany\u2019s famous \u2018flying train\u2019, while recommended UK-centric searches include \u2018Mitchell and Kenyon\u2019 and \u2018Leeds Bridge 1888\u2019. The Wessex Film and Sound Archive channel is a great example of the regional content available, and has more than 200 digitised highlights.<\/p>\n
5. East Anglian Film Archive<\/a><\/h3>\nThe archive preserves some 12,000 hours of film and 30,000 hours of videotape, mainly covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. European Film Gateway<\/p>\n
6. London\u2019s Screen Archives<\/a><\/h3>\nSearch old films of London and its inhabitants from a network of archives, museums, galleries, groups and charities.<\/p>\n
7. Media Archive for Central England<\/a><\/h3>\nThis archive focuses on East and West Midlands.<\/p>\n
8. National Library of Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\nWatch more than 3,000 clips and full-length films from the library\u2019s Moving Image Archive.<\/p>\n
9. Film Archives UK<\/a><\/h3>\nThis site lists about 20 national and regional moving-image archives across the country.<\/p>\n
10. British Pathe news<\/a><\/h3>\nEnjoy news stories dating back to the early 20th century including a lovely compilation of clips celebrating the BBC\u2019s 100th anniversary.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThe Yorkshire film archive and North East film archive have combined together in this fantastic website. Whether you are watching a Victorian street scene showing busy Leeds in 1898 or the effects of WW1 bombing in Scarborough you will always find some cheeky schoolboys who manage to get in front of the camera. From amateur wedding films to clips about local brass bands and garden societies, this website covers all walks of life in the area. Try typing in a town or village or perhaps an industry or hobby and see what you find.<\/p>\n
3. BBC archive<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nExplore 100 years of the BBC on this fascinating website. You can browse through themed compilations such as \u2018farming\u2019 or \u2018hobbies\u2019 or watch some relaxing \u2018interludes\u2019 with gentle clips of people sewing, fish swimming or a paper mill in action. There are also some \u2018best of\u2019 programmes to watch as well as a searchable listing of past broadcasts. If you have appeared in a past BBC programme, you can apply for a copy of the footage.<\/p>\n
4. Wessex film archive<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nArchival highlights from across the world exist in curated YouTube playlists and channels. A search for \u2018San Francisco 1906\u2019 will lead you to jaw-dropping upscaled footage from a streetcar and \u2018Wuppertal 1902\u2019 will find stabilised colourised footage from Germany\u2019s famous \u2018flying train\u2019, while recommended UK-centric searches include \u2018Mitchell and Kenyon\u2019 and \u2018Leeds Bridge 1888\u2019. The Wessex Film and Sound Archive channel is a great example of the regional content available, and has more than 200 digitised highlights.<\/p>\n
5. East Anglian Film Archive<\/a><\/h3>\nThe archive preserves some 12,000 hours of film and 30,000 hours of videotape, mainly covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. European Film Gateway<\/p>\n
6. London\u2019s Screen Archives<\/a><\/h3>\nSearch old films of London and its inhabitants from a network of archives, museums, galleries, groups and charities.<\/p>\n
7. Media Archive for Central England<\/a><\/h3>\nThis archive focuses on East and West Midlands.<\/p>\n
8. National Library of Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\nWatch more than 3,000 clips and full-length films from the library\u2019s Moving Image Archive.<\/p>\n
9. Film Archives UK<\/a><\/h3>\nThis site lists about 20 national and regional moving-image archives across the country.<\/p>\n
10. British Pathe news<\/a><\/h3>\nEnjoy news stories dating back to the early 20th century including a lovely compilation of clips celebrating the BBC\u2019s 100th anniversary.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Sarah Williams Published: Tuesday, 18 October 2022 at 12:00 am We are so used to only seeing still photographs of people from the past there there is something magical about watching them moving, laughing and going about their daily lives. As the BBC celebrates its 100th birthday and puts more of its archive online, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":19967,"template":"","categories":[1,16],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"4"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/10\/britain-on-film-the-best-websites-to-watch-old-footage.png",1098,770,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/10\/britain-on-film-the-best-websites-to-watch-old-footage-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/10\/britain-on-film-the-best-websites-to-watch-old-footage-300x210.png",300,210,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/10\/britain-on-film-the-best-websites-to-watch-old-footage-768x539.png",768,539,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/10\/britain-on-film-the-best-websites-to-watch-old-footage-1024x718.png",800,561,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/10\/britain-on-film-the-best-websites-to-watch-old-footage.png",1098,770,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/10\/britain-on-film-the-best-websites-to-watch-old-footage.png",1098,770,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Sarah Williams Published: Tuesday, 18 October 2022 at 12:00 am We are so used to only seeing still photographs of people from the past there there is something magical about watching them moving, laughing and going about their daily lives. As the BBC celebrates its 100th birthday and puts more of its archive online,…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/19966"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nExplore 100 years of the BBC on this fascinating website. You can browse through themed compilations such as \u2018farming\u2019 or \u2018hobbies\u2019 or watch some relaxing \u2018interludes\u2019 with gentle clips of people sewing, fish swimming or a paper mill in action. There are also some \u2018best of\u2019 programmes to watch as well as a searchable listing of past broadcasts. If you have appeared in a past BBC programme, you can apply for a copy of the footage.<\/p>\n
4. Wessex film archive<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nArchival highlights from across the world exist in curated YouTube playlists and channels. A search for \u2018San Francisco 1906\u2019 will lead you to jaw-dropping upscaled footage from a streetcar and \u2018Wuppertal 1902\u2019 will find stabilised colourised footage from Germany\u2019s famous \u2018flying train\u2019, while recommended UK-centric searches include \u2018Mitchell and Kenyon\u2019 and \u2018Leeds Bridge 1888\u2019. The Wessex Film and Sound Archive channel is a great example of the regional content available, and has more than 200 digitised highlights.<\/p>\n
5. East Anglian Film Archive<\/a><\/h3>\nThe archive preserves some 12,000 hours of film and 30,000 hours of videotape, mainly covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. European Film Gateway<\/p>\n
6. London\u2019s Screen Archives<\/a><\/h3>\nSearch old films of London and its inhabitants from a network of archives, museums, galleries, groups and charities.<\/p>\n
7. Media Archive for Central England<\/a><\/h3>\nThis archive focuses on East and West Midlands.<\/p>\n
8. National Library of Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\nWatch more than 3,000 clips and full-length films from the library\u2019s Moving Image Archive.<\/p>\n
9. Film Archives UK<\/a><\/h3>\nThis site lists about 20 national and regional moving-image archives across the country.<\/p>\n
10. British Pathe news<\/a><\/h3>\nEnjoy news stories dating back to the early 20th century including a lovely compilation of clips celebrating the BBC\u2019s 100th anniversary.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nArchival highlights from across the world exist in curated YouTube playlists and channels. A search for \u2018San Francisco 1906\u2019 will lead you to jaw-dropping upscaled footage from a streetcar and \u2018Wuppertal 1902\u2019 will find stabilised colourised footage from Germany\u2019s famous \u2018flying train\u2019, while recommended UK-centric searches include \u2018Mitchell and Kenyon\u2019 and \u2018Leeds Bridge 1888\u2019. The Wessex Film and Sound Archive channel is a great example of the regional content available, and has more than 200 digitised highlights.<\/p>\n
5. East Anglian Film Archive<\/a><\/h3>\nThe archive preserves some 12,000 hours of film and 30,000 hours of videotape, mainly covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. European Film Gateway<\/p>\n
6. London\u2019s Screen Archives<\/a><\/h3>\nSearch old films of London and its inhabitants from a network of archives, museums, galleries, groups and charities.<\/p>\n
7. Media Archive for Central England<\/a><\/h3>\nThis archive focuses on East and West Midlands.<\/p>\n
8. National Library of Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\nWatch more than 3,000 clips and full-length films from the library\u2019s Moving Image Archive.<\/p>\n
9. Film Archives UK<\/a><\/h3>\nThis site lists about 20 national and regional moving-image archives across the country.<\/p>\n
10. British Pathe news<\/a><\/h3>\nEnjoy news stories dating back to the early 20th century including a lovely compilation of clips celebrating the BBC\u2019s 100th anniversary.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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Search old films of London and its inhabitants from a network of archives, museums, galleries, groups and charities.<\/p>\n
7. Media Archive for Central England<\/a><\/h3>\nThis archive focuses on East and West Midlands.<\/p>\n
8. National Library of Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\nWatch more than 3,000 clips and full-length films from the library\u2019s Moving Image Archive.<\/p>\n
9. Film Archives UK<\/a><\/h3>\nThis site lists about 20 national and regional moving-image archives across the country.<\/p>\n
10. British Pathe news<\/a><\/h3>\nEnjoy news stories dating back to the early 20th century including a lovely compilation of clips celebrating the BBC\u2019s 100th anniversary.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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9. Film Archives UK<\/a><\/h3>\nThis site lists about 20 national and regional moving-image archives across the country.<\/p>\n
10. British Pathe news<\/a><\/h3>\nEnjoy news stories dating back to the early 20th century including a lovely compilation of clips celebrating the BBC\u2019s 100th anniversary.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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