Library Guides: English: TV, film and audio

Online Resources

Box of Broadcasts (BoB)
Box of Broadcasts (BOB) lets you view, record, create clips and share broadcast programmes from over 60 TV and radio channels. For educational use only.
Limitation - Full service available only to users located in the UK. BBC News and BBC Parliament are temporarily available to users located anywhere in the world.

Accessibility information for Box of Broadcasts (BoB)
Digital Theatre Plus
Offers high-definition films of UK theatre productions and 65+ interviews with actors, directors and creative teams.

Accessibility information for Digital Theatre Plus
Kanopy
Is a video streaming service containing films, documentaries and educational videos in a great range of subjects and disciplines including Literature.

Accessibility information for Kanopy

Database of Shakespeare on Film, Television and Radio
This authoritative online database of Shakespeare-related content in film, television, radio and video recordings is international in scope, is regularly updated and currently holds over 8,200 records dating from the 1890s to the present day.

BBC Shakespeare Archive
The BBC Shakespeare Archive provides access to hundreds of video and audio recordings, hosted by the Educational Recording Agency. As well as full productions of Shakespeare's plays, you can find clips, interviews, commentaries, and more.
Limitation - Registration (using your City email address) is required to access the BBC Shakespeare Archive. Only available to users within the UK.

Accessibility information for BBC Shakespeare Archive

DVDs and CDs in the Library

City's AV Collection includes DVDs and CDs across a range of disciplines. DVDs can be found on Level 5 of the Northampton Square Library. CDs are kept in the library store, and can be requested via CityLibrary Search.

To browse the collection online, run a search, and narrow your results to content type 'DVD' and/or 'Compact Disc'.

You will need your City ID card to access the DVD collection or borrow CDs. You can borrow five DVDs or CDs at a time.

Teaching arrangements for DVDs

If you would like to use one of the library's DVDs in the classroom just contact your Subject Librarian, they will reserve the item for you to borrow.