English: Media: film, performance, sound

This guide brings together key resources to help you find information relating to the study of English, including English language, literature, creative writing and drama.

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The Library also subscribes to collections of online resources for streaming media content, including TV, film, sound and performance and stocks physical media including DVDs, CDs and Vinyls.

Browse the resources below:

Films, Videos and Images

BBC Shakespeare Archive This link opens in a new window
Search or browse for TV and Radio programmes from the BBC's Shakespeare collections and productions.
BFI Player This link opens in a new window
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Stream short and feature films from the British Film Institute's free archive collections.
Box of Broadcasts (BoB) This link opens in a new window
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Learning on Screen's on demand TV and radio service for education.
Please see our How do I register for access to Box of Broadcasts (BoB)? FAQ for help with registration.
British Library Sounds This link opens in a new window
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Sound recordings from the British Library's archives on wide ranging topics including accents and dialects, the arts, the environment, history, music, radio and theatre.
Digital Theatre + This link opens in a new window
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Watch performances of plays, musicals, opera, dance and music many with additional images, interviews, cast lists and other supporting materials.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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Stream over 20,000 films and documentaries to watch.
Please see our How do I sign in to Kanopy? FAQ for help with access.
Routledge Performance Archive This link opens in a new window
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Search or browse for practitioner overviews, commentary and videos for streaming on dance, performance and theatre. Only 1 concurrent user allowed at a time.
VADS This link opens in a new window
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Search or browse for free arts, architecture, design, fashion and media images.

DVDs, CDs and Vinyl LPs in Curzon Library

Curzon Library AV Room (C001)

The Library has a large collection of Compact Discs, SACDs (Super-Audio CDs), Long-Playing Vinyl Records (LPs), DVDs and and a growing collection of Blu-Ray videos. These are all in Room C001.

To search for these use the search box on the Library website especially for compilation CDs, SACDs, LPs and DVDs as these will not easily be found by browsing the shelves.

Listening and watching Facilities

Room C001 contains CD and SACD (Super Audio CD) players and turntables (including a USB turntable for recording from Vinyl LP) for your listening and two Blu-Ray players for viewing DVDs and Blu-Ray discs.