Inside the Archive

Week 7: 8-14 January 2025

This week learn more about The Story of Us, film cleaning feats and what we were watching on New Year’s Day 1985

Week 6: 1-7 January 2025

This week learn more about a recent visit from the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, the archive’s ‘Top 5’ titles and the late, great Malcolm Le Grice.

Week 5: 11-17 December

Learn more about deaccessioning, ‘orphan manifestations’ and how a silent landmark inspired this year’s Christmas must-have.

Week 4: 4-10 December 2024

In this edition we explore the importance of barcode scanning, discover a lost world in a Tring basement and examine the anatomy of a trailer.

Week 3: 27 November – 3 December 2024

Learn more about a recent archive adventure to India, how our curators have been taking a fresh look at our collections and the importance of a good label, in our latest blog.

Week 2: 20-26 November 2024

This week we shout from the rooftops about the BFI Mediatheque, head to the Manchester Animation Festival and learn about sustainability in archiving

Week 1: 13-19 November 2024

As we gear up for World TV Day on 21 November, learn more about how we archive off-air TV broadcasts and make these available at the BFI Mediatheque

Week 0: Time to go Inside the Archive

Welcome to the first edition of our new, weekly blog exploring the work of the BFI National Archive