The British Library is home to the UK's national sound archive, one of the largest collections of sound recordings in the world. With over 6.5 million items of speech, music and wildlife, this includes audio from the advent of recording to the present day.
You can search the library's collection of recordings using the library catalogue. Search for the particular title of an artist or production and add the word 'DVD' to your search to see only recordings, rather than recordings and books.
Shared off-air recording and media archive service. Programmes can only be viewed in the UK.
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High quality films of leading theatre productions and detailed analysis of play texts.
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A developing resource produced in partnership with Digital Theatre, providing unique access to an unprecedented range of audio-visual material from past and present practitioners of performance.
Contains dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance.