Introducing the BAFTA Archive

We open up our Archive to provide a first look into the wealth of material which charts...

The Academy's First Meeting

From the Academy Archive, an extraordinary record of the historic first meeting of the British...

The changing face of Our Awards

The famous BAFTA mask isn’t the only Award to be presented by the Academy in recognition...

Restoring BAFTA's Archive Audio

In February 2009, the BAFTA Archive launched a new project to restore its new and existing...

Gandhi Reunion - 25 Years On

We reunited the cast and crew of Gandhi to celebrate the film's enduring legacy.

Sir Bill Cotton Tribute

The Academy pays tribute to Sir Bill Cotton, a BAFTA Fellow and BBC executive who oversaw...

Peter Morley - A Life Rewound

Read Peter Morley's online autobiography, recounting his remarkable career in the television...

Mark Shivas (1938 - 2008)

The Academy pays tribute to Mark Shivas, former head of BBC Television Drama and a multiple...

Geoffrey Perkins Tribute

Geoffrey Perkins, former head of comedy at BBC Television and a BAFTA-winning writer and...

Archive Gallery: Gandhi, 25 years on

Sir David Lean Showcase

Delve into the Academy Archive and explore the career of acclaimed film-maker Sir David...

Lean's Letter to the Academy

From the late 1960s, David Lean’s letter offers an extraordinary insight into the Academy...

Addressing the Membership - 1948

Academy Chairman David Lean addresses the membership in a British Film Academy publication...

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

We open-up the pages of a 1962 Academy Journal dedicated to Lawrence of Arabia, and explore...

What Price Glory?

In an extract from the Academy's 1952 Quarterly publication, David Lean debates the cost...

Sir David Lean (1908-1991)

A master of visual storytelling and one of the early champions of the Academy in the 1940s...

Lord Puttnam on David Lean

Speaking at the opening ceremony of The David Lean Room at 195 Piccadilly in 1999, the Academy...

David Lean Filmography

The ambition and quality of his work from 1930 to 1984 confirms Sir David Lean as one of...

Official Opening of the David Lean Room

We recall the grand opening of the newly-refurbished David Lean Room, described as “A fitting...

A Man with Intent

Famed producer, Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan recollects a long association with Sir David...

A Fitting Farewell

Sir David Lean passed away on 16 April 1991. BAFTA News covered the moving memorial ceremony...

Archive Gallery: David Lean

Lord Attenborough Showcase

Explore the life and work of Academy President Richard Attenborough, whose support and inspiration...

Attenborough Applies

From 1959/60, we republish Lord Attenborough’s original application forms to become a member...

Attenborough at Eighty

Writer Quentin Falk profiles Academy President Lord Attenborough on the occasion of his...

Lord Attenborough Filmography

From The Angry Silence and Guns of Batasi to Gandhi and Cry Freedom, Richard Attenborough...

Lord Attenborough Biography

An esteemed and profoundly committed filmmaker, Lord Attenborough has been a tireless supporter...

Attenborough on Lean

From one British cinema legend to another: Lord Attenborough pays tribute to Sir David Lean...

Archive Gallery: Richard Attenborough