Of course you can view lots of television content by visiting the sites of broadcasting companies, television shows, and channels. What we present here is a listing of sites where you can view archival footage and images off the beaten track.
This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
The San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive
Established in 1982 by Helene Whitson, this unique moving image collection presents sixty years of social history and cultural revolution in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over 4000 hours of local newsfilm, documentaries and other programs have been donated to the J. Paul Leonard Library by broadcasters, production companies and private individuals, to be preserved as an academic resource. Many of these films are available for viewing free, online.
UCLA Film and Television Archive Animation Collection
Although best-known for its restoration of feature films, UCLA Film & Television Archive has been preserving animated films for more than three decades, with over one hundred titles to its credit. The 11 short subjects, trailers, and promotional films presented here provide a representative sampling of that work.
Selected episodes from Seasons One and Two of the This American Life television program are available to watch online.
The selection of over 100 film and television clips which can be viewed on this site, represent a small sample of the vast collections held in the UK’s twelve public sector moving image archives. These clips can be browsed by archive or by theme.
This page has a list of links to member sites in the UK. Many of the member sites have footage available to view online.
TVARK is an online TV museum of primarily UK television. The site is intended as a tribute to the work of television presentation and graphics, and to preserve a slice of social history. You won’t be able to view full episodes here, but through images and video clips, they present those modest little chunks of television that are never repeated: idents, programme promotions, opening title sequences, public information films, commercials, daily start-ups and closedowns, break bumpers and station clocks. Each item is accompanied by a short written analysis and review.
Browse and watch video from the Paley Center’s public programs and Perspectives on Media features. New programs are added to the Screening Room regularly.
