The University provides staff and students with access to a wide range of film, television, audio and visual art resources. As well as the legacy AV Collection of DVDs and music CDs (with viewing and listening facilities) on the 3rd floor of the Library, there are free streaming services you can access online with your Roehampton login.
DVDs and some eVideos can be found via UR Library Search, but a lot of streaming content can only be found by going direct to the platform - see links below. You can also go to the A-Z List of Databases and filter by Type: Video (or Image or Music).
Some of our key online film resources, licensed for educational use, are:
Record and stream freeview TV and radio programmes for educational use, create clips and playlists, and access the archive of recorded programmes including BBC and Shakespeare Archives. ROB is managed by AVR, for assistance contact: avr@roehampton.ac.uk.
Staff can find more information on how to request content for ROB, and create your personal media library, on the staff portal.
The British Film Institute's curated streaming service for higher education, with a focus on British and European independent films, updated monthly with new content. Note: after logging in with your Roehampton email address, you need to create a personal user account for access. You may watch content on personal devices or in class, but BFI Player is not licenced for public screenings.
Streams thousands of films, documentaries and training videos across a wide range of subjects. Note: Click 'Log in to Roehampton' on the left side of the screen to gain access. Please note: BBC programmes may be available via Roehampton Online Broadcasts (ROB).
Please note that Kanopy does not allow screenshots, nor screen sharing via videoconferencing software such as MS Teams.
More specialised video resources are also available:
Hundreds of videos from the most influential 20th century choreographers, companies and dancers. Content incudes ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, and experimental; from Cunningham to Limon, Dance Theatre of Harlem to DV8 Physical Theatre.
Plays and play criticisms from a range of publishers including Aurora Metro Books, Faber & Faber and Bloomsbury Publishing. Also includes Globe on Screen and Early Modern video Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum's archives. Note: To access this resource please select “University of Roehampton”.
The BBC's archive of their entire Shakespeare output: plays, poems and sonnets, documentaries, interviews, photographs and stills. Licensed only for streamed playback. Requires registration with your Roehampton email address. Click here to register.
A comprehensive collection of performance videos, audio recordings, and production designs (from sound and lights to sets and costumes).
Stream current video content in the contemporary fields of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counselling.
Video version of Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, with 230 videos of physical examination techniques, plus clinical reasoning content for skills-based assessments.
3D human anatomy visualisation tool containing: Human Anatomy Atlas, Physiology & Pathology and Muscle Premium. Available both as a desktop version and an App. First time users will need to set up a personal account (free).
All the above sources are Roehampton subscriptions, licensed for educational use.
For a list of good quality, legitimate open access film sources see the Watch section of the Film subject guide.
Access thousands of the British Library's global recordings, including music, drama and literature, oral history, languages and dialects, wildlife, and birdsong.
A music database containing over 2 million tracks, from classical and opera to jazz, blues, film scores and world music. All available straight to your phone via the NML app. Spotlight on Naxos blog post.
Provides access to curated high quality images from reliable sources that have been rights-cleared for use in education and research. It contains 300 collections composed of over 2 million images.
Access to digitised books, music, and artworks from Europe's museums, libraries, and archives.
Archive of printed ephemera covering everyday life in Britain in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The UK's largest collection of architecture images and drawings, covering various styles, periods and themes.