Wessex Film and Sound Archive WFSA

At Wessex Film and Sound Archive you can see and hear history, from late Victorian times to the present day, through moving images and sound recordings. The Archive contains over 32,000 film and sound recordings relating to central southern England, including film and tapes of local TV and radio, now available to study and enjoy. We also have an 85 seat cinema for group viewing and listening.

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  Film
  Cinefilm of ‘any age and any gauge’ relating to the region, to add to our collections of professional, amateur, documentary, research, advertising and newsreel films of local interest, from 1897 onwards.

   

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  Sound
  Sound recordings which reflect life in the area, especially oral history and local radio, gramophone discs and local music tapes, such as those featuring the Bournemouth Orchestras, and digital audio files.

   

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  Video
  Video recordings showing everyday life and events, whether on obsolete formats or made today, including corporate promotions and creative films.

   

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  Equipment and manuals for the above recordings, to help us in our work