British Defence Film Library
Encyclopedia
The British Defence Film Library (BFDL) is part of the Services Sound and Vision Corporation
and is responsible for maintaining the library and distribution of military training and recruitment film, CD-ROMs and training packs.
It was founded in April 1996 under a MoD
contract. The BDFL supplies the training programmes to the Royal Navy
, British Army
and Royal Air Force
. It has a library of approximately 3,500 titles from over 40 years. New programmes are added to the library as they are made.
Services Sound and Vision Corporation
The Services Sound and Vision Corporation is a British registered charity. Set up in the 1980s to "entertain and inform Britain's Armed Forces around the world", its activities include the British Forces Broadcasting Service with its radio and television operations, SSVC Cinemas, the British...
and is responsible for maintaining the library and distribution of military training and recruitment film, CD-ROMs and training packs.
It was founded in April 1996 under a MoD
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
contract. The BDFL supplies the training programmes to the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
. It has a library of approximately 3,500 titles from over 40 years. New programmes are added to the library as they are made.