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BFI SOUTHBANK GUIDE

aka "NFT/NATIONAL FILM THEATRE/BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE/CRITICS' CHOICE"
Magazine from United Kingdom United Kingdom flag

United Kingdom flag

First issue:

1952

Publisher:

British Film Institute (BFI)

Website:

whatson.bfi.org.uk/

Movie magazine?

Yes

Still published?

Yes

- In October 1952 The National Film Theatre opened on the South Bank of the River Thames, London. Previously known as the Telekinema (which had been built for the Festival of Britain in 1951), the NFT became the UK's national repertory cinema.
- The program guides of the films shown in the NFT were included in CRITICS' CHOICE magazine from 1952 to 1956 (The magazine in this incarnation was subtitled 'An Independent Guide to Film Going').
- Critical comments for each film chosen, by a BFI panel that included Dilys Powell, Josh Billings, Connery Chappell, Paul Dehn, Jympson Harman, Roger Manvell and Richard Winnington.
- Each film entry is given a brief synopsis, partial cast list and a photo from the movie.
- The program guides vary in length.
- From 1957 to 1960 program guides were included in "NATIONAL FILM THEATRE" magazine, later called 'NFT".
- In March 2007 the NFT was relaunched as "BFI Southbank Guide".

Last updated: 20 June 2026 (see recent updates)

Listed issues: 410

Listing is not complete, so it is not known what is missing.

See The listing

Special thanks for this page goes to:
Garry Malvern, Grace, Mike, Pierre Greenfield, Scott Matheson, Alan B., Jörg.

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2008

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Fred Astaire

Cyd Charisse

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Frank Sinatra

Dean Martin

April

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On cover:

Jane Russell

Marilyn Monroe

February

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On cover:

Burt Lancaster

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2007

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Bette Davis

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On cover:

Dita Parlo

January

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Catherine Deneuve

2006

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On cover:

Ava Gardner

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On cover:

Alfred Hitchcock

July

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On cover:

Susan Hayward

April

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On cover:

Harold Lloyd

March

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On cover:

Juliette Binoche

Daniel Day-Lewis

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On cover:

Mireille Balin

Jean Gabin

August

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On cover:

Veronica Lake

May

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On cover:

William Powell

Myrna Loy

April

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On cover:

Paul Robeson

March

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On cover:

Julie Andrews

February

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On cover:

Rudolph Valentino

January

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On cover:

Rock Hudson

Lauren Bacall

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On cover:

Louise Brooks

September

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On cover:

Beatrice Dalle

Jean-Hugues Anglade

August

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April

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On cover:

Steve McQueen

Jacqueline Bisset

March

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On cover:

Marilyn Monroe

February

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On cover:

Audrey Hepburn

January

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On cover:

Lauren Bacall

1996

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On cover:

Francois Truffaut

June

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On cover:

Richard Widmark

May

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On cover:

Sean Connery

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