Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
New Videos

Britannica Explains

Time to face the music.

Watch more

Luthier inspects a violin body at a workbench beside a microscope and shelves of varnish jars. Overlay arrow points to the violin with a text box: “$1 million!”

Media Matters

Side-by-side screens: left, vintage TV with black-and-white party scene labeled “then”; right, still from the Apple TV+ series "Severance" labeled “now.”
How was the television invented?
The video thumbnail image shows a Foley artist using a coffee grinder to create sound.
How a Foley artist creates sound effects for screen
The real serial killer who inspired Psycho
The real serial killer who inspired Psycho
A photo montage of a colorful Indian flag waving on a white paper background, and a black & white photo of two Indian filmmakers peering through a large film movie camera.
The history of Bollywood: From the Golden Age to today
Why do movie theaters serve popcorn?
Why do movie theaters serve popcorn?
How talkies replaced silent films
How talkies replaced silent films

Arts and Letters

Yellow letter tiles on a teal background spell "what is a haiku?" with abstract calligraphic scribbles in the background
The history of the haiku—and how to write one
Collage spells "African American English" in cutout letters; at right, a large open mouth, a hand with megaphone, and chat bubbles with laptop.
What Is African American English? Language, Memory, and Belonging
An image of Joy Harjo, a Native American woman, imposed on a background of a notebook. A blue arrow points to Harjo with the label "poet laureate."
Joy Harjo explains the job of poet laureate
Smiling older woman with long white hair gestures with open hands; collage background of English and Native American writing, paper texture, and vintage portraits.
A Lost Generation: How One Artist Reconnects to Her Indigenous Heritage
The video thumbnail image shows a scene of illustrated trees overlaid with a black-and-white photo of Robert Frost in profile,
Reading and interpretation: “The Onset” by Robert Frost
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby raises a champagne glass, with "The Great Gatsby" book cover superimposed and an arrow pointing to it.
The Great Gatsby: From flop to Great American Novel

New on Britannica

Smiling older woman with long white hair gestures with open hands; collage background of English and Native American writing, paper texture, and vintage portraits.
A Lost Generation: How One Artist Reconnects to Her Indigenous Heritage
Collage spells "African American English" in cutout letters; at right, a large open mouth, a hand with megaphone, and chat bubbles with laptop.
What Is African American English? Language, Memory, and Belonging
Yellow letter tiles on a teal background spell "what is a haiku?" with abstract calligraphic scribbles in the background
The history of the haiku—and how to write one
Side-by-side screens: left, vintage TV with black-and-white party scene labeled “then”; right, still from the Apple TV+ series "Severance" labeled “now.”
How was the television invented?
Luthier inspects a violin body at a workbench beside a microscope and shelves of varnish jars. Overlay arrow points to the violin with a text box: “$1 million!”
What it's like to restore the world's most expensive violins
Axolotl wearing a green paper hat in the style of Peter Pan, with speech bubble reading “I'll never grow up!”
What is so unique about the axolotl?
Five hands on a concrete wall; above a torn edge are scenes of outdoor dining, floodwater, and a crowded street; text reads “Who gets to move on?”
Hurricane Katrina 20 years later: Who gets to move on?
An actor in a spritely costume sits in a cloth swing against a dark background. Text on screen reads, "A Midsummer Night's Dream: Puck's Final Monologue."
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Puck's final speech
Two male actors cling to a female actor on stage. Text on screen reads, "Lovers' quarrel: A Midsummer Night's Dream"
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Lovers' quarrel
A male actor in a yellow jumpsuit stands in front of a small group wearing donkey ears; another actor kneels, clapping his hands. Text on screen reads, "Bottom's transformation: A Midsummer Night's Dream."
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Bottom's transformation
Collage of raised-fist silhouettes over a halftone orange, yellow, and green background, featuring historic newspaper text and faint crowd imagery.
How India finally won a 200-year fight for independence
An astronaut in space waves while surrounded by floating plastic debris including bottles, a bag, a straw, and a plate near Earth's orbit.
Should we be worried about space trash?

Original Series

Britannica Money video portal logo.
B-Money Smart
Want to become a smarter investor, saver, and spender? Britannica Money breaks down the complex world of finance.
Series thumbnail for Britannica Explains video series.
Britannica Explains
Whatever your question, Britannica has the answer.
Britannica zodiac video series image logo, for use on video portal only.
Behind the Zodiac
What’s really written in the stars?
Series thumbnail for Britannica Classics videos.
Britannica Classics
Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.
Time running, deadline, life time or business milestone concept, closed up vintage pocket watch or clock on book in vintage tone
This Time in History
In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.
Demystified series logo for video portal.
Demystified
Science, art, history, and culture—demystified.
A lilac British cat looking up. The cat opened his mouth with a mad look. The concept of an animal that is surprised or amazed.
#WTFact Videos
In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.

Videos By Category

Entertainment & Pop Culture

Entertainment & Pop Culture
Geography & Travel

Geography & Travel
Health & Medicine

Health & Medicine
Lifestyles & Social Issues

Lifestyles & Social Issues
Literature

Literature
Philosophy & Religion

Philosophy & Religion
Politics, Law & Government

Politics, Law & Government
Science

Science
Sports & Recreation

Sports & Recreation
Technology

Technology
Visual Arts

Visual Arts
World History

World History