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The British Pathé archive is the world's finest collection of newsreels and cinemagazines. Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news.

British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, Bri

tish Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. The entire archive is available to view online for free via the British Pathé YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe) and website (www.britishpathe.com). All rights reserved. To license footage, please contact [email protected].

21/06/2024

Beautiful Vancouver travelogue from 1958.
Watch the full film here: https://ow.ly/9Jrv50Sn7s4

20/06/2024

Come spend 5 minutes in 1920s New York!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOfyQaG4KB4

20/06/2024

Inside the Royal Mint (1956).
Full film here: https://ow.ly/gSWI50Smcc6

18/06/2024

In 1974, Covent Garden's market which had existed in some form since 1654 shut for good. This 1961 film explains why...

Market Report. London.L/S Pan, elevated, Covent Garden market area. L/S Elevated, trucks being drawn up and loaded up. M/S Men taking boxes off lorry and get...

17/06/2024

Coney Island at its peak in 1932.
Full film here: https://ow.ly/EUfi50Sk8Up

17/06/2024

80 years ago today, Iceland declared complete independence from Nazi-occupied-Denmark. The island gained home-rule in 1904 but foreign affairs had remained in Denmark's control. Here's our Icelandic highlights: https://ow.ly/8HGn50SjMPF

14/06/2024

A forgotten exercise craze - the Athletic Wheel.
Watch the full film here: https://ow.ly/2nHR50SiHYV

13/06/2024

80 years ago today, the first V-1 flying bomb hit Britain. V-1 and the later V-2 bombs would go on to terrorise Britain with thousands of civilian deaths and more injured. Here's coverage of the peril that was originally censored: https://ow.ly/RibF50Si9mu

13/06/2024

How they made jukeboxes in 1958.
Watch the full film here: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/36676/

12/06/2024

Eye-catching
Full film here: https://ow.ly/FIkm50Sh5Fc

12/06/2024

R.I.P. Françoise Hardy.
Here's an enchanting performance from 1963: ow.ly/lW7g50SgHvB

10/06/2024

10 Mesmerising manufacturing films from the 1950s:

10 beautifully-produced industry films from the 1950s. We have loads more at http://www.britishpathe.com/ 1. Paperweights (0:00 - 2:01)https://www.britishpat...

07/06/2024

Alan Turing, the father of modern computer science, committed su***de 70 years ago today. His profound legacy includes personally breaking the code used by German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic: https://ow.ly/4yWl50SbFV0

06/06/2024

Full film here: https://ow.ly/9Kky50SaNHC

06/06/2024

On its 80th anniversary, we pay tribute to the immense bravery and sacrifice of those who took part in the Normandy Landings.
Lest We Forget.

05/06/2024

Explore our D-Day Collection of iconic newsreels: https://ow.ly/4B3750S9n9L

04/06/2024

Royal Crown Derby factory, filmed in 1963.
Full film here: https://ow.ly/38Pf50S8cAg

04/06/2024

An invention that never caught on - the underground garage.
Full film here: https://ow.ly/o1zA50S8zsM

04/06/2024

We explore D-Day's coverage in 1944.

News Reports From the Normandy Landings - the largest seaborne invasion in history. Films used in this compilation:https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/82535/ ...

04/06/2024

Rome was liberated 80 years ago today.
Watch it on film: https://ow.ly/LAMo50S010W

02/06/2024

A century ago today, Native Americans became US citizens when President Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act. Here's a film of Coolidge being adorned by the Sioux people: https://ow.ly/GXAR50S00Pu

31/05/2024

Syd Barrett, Nick Mason and scarecrow (1967)
Pink Floyd filming their music promo for 'The Scarecrow': https://ow.ly/pSwA50S4kEx

31/05/2024

Rare film of 1935 Ethiopia
Full film here: https://ow.ly/JUmp50S3WeQ

29/05/2024

Experience D-Day as the public did in 1944 - through newsreels.

A collection of news reports from D-Day

29/05/2024

The last July election was in 1945. Labour won its first ever landslide victory, enabling Clement Attlee's government to introduce radical post-war welfare reforms, including the NHS. Here's our coverage: https://ow.ly/NZh550S00FE

29/05/2024

70 years ago today, 21-year-old Diane Leather became the first woman to run a sub-5-minute mile. Her athletic career preceded a long life devoted to charity work in Cornwall. Here she is before her breakthrough: https://ow.ly/ea1050RZV8q

24/05/2024

Tennis legend Suzanne Lenglen, who dominated the 1920s, was born 125 years ago today. Here's the star on film: https://ow.ly/UeA650RFTFq

23/05/2024

West Germany was formed 75 years ago today.
Here's reports from the time: https://ow.ly/ZTHE50RFTek

23/05/2024

Glasgow 1957
Full film here: https://ow.ly/G6qn50RSkzB

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Beautiful Vancouver travelogue from 1958. Watch the full film here: https://ow.ly/9Jrv50Sn7s4

Inside the Royal Mint (1956). Full film here: https://ow.ly/gSWI50Smcc6

Coney Island at its peak in 1932. Full film here: https://ow.ly/EUfi50Sk8Up

A forgotten exercise craze - the Athletic Wheel. Watch the full film here: https://ow.ly/2nHR50SiHYV

How they made jukeboxes in 1958. Watch the full film here: https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/36676/

Eye-catching Full film here: https://ow.ly/FIkm50Sh5Fc

Full film here: https://ow.ly/9Kky50SaNHC

Royal Crown Derby factory, filmed in 1963. Full film here: https://ow.ly/38Pf50S8cAg

An invention that never caught on - the underground garage. Full film here: https://ow.ly/o1zA50S8zsM

Rare film of 1935 Ethiopia Full film here: https://ow.ly/JUmp50S3WeQ

The public on the upcoming general election in 1951. Full film here: https://ow.ly/vlxi50RSlhp

Treemendous Full clip here: https://ow.ly/ZTzg50ROxTp

Cut-price castle (1956) Full film here: https://ow.ly/kXjJ50RJV3X

The effects of liquid oxygen (1957) Full film here: https://ow.ly/WQqR50RJVka

When the King was a fresher: https://ow.ly/acri50RGOYm

Gandhi and Charlie Chaplin greeting crowds in Canning Town (1931). Full film here: https://ow.ly/6imU50RAG4R

Feast your eyes on some amazing avocado designs (1966). Full clip here: https://ow.ly/ngpN50RAc9p

Blitz raid victim interviewed. Full film here: https://ow.ly/2oZp50Rywg7

Icing masterpieces (1964) Full film here: https://ow.ly/BQyc50RvAiG

The immense preparations for D-Day. Full film here: https://ow.ly/EwSa50RuWib

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Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.

British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. The entire archive is available to view online for free via the British Pathé website (www.britishpathe.com).

In 2018, British Pathé launched its online on-demand service “British Pathé TV”, created as an alternative to the mainstream broadcast channels and aiming to appeal to specialist audiences – such as history buffs, royal watchers, cinema aficionados and train enthusiasts, among many other groups. Visit www.britishpathe.tv for hundreds of full-length documentaries, fascinating interviews and classic movies. All rights reserved. To license footage, please contact [email protected].