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British Pathé 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). We also represent the Reuters Historical Collection and Spiegel TV. All rights reserved. To license footage, please contact [email protected].

Award-winning documentary The Divided Island will be playing as part of the South London Film Festival this weekend. Cey...
18/07/2025

Award-winning documentary The Divided Island will be playing as part of the South London Film Festival this weekend. Cey Sesiguzel's film offers a bold and balanced exploration of the Cyprus Conflict. More details here: https://ow.ly/3rFM50WrUEc

The Potsdam Conference began 80 years ago today. America, Russia and the United Kingdom met with the aim of establishing...
17/07/2025

The Potsdam Conference began 80 years ago today. America, Russia and the United Kingdom met with the aim of establishing the post-WW2 world order. Here it is on film: https://ow.ly/6Fxp50Wr79c

16/07/2025

Cornish water diviner Catherine Bent filmed in 1954

The first nuclear bomb was detonated in New Mexico 80 years ago today. Less than a month later, the atomic bombings of H...
16/07/2025

The first nuclear bomb was detonated in New Mexico 80 years ago today. Less than a month later, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki took place. Here's our coverage of the first nuclear tests: https://ow.ly/mua050WqoZY

10/07/2025

Donald McNarry was considered the master of 'extreme' miniature shipbuilding

The Scopes Monkey Trial began 100 years ago today. John T. Scopes was accused of violating Tennessee state laws prohibit...
10/07/2025

The Scopes Monkey Trial began 100 years ago today. John T. Scopes was accused of violating Tennessee state laws prohibiting the teaching of human evolution. The trial was actually staged to publicise the small town where it took place: https://ow.ly/96p750Wnw72

03/07/2025

Gibson, reported to be the world's largest cat in 1934.

The Dalai Lama has asserted his successor will be chosen by the established Tibetan tradition, rather than by China. Her...
03/07/2025

The Dalai Lama has asserted his successor will be chosen by the established Tibetan tradition, rather than by China. Here's our report from the 1959 Tibetan Uprising against Communist China: https://ow.ly/Q7wn50Wkfvf

30/06/2025

The Galapagos Affair saw a series of mysterious deaths among a tiny group of isolated eccentrics.

The United Nations charter was signed 80 years ago today in San Francisco - here's our coverage: https://ow.ly/qoSH50Wge...
26/06/2025

The United Nations charter was signed 80 years ago today in San Francisco - here's our coverage: https://ow.ly/qoSH50WgeRW

25/06/2025

The man who thatched his car.

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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].