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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 Filmkontor and Spiegel TV. All rights reserved. To license footage, please contact [email protected].

80 years ago today, the Interim Government of India formed under Jawaharlal Nehru, with the aim of preparing India for i...
02/09/2026

80 years ago today, the Interim Government of India formed under Jawaharlal Nehru, with the aim of preparing India for independence the following year. Here's our India and Pakistan Independence Collection: https://ow.ly/jPR550ZIbbB

Sir Barry Gibb, the last surviving Bee Gee, is 80 today. In 1969, Pathé filmed the music icon on Carnaby Street - watch ...
01/09/2026

Sir Barry Gibb, the last surviving Bee Gee, is 80 today. In 1969, Pathé filmed the music icon on Carnaby Street - watch here: https://ow.ly/Cqee50ZHCN5

The day Harald V of Norway defiantly broke with royal tradition and chose love over status:
28/08/2026

The day Harald V of Norway defiantly broke with royal tradition and chose love over status:

R.I.P. Harald V of Norway. Here is the 1968 marriage of Harald as c...

Sir Billy Boston pictured on the far right, as Wigan celebrate winning the 1958 Rugby League Cup Final. Watch the game h...
25/08/2026

Sir Billy Boston pictured on the far right, as Wigan celebrate winning the 1958 Rugby League Cup Final. Watch the game highlights here: https://ow.ly/fZKe50ZFgCP

England is set to have 70,000 new homes built across the next 10 years in a bid to solve the housing crisis. We look at ...
25/08/2026

England is set to have 70,000 new homes built across the next 10 years in a bid to solve the housing crisis. We look at the history of British housing policy, including the unprecedented post-war boom that replaced war-damaged dwellings and inner-city slums: https://ow.ly/f8Zo50ZF3WG

With the summer holidays nearing their end, we look at a fantastic 1968 travelogue for Devon: https://ow.ly/KQpk50ZEsaA
24/08/2026

With the summer holidays nearing their end, we look at a fantastic 1968 travelogue for Devon: https://ow.ly/KQpk50ZEsaA

Did you know the Channel Tunnel could have been a bridge? See those plans and more in our film archive: https://ow.ly/XQ...
17/08/2026

Did you know the Channel Tunnel could have been a bridge? See those plans and more in our film archive: https://ow.ly/XQ0650ZAscw

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