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The Story of British Pathé

Bill MacLeod

David Okuefuna

Verity Sharp

The Story of British Pathé: Episode 1: The Birth of the News

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Episode 1: The Birth of the News

The Birth of the News

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A look at the work of the buccaneering cameramen behind British Pathé's newsreels.

Series delving into film company British Pathé's vast store of images. This episode looks at the work of the buccaneering cameramen behind Pathé's newsreels.

For more than half a century, the film and newsreel company British Pathé documented almost every aspect of everyday life in Britain and around the world. Covering everything from major world events and exotic foreign travelogues to the pageantry of state occasions and gritty social issues, the company amassed a unique documentary record of 20th-century life. This series delves into British Pathé's amazing treasure trove of images, beginning with the work of the buccaneering cameramen behind Pathé's newsreels - men who witnessed pivotal moments in history and created many of the conventions of news programming that we still use today.

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Series delving into film and newsreel company British Pathé's treasure trove of images.

Series delving into film and newsreel company British Pathé's treasure trove of images, which documented almost every aspect of everyday life in Britain and around the world in the 20th century.

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