First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
By 1870, Louis Le Prince is working hard on the invention of his camera and hoping to apply for a patent, when opportunity beckons from across the Atlantic. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
In New York, and with a patent applied for, Louis le Prince continues work on his new camera and projector hoping to make the first ever moving picture on film. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
In 1890 the inventor Louis Le Prince is confident that his new motion picture camera is close to completion, but financial matters send him to France and the end of his dreams. Show more
