Entertaining Britain
Series drawing from film/newsreel company British Pathe's archive looks at its cinemagazines, such as Pathe Pictorial, Eve's Film Review and Pathetone Weekly.
While the company was famous for its pioneering news reports, it also produced immensely popular 'cinemagazines', which entertained cinemagoers for decades. Initially made to boost the nation's morale after the First World War, entertaining strands such as Pathe Pictorial and Eve's Film Review were designed to appeal to women who were interested in fashion, celebrities and movie stars - and offered plenty of handy hints for those running the home. In the 1930s, the arrival of synchronised sound increased the popularity of cinemagazines, and the company launched Pathetone Weekly - a strand that featured what Pathe believed were the 'novel, amusing and strange' dimensions of our national life.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Katy Homan |
Executive Producer | David Okuefuna |
Narrator | Verity Sharp |
Broadcasts
- Thu 1 Sep 2011 21:00
- Thu 1 Sep 2011 23:55
- Fri 2 Sep 2011 02:30
- Wed 7 Sep 2011 23:00
- Sun 20 Nov 2011 19:00
- Mon 21 Nov 2011 02:40
- Tue 15 May 2012 20:00
- Wed 16 May 2012 00:00
- Sun 24 Feb 2013 19:00
- Mon 25 Feb 2013 02:00
- Wed 23 Mar 2016 00:00
- Mon 28 Mar 2016 02:50