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The Story of British Pathé

The Birth of the News (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, News
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 locales to the ...See moreFor 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 locales to the pageantry of state occasions and gritty social issues, the company amassed a unique documentary record of 20th-century life. See less
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Director
Bill MacLeod (as Bill Macleod)
Producer
Bill MacLeod (as Bill Macleod)
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Updated Aug 18, 2011
Release date
Aug 18, 2011 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members
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James Chapman
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Charlie Hall
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Linda Kaye
Self - Newsreel Historian, BUFVC Self - Newsreel Historian, BUFVC   See fewer
The Story of British Pathé (2011)
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Andrew Marr
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Luke McKernan
Self - Film Curator, British Library Self - Film Curator, British Library   See fewer
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Jean Murray
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