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British Pathe are one of the oldest media companies in the world.
Their roots lie in 1890s Paris where their founder, Charles Pathe,
pioneered the development of the moving image.
They were established in London in 1902, and by 1910 were producing their
famous bi-weekly newsreel the Pathe Gazette. After the First World War
they started producing various Cinemagazines as well. By 1930 they were
producing the Gazette, the Pathetone Weekly, the Pathe Pictorial and Eve's
Film Review, covering entertainment, culture and womens' issues.
By the time Pathe finally stopped producing the cinema newsreel in 1970
they had accumulated 3500 hours of filmed history amounting
to over 90,000 individual items.
Over the last 30 years this material has been used extensively around
the world in television programmes, home videos, advertisments, corporate
productions and, most recently, in web publishing.
Through the generosity of the Lottery Funded New Opportunities Fund it
was possible to build this web site, and to encode the library for digital
distribution.
Whereas all professional usages still require a licence fee we are delighted
to be able to offer free "preview" facilities on this site to
residents of the British Isles.
British Pathe are owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust Group. British
Pathe footage sales are now managed by ITN Source.
Click here to visit the ITN Source website
All Rights Reserved.
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