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Galleries
British Pathé captured history in images. Here we collect some of these images to inspire, entertain and remember. If you have any ideas for Galleries of your own, we'd love to hear from you. Simply collect the images you want in a viewspace with your ideas for captions and e-mail us the link to info@britishpathe.com. We'll be publishing the best submissions on the website every week.
Twenty Acts Of Terror
Terrorism is nothing new. As early as 1885 the first bomb exploded on the London Underground. Even before then, terrorist groups had made their respective marks - the "People's...
New York, USA (1919)...
New York, USA (1920)...
Liverpool, UK (1920)...
Winston Churchill's Finest Quotes
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. With the news that Churchill is to feature on a new £5 banknote,...
Winston Churchill:...
Winston Churchill: "I...
Lady Astor:...
Prime Ministers' Funerals
As thousands of mourners including World leaders and dignitaries are getting ready to pay their respects to Margaret Thatcher, we take a look at the funerals of previous British...
William Gladstone,...
Andrew Bonar Law, 1923...
Herbert Henry Asquith,...
Alcatraz: Battles and Escapes
On 21 March 1963, Alcatraz federal prison closed its crumbling doors and walls to criminals forever. During its 30 year history as a penitentiary, The Rock hosted many dramas...
The Rock 1.5 Miles...
Residents Alcatraz...
1937 Bank Robbers...
10 Great Urban Myths
We’ve all heard them and we are all probably guilty at some point of perpetuating a story which we believe to be true. Urban legends are those stories that are handed down by...
Jfk: "I'm A Jelly...
Albert Einstein Failed...
The Lighthouse And Us...
Death Row in Wartime: 8 Images
Whilst Pathe didn’t shy away from screening very real and very harrowing footage of say the Holocaust; films showing someone’s life end by execution were not generally shown...
Richard Jarczyk, Nazi...
Execution By Firing...
Preparing For Death In...
Don'ts for Husbands, Wives and Valentines
Amuse yourself by taking some tips from the 'Don'ts for Wives and Husbands' which was published 100 years ago. Taking heed will bound to make your Valentine very happy!
Warm His Slippers...
Health "Don't Let Your...
Be A Snappy Dresser...
Munich Air Disaster
On 6 February 1958 a charter plane with 44 passengers on board crashed after refueling in Munich. The crash claimed the lives of 21 people including 8 members of the Manchester...
The Busby Babes When...
1958 European Cup The...
Flying To Munich The...
Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January each year. These images from Auschwitz and Belsen help to remember the horrors of the Holocaust.
Auschwitz: Little Girl...
A Grave Inside...
Belsen: Female...
Faces of Evil
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Ilse Koch Surrounded...
General Idi Amin This...
Joseph Stalin Joseph...
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Buchenwald was one of the largest of the Nazi concentration camps. These images are taken from footage that was filmed after Buchenwald's liberation. At the time of broadcast...
Set Up In July 1937,...
Buchenwald Is German...
Most Of The Early...
Animals Doing Shocking Things
From chickens being wine tasters to horses diving off 60ft platforms; humans have always made animals do people things in the name of science or entertainment.
Diving Horse (From A...
Chicken Wine Tasters...
Kangaroos Boxing Now...
2013: New Year's Resolutions
Have you set your resolutions for 2013? January is the month for goal-making and new beginnings after all.
Join The Gym Ah Yes...
Quit Smoking An Ever...
Go On A Diet The 80/20...
12 Rules of Christmas
Tis the season to be jolly but don't let manners let you down and spoil the festive fun. Here are 12 quick rules of Christmas.
The Office Party Have...
Mistletoe If You Find...
Receiving Presents...
Ten Tragedies Caught on Film
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck. From Franz Reichelt's death...
Death Jump – Eiffel...
The 1913 Derby Prior...
Frank Lockhart - 1928...
Royal Baby Names: Best Guesses
There's nothing like a royal pregnancy announcement to get the media's mouths watering. So we thought we would join in the speculation and fun of guessing the future King or...
Princess Patricia -...
Princess Margaret -...
Prince Albert -...
Great Moustaches
November is now Movember where men across the globe grow their moustaches to raise awareness of prostate cancer. In light of this, British Pathé have delved in to their archive...
Salvador Dali's Famous...
Rapunzel, Rapunzel,...
"I Mustache You A...
1890s Traffic Scenes
The British Pathe Early Traffic Scenes film has to be one of our most interesting newsreels. The film provides a montage of clips filmed around the UK in the 1890s. But it's not...
Outside Bank Of...
Sunderland Bridge,...
Piccadilly Circus,...
Fanaticism: Teenage Hysteria
Hysterical fans were sent wild in the 60s by the likes of The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Cliff Richard. These wonderful stills taken from the Pathé archive show teenage female...
Cliff Richard Has...
Fright Night. In Fact...
Female Fanaticism And...
Bunny Girls: Inside Playboy
The 1960s saw Hugh Hefner opening up his Playboy Clubs across the world. Those hostess showgirls wedged in to satin corsets and sprinkled with bunny ears and bow ties are still...
Bunny Girl Definition...
Why Bunny? Hugh Hefner...
Bunny Boot Camp...
WWI: 10 Telling Images
10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved...
The Pipers Over A 1000...
No Man's Land The Area...
Gas A Poisonous Gas...
WWI: Animals in War
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. Millions of animals gave their lives to help the forces on all sides. They were selected for their variety of natural skills...
Dogs In Warfare Dogs...
The War Horse The Role...
Horse Casualties...
WWI: Shell Shock Victims
Images from WWI. These disturbing stills shows the effects of shell shock on war soldiers. War neuroses was little understood at the time and victims received little care or...
Hyperadrenalism This...
The Thousand Yard...
Shaking And Fitting A...
Fifty Years of Bond
British Pathe followed the James Bond franchise since its first days. This gallery runs through some of the people, places and things that spring to mind when we think Bond,...
The Name's Sean The...
Moore The Merrier...
Go On Then George! We...
British Pathe's Freshers Guide
This is British Pathe's Freshers Guide for students starting university. Lots of newspapers have written Freshers Guides with a bit of a heavy focus on drinking, drugs and...
Get To Know Your...
Be Selective When It...
Don't Fall Asleep On...
10 All Time Greatest Questions
So what are the greatest questions of all time? The BBC magazine did an investigation and here we present 10 of them.
Do Men Have Cellulite?...
Why Do Your Fingers...
Why Does Sunshine Make...
10 Amazing Transport Inventions
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions; some of them could have revolutionised...
The Flying Platform A...
Jet Packs James Bond...
Flying Drainpipe Your...
Gigantism - Extreme Bodies
Super sized humans have always attracted much attention and fascination and even our clips about the tallest people in the world are very popular with our viewers. So we thought...
Robert Wadlow...
Robert Wadlow Cont......
Ted Evans (1924-1958)...
Elvis Presley: 35 years on
Elvis Presley died 35 years ago, on 16 August 1977. 70,000 of his fans will make their annual trip to Graceland where they will hold a candlelight vigil for the King of Rock n...
'it's A Duty I've Got...
'i've Never Met A...
'he's Just Like Us'...
50 Classic Cameras
This gallery picks out a selection of the several thousand classic cameras to appear in the British Pathe archive, a treat for amateur and professional photographers alike!
#1 British Pathe Are...
#2 Here We See A Young...
#3 This Is A Pathe...
Paralympics: Pictorial History
This gallery explores the origins of the Paralympics as well as other pioneering disabled sports events and celebrates some of the stand-out figures along the way.
On The Shoulders Of...
Putting Us On The Map...
One Leg Tennis In 1937...
Life on a Submarine in '68
British Pathe visited the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Dreadnought S101 in 1968. This gallery shares our naval findings from that day!
0600 Wake Up Call....
0610 You'd Think With...
0611 Don't Forget To...
Marilyn Monroe's Last Night
Marilyn Monroe would be 86 if she were alive today. Her death has been a subject of conjecture for the last 50 years but not surprising considering the key witnesses that...
Marilyn Monroe Was...
Who Visited Marilyn...
The Housekeeper...
When Sports Go Wrong
A collection of sporting accidents and catastrophes that British Pathe caught on camera.
Devon Loch Disaster...
Foinavon The 1967...
Donald Campbell The...
Brief History: Olympic Diving
British Pathe recorded Olympic diving events from day one when the athletes hurled themselves off inner city bridges or wooden seige-like constructions. As camera technology...
Deep Into History...
Bridge Over...
On The Rafters...
Top 10 Unusual Sports
We've all been a bit sported out here at British Pathe, what with the London Olympics, Wimbledon and Ascot - all major events that feature heavily in our archive. So to top off...
Ten: Cycle Skating The...
Nine: Blindfold Boxing...
Eight: Roller Skiing...
Unaccepted Olympics Sports
The Olympics events that never made it. Official Olympic events used to be held alongside unofficial ones, at the same place and time. These demonstration sports were added to...
Ballooning Men's...
Pigeon Racing Pigeon...
Cannon Shooting Cannon...
Lost Olympic Sports
From Pelota to Polo and from Art Competitions to Tug of War; the Olympics have abandoned many sports over the last 120 years. Some were much loved (baseball) and some less so...
Art Competition Yes...
Jeu De Paume "What's...
Basque Pelota This...
Vertigo: Nerves of Steel
Life before health and safety laws. Men had to earn money to provide for their families and our gallery shows the extraordinary dangers construction workers went to in order to...
New York City In 1934...
Cleaning The Empire...
Woolworth Building,...
Best Dressed Dogs
The arts of dressing dogs, associated with films like Legally Blonde and vapid celebrities like Paris Hilton has actually being going on for decades. The British Pathe archive...
Tweed We Had To...
Fur We Thought Queen...
Leather Perfect For...
Top 25: Best of British
Following on from our series of Diamond Jubilee galleries we felt it was time to celebrate other elements of British culture that make us proud. We asked everyone in our London...
25. Fish And Chips...
24. Sir Michael Caine...
23. Fred Perry Hailing...
Royal Barge at Large
On Sunday The Queen will lead a Royal Barge procession on the brand new Floriana, leading a flotilla of over 800 boats. Floriana is the first Royal Barge to be made in 100...
First Video Of The...
Monarch Of The Thames...
The Flotilla The Royal...
Royal Beauty: Princess Anne
This British Pathe gallery celebrates the fascinating life of Princess Anne on her 62nd birthday. Anne, the Princess Royal, is one of the Royal Family's most understated and yet...
Blue Blooded Woman...
The First To Arrive...
Leading The Way Here...
The Queen's Day Off
We are used to seeing The Queen in her official role but what does she enjoy and get up to in her spare time? We've delved into the archive to find some stills that capture Her...
The Honeymoon It's The...
The Motherly Queen The...
The School Run...
Queen Around The World
The Queen is the most well-travelled lady in the world. Her Majesty has made nearly 400 official overseas visits and has toured almost every country in the world. When it comes...
Inheriting The Earth...
Queen Of Fiji When...
A Tour Of Lahore In...
Princess Elizabeth Windsor
We've searched the British Pathe archive to find beautiful still images from our newsreels and cinemagazines of The Queen in her youth. See the story of Her Majesty's early...
Introducing Elizabeth...
The Braemar Highland...
Elizabeth Growing Up...
The Queen's Hats
In this Diamond Jubilee celebratory gallery of The Queen's hats we take you on a journey of millinery wisdom that we hope offers insight into Her Majesty's enviable knack for...
Hat Tricks Her Majesty...
Rule 1: Wear It With...
Rule 2: Make It Work...
The 1908 London Olympic Games
In 1908, following the shock eruption of Mount Vesuvius, London had to host the summer Olympics. British Pathe observed from the sidelines, cameras rolling. Here are 15 still...
Flexibility The 1908...
English Weather Some...
Going Swimmingly The...
Prince Philip's Classic Quotes
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. Whether it's women, race, religion or astronauts, Prince...
International...
We Sometimes Find...
Whilst Queen Elizabeth...
British Pathe Caption Contest!
A caption contest of stills from our archive! To enter simply find the contest on our Facebook page (The British Pathe Film Archive) and leave your suggested caption as a...
Having Bought The Same...
Pathe Thought It Best...
"@princessmarg Bored...
Grace of Monaco
With the news that Nicole Kidman is set to play Grace Kelly in a film, the Pathe archives have delved deep to find pictures that remind us of this beautiful Oscar-winning...
Introducing Grace...
Grace Yourself Grace...
Making Movies Some Of...
Titanic: 15 Telling Images
15 stills selected from the reels in British Pathe's Titanic Centenary Collection with information alongside, including original Titanic newsreel titlecards, shots of survivors...
The Unsinkable Look...
Fitting Out The...
The Titanic Sea Trials...
10 Forgotten Child Stars
The entertainment industry has always had a "start 'em young" mentality, be it Britney Spears or Justin Bieber. But before that the limelight often fell on actual children -...
Pat Wilson At The Age...
Freddie Hodges 70...
Petula Clark Of Course...
Britain's Got Talent: Hopeful Stars of the Past
British Pathe started filming talent contest style variety shows and "turns" at the start of the last century. Although none of these hopeful stars are still with us, their...
The Man With X-Ray...
The Beggers-Belief...
Bendy Ellen The Shady...
London Olympics Etiquette Guide
All eyes are on London as the Olympics hit the capital. The city will be brimming with people from all corners of the world. Every culture has its distinct customs and...
Doing The A-Ok Sign...
The Smile Whilst This...
Never Call A Canadian...
Gourmet of Yesterday
They say you shouldn't play with your food but the truth is Britons love to make visual masterpieces out of their meals. Our archive gives fascinating insight into the history...
1. We Can't Believe...
2. You've Got Egg On...
3. Lemon Queasy Lemons...
The Death of King George VI
To mark the 60th anniversary of the death of King George VI, we've created a gallery featuring stills from a selection of original British Pathe newsreels. Celebrating our last...
A Man Holds A Copy Of...
A Lovely Shot Of King...
A Small Crowd Gathers...
Women In Trousers - Shocking!
Dresses are seen as feminine garments, some ladies only sport them for special occassions whilst others won't be seen dead in a dress these days. Yet back in the mid 20th...
The Leather Look Jane...
Stepping Out Despite...
Over The Threshold If...
Bestselling UK Music Acts Ever
British pop music emerged in the mid-to late 1950s, and has dominated the world charts ever since. With a wealth of pop history in it's archives, British Pathé salutes some of...
10. Fleetwood Mac...
9. Engelbert...
8. Dave Clark Five The...
What Makes Britons Great?
The British are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech. They are famous for their politeness, self-discipline and sense of humour. British Pathé, a great British...
The Weather According...
Queuing "Ok. Leave...
Drinking The Average...
Bloodiest WWII Battles Caught on Film
World War II accounted for over 60 million deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Over a 6 year period, battles and assaults raged inexorably on almost every continent in the...
Battle Of Stalingrad...
The Battle Of Berlin...
Battle Of Moscow...
Pathé's Guide to Etiquette
The British have always been famous for their manners. From work life and romance to table manners and body language, guiding lights like Debrett's and George Routledge have...
Handshakes A Handshake...
Tipping In The Uk,...
Don't Eat With Your...
Famous Last Words
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words. British Pathé...
Thomas Edison “it Is...
Ernest Hemingway...
Max Baer “oh God,...
Very Weird Weddings
Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. So no surprise then, that as well as filming some of the...
Trapeze Wedding "The...
And Here Are The...
Bicycle Wedding!...
12 Coolest Swimming Hats
Forget the tightly fitted, unflattering, rubber swimming caps we are all familiar with today. The 1960s saw colourful, flowery and exotic bathing caps come into vogue. Here are...
This Is The 'trumps'...
'top Notch' Is The...
This Very Feminine...
Most Dangerous Pets
Keeping exotic and dangerous pets in the 60s was in vogue. You just had to nip down to your local Harrods to pick yourself up a lion. And it certainly wasn't that unusual to see...
Boa Constrictor These...
Chimpanzee Due To...
Cheetah These...
8 Great British Smiles
For centuries the people of Britain have had a reputation for being dentally challenged. British Pathé decided to investigate whether there was any basis for this age-old...
Poor Dention Of The...
In Mexico The Common...
British People Drink...
Before They Were Famous
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first...
As A Carefree Student...
1966 International...
1969 And The Rolling...
Pathé's Hollywood Goddesses
Cinema was one of the biggest cultural developments of the 20th Century. The rise of Hollywood would introduce us to a new of age of glamour and beauty, the scale of which had...
Sophia Loren At The...
Brigitte Bardot, 1970....
Elizabeth Rosemond...
Prince Charles - The First 21 Years
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales was born on 14 November 1948. As the heir to the throne, he has led a life in the spotlight from the moment he was born. The Pathe cameras...
14th November 1948, A...
Prince Charles' Great...
The Most Famous Baby...
10 Best Bachelor Pastimes
Whether you're a lonely man looking for a new hobby or a happily partnered hipster looking for something on the side - our Bachelor Pastimes gallery is for you! If you sign in...
Making Things Out Of...
Building Very...
Micro-Thatching In...
15 Craziest Ladies Glasses
Glasses became a fashion accessory in the 1950s. They were glamorous, sensational and often outrageous. Specs were colourful creations, designed to beautify a woman and for the...
Jean Here Is Wearing A...
Complimenting The Lips...
Is Margaret Laughing...
British Pathe's Cutest Animals
The British Pathé archive holds some of the first ever moving images of animals, and indeed animals have long proved a popular subject matter. Before the days of David...
A Small Nocturnal...
Described In The...
We Know It Looks Like...
10 Biggest Weddings of the 1960s
We've scoured the entire British Pathe archive picking out our favourite celebrity marriages of the 1960s. Some lasted a lifetime, others ended in tears. Let us know what you...
10. Johnny Hallyday...
9. Tommy Steele...
8. Cathy Mcgowan...
