British Pathe

Vapour Trails Over London 1940 - 1941

Vapour trails over London during the blitz.

The Passing Years (1899-1950)

Documentary tracing the history of news reporting in the Pathe newsreel.

The Battle For Britain (1910-1949)

Documentary tracing the role of the Royal Air Force in wartime.

R.A.F.A. Reunion Record A (1910-1949)

Documentary about the RAF mostly featuring Second World War...

London Carries On (1940)

Great story showing how life in London carries on despite the Blitz.

Mr Joseph P Kennedy Says Au Revior (1940)

American Ambassador Joe Kennedy makes a statement before...

The Spirit Of The People (1940)

Great interview with London woman who is staying put despite the Blitz.

Action! - An Incident In The Blitzkrieg (1940)

Good scenes just after a bomb has dropped on London.

Britain Can Take It (1940)

Good Blitz style scenes from bomb wrecked street in North London.

Monument Area Bombed (1940)

Various shots of bomb damage to the area around the Monument in London.

London Blitz (1940)

Good material of firemen fighting huge fires after night time firebomb raid in Blitz...

Piccadilly Bombed (1940)

Piccadilly Circus is deserted due to an unexploded bomb - it looks very empty.

Lord Lothian Speech (1940)

Britain's Ambassador to the US talks of conditions during the Blitz.

Coventry AKA Coventry Cathedral (1940)

Compilation of shots of bombing damage to Coventry and London.

Blitz Bomb Damage (1940)

Blitz bomb damage in London.

Bomb Damage - London (1940)

Civil defence workers working on rubble of bomb sites after air raid -...

Burning Building - Various Blitz (1940-1949)

Shots of burning buildings after German bombing raid - in...

Blitz Casualties (1940)

Wounded being cared for in improvised hospital after air raid during London...

Battle Of Britain (1940)

Compilation of classic blitz bombing scenes in London.

Knights Of The Air (1940-1942)

Film appealing for funds towards the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

King's Speech To The People - 23/09/1940 (1940)

This is track negative of the King's address to the...

Mornington Crescent Disaster (1940)

Mornington Crescent area of London badly damaged after another...

Holland House Damaged (1940)

Holland House damaged in air raid. 1940?

St. James Church Bombed (1940)

St. James Church at Piccadilly, London, damaged in air raid. 1940?

Balloon Goes Berserk - October 1940 (1940)

Damaged barrage balloon twists over London.

Regent Street Bombed - October 1940 (1940)

Regent Street bombed during German air raid.

Westminster Bombed - October 1940 (1940)

Westminster bombed in German air raid.

Middlesex Hospital Bomb Damage - September 1940 (1940)

Middlesex Hospital bombed in German air...

Your Washing Done (1940)

National emergency washing service for the blitz victims. 1940?

The Birth Of A Service (1940-1945)

Excellent documentary about the National Fire Service.

Time To Remember - Standing Alone 1940 - Reel 4 (1940)

Documentary film about events of later...

London City Fire And Damage (1941)

Massive fires in City of London as result of night bombing raid,...

Mr Wilkie Wants To Know (1941)

Wendell Wilkie talks to Londoners in municipal air raid shelter during a...

Manchester Can Take It (1941)

Despite Blitz, Manchester puts on its usual Circus.

Bundles For Britain (1941)

Eastenders bombed out in Blitz try on clothes donated by Americans.

Boy Of 15 Wins The George Medal (1941)

John 'Buster' Cain explains how he rescued 3 men from bombed...

London's Biggest Blitz (1941)

Night shots of massive fires + clearing up and rescue work the next...

Churchill Visits Plymouth (1941)

Churchill visits badly bombed areas of Plymouth.

Horses In Training At Seaside (1941)

Racehorses warm up on a beach in Durban then train at Greyville...

New Homes For The Blitzed (1941)

Croydon Corporation rehouses people who have lost everything in the...

Review Of The Year 1941 (1941)

Review of international news stories from that year.

Dogs AKA Animals Home (1941)

Dogs left homeless or without owners by the blitz are cared for at a home...

Raymond Newell (1941)

Baritone Raymond Newell sings "London Will Rise Again".

Matchbox Toys Issue Title Is Seeing's Believing (1941)

ARP warden from London who makes toys from...

Burntout Church AKA Burnt Out Church AKA Induction In Ruins (1941)

The induction of a new...

Robert Ashley (1941)

Baritone Robert Ashley sings "The London I Love".

London Blitz (1941)

England can take it. Quickly edited story about London in the Blitz.