Soundtrack is currently missing for this whole issue.
Whitby (probably North Yorkshire).
Various shots of old men planting a horngarth or Penny Hedge on the beach at Whitby. It is part of an ancient custom involving a hermit who sheltered a wild boar, and imposed on the Lord of the...
Soundtrack is currently missing for this whole issue.
Whitby (probably North Yorkshire).
Various shots of old men planting a horngarth or Penny Hedge on the beach at Whitby. It is part of an ancient custom involving a hermit who sheltered a wild boar, and imposed on the Lord of the Manor the penalty of planting the hedge each year. The main fence builder gives the stick fence a good knock with a mallet then shakes hands with the Mayor. Brief shot of the fence at high tide, just sticking out above the water.
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
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 and over 17 million people died.
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 captured by our cameras.
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
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