Various shots of buskers parading about the streets of Bermondsey, collecting money for a Christmas party for old people. They are dressed in funny costumes (some look at bit like pearly kings and queens) and sing 'My Old Man' while passers-by drop...
Various shots of buskers parading about the streets of Bermondsey, collecting money for a Christmas party for old people. They are dressed in funny costumes (some look at bit like pearly kings and queens) and sing 'My Old Man' while passers-by drop money in their collection boxes.
Several shots of film star actress / dancer Leslie Caron switching on the Oxford Street Christmas lights from inside department store Bourne and Hollingsworth. Leslie looks very glamorous and has a fabulous beehive hairdo. Various shots of the lights at night stretching from Marble Arch to St Giles Circus including those outside Selfridges. Look much more tasteful than some of recent times.
The Mayor of Westminster is seen with the Regent Street Traders at the switching on of their Christmas lights. Shots of the Regent Street lights.
At the Lyceum we see various shots of dancers twisting on the dance floor in the first (and last?) Twist Championship of Great Britain. Among them are John Russell and Rita Scahill. Great shots of people doing the twist. Some put in fancy moves that look more related to lindy hop and jitterbug.
One girl wears a lurex belted cat suit (not very flattering) - this cataloguer prefers the black skirt with several rows of fringing around it. Shirley Beard (Baird?) and partner Victor Madden twist the night away. They are awarded first prize by judges including Lionel Blair. Miss South Africa presents the couple with a cheque for £100.
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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