British Pathe

Cookery Hints AKA Cooking Tips (1957)

Little film showing a few tips on how to present food graciously.

Operation 'larder' AKA Operation Larder (1946)

Food Minister Ben Smith speaks about food crisis. Also shots of famine victims in Bengal.

Cockney Party (1960)

A cockney fancy dress party given by Fanny and John Cradock at their home in Blackheath, London.

Moslems End 30 Day Fast (1954)

At Woking's Shah Jehan Mosque Moslems celebrate end of Ramadan, thirty day religious fast.

Tomorrows Kitchen AKA Tomorrow's Kitchen (1944)

A look at tomorrow's kitchen, including transparent cupboards and oven and concealed sink.

Chopsticks Competition (1962)

A crazy Butlin's competition shows contestants trying to eat Chinese food very quickly with chopsticks.

East Meets West (1945)

Chinese couple living in Britain show us how to cook and eat Chinese food.

Save Kitchen Scrap For Chicken (1942)

Government advises to save scraps for farm animals.

Caribbean Market (1961)

Lovely footage of shoppers at market stalls in Brixton's Granville Arcade.

Food Sculpture (1968)

Flowers and cockerels are carved from vegetables for a Japanese hors d'oeuvres dish.

Save Paper For Food Cartons (1948)

Terry Thomas shows what will happen to shoppers if people don't save their paper.

Lobster Farm (1950)

Footage of lobster arriving at farm at Warsash in Hampshire.

Soho Food (1954)

Good footage of people eating in a Soho restaurant in London.

Gardens AKA Bomb Crater, Blitzed Gardens Issue Title - What Goes On? (1942)

A bomb crater is turned into a garden, and blitzed areas are rebuilt as vegetable patches.

"Backs To The Land" (1940)

Good footage of land girls at work on a farm in Northamptonshire.

Burp AKA International Gastronomic Luncheon At The Kensington Palace Hotel (1958)

Chefs from around the world enjoy a sumptuous lunch chosen by Egon Ronay.

Kitchen Gadgets (1954)

New Kitchen utensils being demonstrated. Regent Street, London.

Food Research Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1959)

Research into dehydrated foods takes place at the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Operation Pea Harvest (1968)

How much time is needed for peas to get from field to bag of frozen peas - 19 minutes, shows this film.

Land Girls At Work (1940)

Land Girls working with various farm animals during World War Two.

Increase The Harvest (1946)

Public information trailer asking people not to waste food, and to grow more of their own.

Children's Farm (1966)

Children help out with the chores on this farm in Malton in Yorkshire.

Food Minister Speaks On Rationing (1939)

Footage of the Food Minister Mr WS Morrison informing the public about food rationing.

Mobile Fish Shop (1948)

Henry Macroy's mobile fish and chip shop is popular with land girls. Sidcup, Kent.

Dinner Cooked In Seconds (1965)

Good item showing quick meals made by early microwaves in restaurant in Chester, Cheshire.

Cornish Fishermen (1955)

Fisherman carries on family tradition in Cornwall.

Weights And Measures (1956)

Goods and weights are checked by the Weights and Measures Department of London County Council.

Feeding Babies A Correct Diet (1947)

Animation emphasising the importance of a well-balanced diet for children

Spaghetti Race AKA Eating Spaghetti Race (1960)

Fast and furious macaroni eating race at Butlin's Holiday Camp in Clacton, Essex.

Finals Of Olympic Swimming Trials (1952)

Swimming scenes from the Finals of the Olympic Trials held at Blackpool's Derby Baths.