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17th July 2019

British Pathé’s YouTube Success Earns It a Gold Creator Award

British Pathé, one of the oldest media companies in the world, has proven that being 109 years old is no barrier to success on innovative platforms, winning a Gold Creator Award from YouTube. When British Pathé released its entire historical newsreel archive of 82,000 films on YouTube in 2014, it
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: Romania: Tourists Buses Full In Dracula Country; New to the Archive: This fabulous film from the 70s follows a group of tourists in Romania, exploring sites relating to Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula.

: France: Paris Shop Preserves Strange Mechanical Music Instruments Of Yesterday; New to the Archive: Take a look in this French curiosity shop, where strange mechanical musical instruments are preserved!

: Quirky: Moving Pavement Prototype; New to the Archive: This film shows a 'moving pavement prototype' from 1925 - an early escalator!

: Germany: Elephant Seal A Part Of Carl Hagenbeck's Menagerie; New to the Archive: This early film shows an enormous elephant seal in Hamburg Zoo!

: American Troops In Cherbourg After Its Capture Following The D-Day Invasion; New to the Archive: With the D-Day 75th Anniversary having taken place on 06/06/2019, this Gaumont British Newsreel examines the Allied capture of Cherbourg, not long after the initial landings.

: Quirky: The Pogo Stick Arrives In Europe; New to the Archive: Take a look back at this film from 1921, which captures the excitement of the arrival of the pogo stick!

: Quirky: An Amazing Marksman; New to the Archive: Watch this amazing early footage of Policeman James Edgar Davis showing off his marksmanship- he shoots a cigar out of a man's mouth!

: U.K.: British Cartoonist Makes Fun Car Of The Future.; New to the Archive: British artist Rowland Emett imagines the 'car of the future' , with fantastical results!

: Uk: London Park Is The Scene Of Medieval- Style Jousting Tourney; New to the Archive: Take a look at this footage of a medieval jousting tournament, re-enacted in 1971.

: Business / Quirky - Brick Laying In Top Hats; New to the Archive: Take a look back at 1931, where these bricklayers celebrate 'topping' (finishing a contract), by wearing top hats!