Movies: British Pathe

The complex relationship between royal brothers Edward VIII and George VI, who were both at the heart of the infamous abdication crisis of 1936, is the subject of this excellent documentary. From British Pathé TV's Royalty Collection....

The President had been due to visit twice before, but on both occasions the trip had to be cancelled. The first time was in 1963, the same year as the Commonwealth visit by the President of India. The second cancellation occurred in 1965 when a longs...

Documentary warning of the "menacing shadow" of the atomic bomb....

How to prepare the perfect picnic for the warm days that you spent outside. Learn here how to make your side dishes look and taste amazing....

Little film showing a few tips on how to present food graciously. The famous husband and wife cooking team, Fanny and John Cradock, are showing some of the ways to serve savouries. The presentation of the food is as important as the food itself....

Short film from the British Pathé collection about an amusement park in Germany - various rides are seen, including a Helter Skelter. Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 459....

Mrs Cunliffe wins the North West Area Festival Fare cookery finals. Manchester...

Pathé visits the hairdressers in Wokingham, Berkshire an establishment owned by Alec Pountney...

A documentary short celebrating the life of Louis Braille, his invention of the writing system named after him, and the legacy he has left behind....

A little travelogue feature presenting Torbay - new resort along the 20 mile stretch of South Devon coast....

Trainee army cooks learn to cook and toss pancakes...

Watching Sierra Leone Greets the Queen gives one a flavour of the hectic nature of royal tours; in just one week (from the 25th November to the 1st December 1961) the Queen and Prince Philip covered an exhausting array of sights, zooming around the c...

The airship Hindenburg, arriving from Europe, was being led to its mooring at Lakehurst, New Jersey when suddenly disaster struck. The hydrogen-filled zeppelin ignited, and was almost instantly transformed into an enormous fireball. In less than a mi...

Fantastic fun film showing how girls get to be one of "Cochran's Young Ladies"....

A suffragette demonstration led by Sylvia Pankhurst ends in chaos as police prevent a march on Downing Street....

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh undertook an official visit to the region in February 1966, as documented in this film. The destinations on this month long excursion included: British Guiana; Trinidad and Tobago; Grenada; St. Vincent; Barbados; S...

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) wins a cricket match over South Australia by 105 runs....

Various shots of the Coronation procession for King George V....

Funny story about short sighted cats being given glasses....

A newsreel shows General Harrington receives Ismet Pasha at Istanbul....