Secrets of British Animation
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BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of some of the great animation pioneers who have worked in Britain – trailblazing talents such as Len Lye, John Halas and Joy Batchelor, Joanna Quinn, and Bristol’s world-conquering Aardman Animations.
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Peter Lord
Self
Also in
Omnibus
Douglas: Story of a Superstar
David Sproxton
Self
Also in
Omnibus
Why Bristol?
Sebastian Barfield
Walter R. Booth
Self (archive Footage)
Also in
Upside Down; or, The Human Flies
Artistic Creation
John Das
Jez Stewart
Self
Malcolm Cook
Self - Animation Historian
Walt Disney
Self (archive Footage)
Known for
Fantasia
The Skeleton Dance
Len Lye
Self (archive Photos)
Also in
Art of the Sixties
Vivien Halas
Self - Daughter of John Halas and Joy Batchelor
Osbert Parker
Self
Lotte Reiniger
Self (archive Photo)
Also in
Die Frau hinter den Schatten: Lotte Reiniger
Yülan, ein Bild aus dem chinesischen
Sebastian Barfield Director · Alex Boyle Editor James Reed Editor
First release November 19, 2018 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC
Production
Academy 7
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 19, 2018
Premiere · BFI Southbank
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
December 2, 2018 · TV · BBC Four
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