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Secrets of British Animation
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Secrets of British Animation

Nov 19, 2018

Secrets of British Animation
2018 60 min 1 vues
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.
Documentary
Ode to Joy
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Ode to Joy

Jan 01, 2014

Ode to Joy
2014 4 min 1 vues
An introduction to the life and work of Joy Batchelor on the hundredth anniversary of her birth. Joy was a director, animator, producer and designer and one half of the Halas & Batchelor Cartoons Studio, which made the UKs first animated feature film, Animal Farm, in 1954. Although a crucial figure in British animation, she has for years been unfairly passed over for recognition. This short film made in her honour seeks to redress that balance and to introduce Joy's work to a wider audience. The film was produced by her daughter, Vivien Halas.
Documentary
The Moving Spirit
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The Moving Spirit

Jan 01, 1953

The Moving Spirit
1953 18 min 1 vues
A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to the 1950s streamlined, massed produced, designs.
Down a Long Way
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Down a Long Way

Jan 01, 1954

Down a Long Way
1954 16 min 1 vues
A BAFTA award nominated animation looking at the development of oil prospecting techniques since the 19th century.
Ruddigore
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Ruddigore

Apr 01, 1967

Ruddigore
1967 54 min 1 vues
For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony. Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the rightful heir, has run away to live as innocent peasant Robin Oakapple in the Cornish village of Rederring, sticking his brother Despard with the curse. But on the very day that "Robin" is to marry sweet, beautiful Rose Maybud, it all falls apart. Can Sir Ruthven outwit a picture gallery full of his ancestors' ghosts to save the day?
Animation
Ruddigore
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Ruddigore

Apr 01, 1967

Ruddigore
1967 54 min 1 vues
For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony. Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the rightful heir, has run away to live as innocent peasant Robin Oakapple in the Cornish village of Rederring, sticking his brother Despard with the curse. But on the very day that "Robin" is to marry sweet, beautiful Rose Maybud, it all falls apart. Can Sir Ruthven outwit a picture gallery full of his ancestors' ghosts to save the day?
Animation
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
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R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

Jul 18, 1949

R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
1949 6 min 1 vues
First Line of Defence is a short cartoon recruitment film for the RAF created in 1949 by animation duo Halas and Batchelor. The story follows a trainee pilot dreaming about the history of flight.
Animation
Robinson Charley
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Robinson Charley

Jul 16, 1948

Robinson Charley
1948 11 min 1 vues
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
Animation
Fowl Play
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Fowl Play

Dec 16, 1950

Fowl Play
1950 9 min 1 vues
Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.
Animation
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
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The Shoemaker and the Hatter

Jan 01, 1950

The Shoemaker and the Hatter
1950 16 min 1 vues
The cartoon is one of the Marshall Plan's most popular films. A clash between a shoemaker and a hat maker illustrates the contrasts between protectionism and free trade. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.
Animation
The Shoemaker and the Hatter
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The Shoemaker and the Hatter

Jan 01, 1950

The Shoemaker and the Hatter
1950 16 min 1 vues
The cartoon is one of the Marshall Plan's most popular films. A clash between a shoemaker and a hat maker illustrates the contrasts between protectionism and free trade. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003.
Animation
Filling the Gap
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Filling the Gap

Jan 01, 1942

Filling the Gap
1942 6 min 1 vues
This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.
Animation
Cold Comfort
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Cold Comfort

May 04, 1944

Cold Comfort
1944 1 min 1 vues
A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.
Animation
Robinson Charley
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Robinson Charley

Jul 16, 1948

Robinson Charley
1948 11 min 1 vues
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
Animation
Dustbin Parade
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Dustbin Parade

Jan 01, 1942

Dustbin Parade
1942 6 min 1 vues
The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
Animation
Dustbin Parade
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Dustbin Parade

Jan 01, 1942

Dustbin Parade
1942 6 min 1 vues
The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
Animation
Dustbin Parade
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Dustbin Parade

Jan 01, 1942

Dustbin Parade
1942 6 min 1 vues
The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
Animation
Dustbin Parade
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Dustbin Parade

Jan 01, 1942

Dustbin Parade
1942 6 min 1 vues
The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
Animation
Christmas Wishes
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Christmas Wishes

Dec 01, 1944

Christmas Wishes
1944 2 min 1 vues
Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.
Animation
Ruddigore
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Ruddigore

Apr 01, 1967

Ruddigore
1967 54 min 1 vues
For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony. Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, the rightful heir, has run away to live as innocent peasant Robin Oakapple in the Cornish village of Rederring, sticking his brother Despard with the curse. But on the very day that "Robin" is to marry sweet, beautiful Rose Maybud, it all falls apart. Can Sir Ruthven outwit a picture gallery full of his ancestors' ghosts to save the day?
Animation
Automania 2000
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Automania 2000

Jun 12, 1964

Automania 2000
1964 9 min 11 vues
An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower satisfying the public's ever-increasing demands for novelty and status consciousness, with predictable environmental consequences.
Science Fiction
Dustbin Parade
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Dustbin Parade

Jan 01, 1942

Dustbin Parade
1942 6 min 1 vues
The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
Animation
Farmer Charley
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Farmer Charley

Jul 01, 1949

Farmer Charley
1949 10 min 1 vues
Charley, a mechanic, inherits a half-share in a farm run by his cousin and he soon has his dream of an idyllic country life rudely shattered by hard realities.
Animation
The Magic Canvas
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The Magic Canvas

Dec 30, 1948

The Magic Canvas
1948 10 min 1 vues
A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.
Animation
Abu and the Poisoned Well
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Abu and the Poisoned Well

Jan 01, 1943

Abu and the Poisoned Well
1943 8 min 1 vues
Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of the conflict Halas & Batchelor were commissioned by the British Government to make four cartoons featuring a young boy Abu and his mule. They were intended to demonstrate in simple visual terms that Britain was a stout friend and the Axis powers a pernicious evil.
Animation
La tête de proue
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La tête de proue

Jan 01, 1952

La tête de proue
1952 7 min 1 vues
A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint who is painted to look like a soldier and used as a figurehead on a sailing ship. The ship sinks and the figurehead is saved by a beautiful mermaid who falls in love with him. Her love is not returned because despite his dashing looks he has the wooden heart of a saint.
Romance
La tête de proue
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La tête de proue

Jan 01, 1952

La tête de proue
1952 7 min 1 vues
A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint who is painted to look like a soldier and used as a figurehead on a sailing ship. The ship sinks and the figurehead is saved by a beautiful mermaid who falls in love with him. Her love is not returned because despite his dashing looks he has the wooden heart of a saint.
Romance
Fable of the Fabrics
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Fable of the Fabrics

Jan 01, 1942

Fable of the Fabrics
1942 6 min 1 vues
A particularly vicious Father Time with a hit-list in his Book of Doom seeks to wipe out characters brought to life from fabric patterns. This neat concept for a cartoon washing powder commercial can be credited to Alexander Mackendrick, who worked at the J Walter Thompson advertising agency before making films at Ealing and then Hollywood.
Animation
Little Tom Thumb
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Little Tom Thumb

Jan 01, 1966

Little Tom Thumb
1966 7 min 1 vues
Animated version of the fairy tale. Tom proves himself cleverer than his brothers when he outwits an ogre and returns home with treasure.
Animation
The Five
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The Five

Apr 06, 1970

The Five
1970 6 min 1 vues
This highly entertaining animated film begins as a young girl settles down into bed to sleep after coming home from a party. One of her feet protrudes from under the bed cover and the toes come alive and discuss how painful they are after being cramped into ill-fitting shoes all day. The toes show in a series of flash-backs how they have been maltreated, and a dream shows how they would like to be treated - feet measured, shoes fitted and lots of time spent out of shoes and stockings.
Animation
Music Man
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Music Man

Jan 01, 1938

Music Man
1938 6 min 1 vues
The first British animated Technicolor film.
Animation
Midsummer Nightmare
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Midsummer Nightmare

Aug 10, 1964

Midsummer Nightmare
1964 9 min 1 vues
Puck is introduced to the twentieth century and is as amused by the contemporary obsession with television as he was by the lovers' antics.
Animation
Your Very Good Health
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Your Very Good Health

Jan 01, 1948

Your Very Good Health
1948 9 min 1 vues
In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will offer to everyone in England.
Animation
Piping Hot
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Piping Hot

Jan 01, 1959

Piping Hot
1959 5 min 1 vues
An animated film about the history and use of hot water.
Animation
Piping Hot
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Piping Hot

Jan 01, 1959

Piping Hot
1959 5 min 1 vues
An animated film about the history and use of hot water.
Animation
Dying for a Smoke
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Dying for a Smoke

Jul 06, 1967

Dying for a Smoke
1967 9 min 1 vues
An animated cartoon on smoking and health. The villain, Old Nick O'Teen, disguises himself as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, the better to lure children into the cigarette habit. Fourteen-year-old Sam falls into the trap, but after awesome visions of his future, expert advice from a doctor, and straight talk from a friendly lorry-driver renounces the habit.
Animation
Train Trouble
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Train Trouble

Jan 01, 1946

Train Trouble
1946 3 min 1 vues
Cartoon proof that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this 1940s cinema advert, the tardiness of Signalman Squirrel's breakfast brings passengers to the brink of a major rail disaster every day. The solution is not setting his alarm earlier, finding an extra pair of hands for his long-suffering wife, or (heaven forbid) making his own breakfast. No, the answer lies in a home delivery mix-up of a familiar cereal box.
Animation
Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
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Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

Jan 01, 1941

Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard
1941 6 min 1 vues
A colorful cartoon commercial for soap flakes seems the last place that the realities of wartime life should creep in. A clothes cupboard opens to reveal a fantasy world where figures on fabric patterns come to life, and a neglected clown is shunned until he bathes in Lux Flakes. But in a last-minute coda, the clown returns to break the animated fourth wall and tell the audience that the product will not be made again till the war is over.
Animation
Charley's March of Time
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Charley's March of Time

Jan 02, 1948

Charley's March of Time
1948 9 min 1 vues
Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British citizens.
Animation
Charley's March of Time
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Charley's March of Time

Jan 02, 1948

Charley's March of Time
1948 9 min 1 vues
Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British citizens.
Animation
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Apr 09, 1978
1978 min 1 vues
Animation
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May 13, 1966
1966 min 1 vues
DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space was an animated cartoon series that was syndicated to television from 1965-1970. DoDo was a young extraterrestrial from the planet Hena Hydro, who came to Earth in his flying saucer and had numerous adventures. Other cast members included Professor Fingers, an eccentric scientist who somewhat resembled the later Professor Utonium; Compy, DoDo's computer/duck hybrid pet; and Why and How, two Earth children. The characters speak in rhymes, either independently or playing off each other. "DoDo" was created by Lady Stearn Robinson and produced by British animators Halas and Batchelor. A total of 78 five-minute episodes were filmed.
Animation
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May 13, 1966
1966 min 1 vues
DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space was an animated cartoon series that was syndicated to television from 1965-1970. DoDo was a young extraterrestrial from the planet Hena Hydro, who came to Earth in his flying saucer and had numerous adventures. Other cast members included Professor Fingers, an eccentric scientist who somewhat resembled the later Professor Utonium; Compy, DoDo's computer/duck hybrid pet; and Why and How, two Earth children. The characters speak in rhymes, either independently or playing off each other. "DoDo" was created by Lady Stearn Robinson and produced by British animators Halas and Batchelor. A total of 78 five-minute episodes were filmed.
Animation