British Pathé TV

Arts & Culture

  • Mirror to the Soul
    Mirror to the Soul
    1 season

    Mirror to the Soul

    1 season

    This feature-length documentary, divided into two parts, is a unique collaboration between Soul Jazz Records and British Pathé, made up entirely of newsreel footage about the Caribbean filmed during the period 1922-1970.

  • National Trust - Finest Gardens through the Year
    1:24:03
    National Trust - Finest Gardens through the Year

    National Trust - Finest Gardens through the Year

    These six stunning gardens are among the National Trust's finest and represent some of the most beautiful landscapes in the United Kingdom, offering a widely differing range of horticultural styles and periods of gardening history.

  • Secret Gardens
    57:20
    Secret Gardens

    Secret Gardens

    Alan Titchmarsh visits eight of England's lesser-known gardens. The small gardens on display include: Hestercombe House in Gloucestershire; Brook Cottage in Oxfordshire; Cobblers on the Kent/Sussex border; the Kensington Roof Garden; Calke Abbey's kitchen gardens; and the Salcombe estuary estate....

  • See You At The Pillar
    16:46
    See You At The Pillar

    See You At The Pillar

    Oscar-nominated travelogue showing the beauty of Ireland and its suitability as a holiday destination.

  • Sport
    Sport
    5 videos

    Sport

    5 videos

    Sports of all varieties - Football, Cricket, Rugby, Golf, Tennis, motorsport, and more

  • The Agatha Christie Code
    50:01
    The Agatha Christie Code

    The Agatha Christie Code

    What makes Agatha Christie such a successful writer? On the 75th anniversary of the creation of her immortal character Miss Marple, this documentary introduces viewers to new fields of scientific inquiry using sophisticated computer analyses of Christie’s every written word, her sentence structur...

  • The Beatles Come to Town
    08:55
    The Beatles Come to Town

    The Beatles Come to Town

    Magnificent 1963 doc with The Beatles on stage in Manchester. Amazing footage in Technicolor.

  • The Lost Gardens of Heligan
    1:23:24
    The Lost Gardens of Heligan

    The Lost Gardens of Heligan

    Join the restoration team at the start of the project to transform the stunning gardens at Heligan. Experimenting with traditional horticultural processes, both in the amazing Victorian glasshouses and out in the glorious vegetable and flower gardens.

  • The Making of Wedgwood
    22:31
    The Making of Wedgwood

    The Making of Wedgwood

    1958 documentary on creating famous Wedgwood pottery at the Barlaston factories in Staffordshire.

  • The Mini - A Celebration of a Classic British Icon
    59:30
    The Mini - A Celebration of a Classic British Icon

    The Mini - A Celebration of a Classic British Icon

    This documentary is a true celebration of the Mini, the most popular British car ever built and a classic icon. From British Pathé TV's Motorsport Collection.

  • The Questioning City
    20:22
    The Questioning City

    The Questioning City

    Narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave, this film shows the colleges and student life of Cambridge in 1963.

  • The Story of British Pathé
    The Story of British Pathé
    1 season

    The Story of British Pathé

    1 season

    A fascinating introduction to the history of the pioneering newsreel company British Pathé which documented all aspects of everyday life in Britain and around the world in the 20th century.

  • The Way To Wimbledon
    16:13
    The Way To Wimbledon

    The Way To Wimbledon

    Documentary about 1954 Wimbledon Tennis Championship - with behind the scenes footage.

  • The Workhouse Ward
    24:25
    The Workhouse Ward

    The Workhouse Ward

    Filmed Lady Gregory play. Incredibly funny story about two grumpy men who live in an Irish workhouse. From British Pathé TV's Classic Movie Collection.

  • Treasure Gardens of England
    1:13:19
    Treasure Gardens of England

    Treasure Gardens of England

    Alan Titchmarsh takes the viewer on a tour of ten historic English houses: Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire; Chatsworth in Derbyshire; Harewood House in Yorkshire; Castle Howard; the Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire; Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire; Warwick Castle; Wilton House; Leeds Castle in Kent; and ...

  • Variety Acts and Turns
    Variety Acts and Turns
    1 season

    Variety Acts and Turns

    1 season

    A comprehensive celebration of a glorious age of British Variety featuring the very best performers and singers from radio, music hall and the theatre! Performances rarely seen since they were shown in the Pathé cinema newsreels of the day.

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