Secrets of British Animation

Secrets of British Animation

60 mins | Documentary | Nov. 19, 2018

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.

Secrets of British Animation

60 mins | Documentary | Nov. 19, 2018

Secrets of British Animation

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.

Producers	BBC, Academy 7
Original title	Secrets of British Animation
Directors	Sebastian Barfield
Writers

Cast

Peter Lord

as Self

David Sproxton

as Self

Walter R. Booth

as Self (Archival Footage)

Jez Stewart

as Self

Walt Disney

as Self (Archival Footage)

Len Lye

as Self (Archival Photos)

Osbert Parker

as Self

Lotte Reiniger

as Self (Archival Photo)

John Halas

as Self (Archival Photos)

Joy Batchelor

as Self (Archival Photos)

Louis De Rochemont

as Self (Archival Photo)

Bob Godfrey

as Self (Archival Photos)

Stan Hayward

as Self

Stanley Kubrick

as Self (Archival Footage)

Joanna Quinn

as Self

Mike Mort

as Self

Emma Calder

as Self

Sarah Ann Kennedy

as Self (Narrator)