Secrets of British Animation (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.

Cast (18)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Peter Lord

Self

David Sproxton

Self

Walter R. Booth

Self (archive Footage)

J

Jez Stewart

Self

Walt Disney

Self (archive Footage)

Len Lye

Self (archive Photos)

Osbert Parker

Self

Lotte Reiniger

Self (archive Photo)

John Halas

Self (archive Photos)

Joy Batchelor

Self (archive Photos)

L

Louis De Rochemont

Self (archive Photo)

Bob Godfrey

Self (archive Photos)

S

Stan Hayward

Self

Stanley Kubrick

Self (archive Footage)

Joanna Quinn

Self

M

Mike Mort

Self

E

Emma Calder

Self

Sarah Ann Kennedy

Self (Narrator)

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