Secrets of British Animation

Overview

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.

Directed by Sebastian Barfield

Top cast

Peter Lord

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David Sproxton

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Walter R. Booth

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Jez Stewart

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Walt Disney

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Len Lye

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Osbert Parker

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Lotte Reiniger

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John Halas

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Joy Batchelor

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Louis De Rochemont

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Bob Godfrey

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Stan Hayward

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Stanley Kubrick

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Joanna Quinn

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Mike Mort

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Emma Calder

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Sarah Ann Kennedy

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