19 November 2018 Factual 60 mins
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.
Watch the official Secrets of British Animation 2018 trailer in HD below.
Peter Lord as Self
David Sproxton as Self
Walter R. Booth as Self (archive Footage)
Jez Stewart as Self
Walt Disney as Self (archive Footage)
Len Lye as Self (archive Photos)
Osbert Parker as Self
Lotte Reiniger as Self (archive Photo)
John Halas as Self (archive Photos)
Joy Batchelor as Self (archive Photos)
Louis De Rochemont as Self (archive Photo)
Bob Godfrey as Self (archive Photos)
Stan Hayward as Self
Stanley Kubrick as Self (archive Footage)
Joanna Quinn as Self
Mike Mort as Self
Jamie Frye Sound
Fred Tay Colorist
Sophie Taylor Production Coordinator
Sophie Taylor Researcher
Alex Boyle Editor
James Reed Editor
Sebastian Barfield Producer
Sebastian Barfield Director
Reuben Armstrong Second Unit Director of Photography
Chris Vile Camera Operator
Reuben Armstrong Animation
United Kingdom 02 December 2018
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