Secrets of British Animation

Sebastian Barfield
2018-11-19


6
60 min

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

Name Character Team
Peter Lord Self Unowned
David Sproxton Self Unowned
Walter R. Booth Self (archive Footage) Unowned
Jez Stewart Self Unowned
Walt Disney Self (archive Footage) Unowned
Len Lye Self (archive Photos) Unowned
Osbert Parker Self Unowned
Lotte Reiniger Self (archive Photo) Unowned
John Halas Self (archive Photos) Unowned
Joy Batchelor Self (archive Photos) Unowned
Louis De Rochemont Self (archive Photo) Unowned
Bob Godfrey Self (archive Photos) Unowned
Stan Hayward Self Unowned
Stanley Kubrick Self (archive Footage) Unowned
Joanna Quinn Self Unowned
Mike Mort Self Unowned
Emma Calder Self Unowned
Sarah Ann Kennedy Self (Narrator) Unowned