Secrets of British Animation (2018)

Secrets of British Animation

2018

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Sebastian Barfield

Cast

David Sproxton as Self

Jez Stewart as Self

John Halas as Self (archive Photos)

Joy Batchelor as Self (archive Photos)

Len Lye as Self (archive Photos)

Lotte Reiniger as Self (archive Photo)

Osbert Parker as Self

Peter Lord as Self