Secrets of British Animation

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.

• Sebastian BarfieldDirector

• Peter LordSelf
• David SproxtonSelf
• Walter R. BoothSelf (archive Footage)
• Jez StewartSelf
• Walt DisneySelf (archive Footage)
• Len LyeSelf (archive Photos)
• Osbert ParkerSelf
• Lotte ReinigerSelf (archive Photo)
• John HalasSelf (archive Photos)
• Joy BatchelorSelf (archive Photos)
• Louis De RochemontSelf (archive Photo)
• Bob GodfreySelf (archive Photos)