The voice that was synonymous with Pathé, above all others, belonged to Bob Danvers-Walker. His son Michael and film historian Ian Christie recall the man who got Britain through the Blitz and beyond.
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@adminimer517625 күн бұрын
This is an absolute GEM of a documentary, I have been a fan of old British Pathe films/clips, and these new documentaries are a true treasure. I am so happy this was posted, thank you sooo much! British Pathe is a true time capsule, I just can't get over how happy I am that these documentaries have came out. I am truly grateful, love and thanks from the USA!
@britishpathe24 күн бұрын
Glad you like them!
@iXpress26 күн бұрын
British Pathe is the British Museum of media records. *No pun intended here.
@glorialange644624 күн бұрын
I am an American and I still love watching Pathé newsreels What a great documentary this is.
@Funeeman18 күн бұрын
🇬🇧🇺🇲👍
@ragingman10025 күн бұрын
I’ve absolutely loved watching all these old videos. Thank you for sharing!
@jackrice277022 күн бұрын
I was the last cohort to experience the movie theater as a multi-genre experience. The sequence was almost legally required: first a couple of cartoons; then a travelogue; about a twenty-minute Pathe newsreel that covered everything from the consequential to the obscure and banal; then the feature; then another round as above; then the second feature. For about a dollar, US, I could spend an entire afternoon at the movie house. Add in popcorn, a drink and, if I was really flush, some candy. There were ushers, usually teenagers, who kept some sort of order and the real possibility of being kicked out was enough deterrent to keep all but the most incorrigible in line. Thanks for taking this old man down memory lane. It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
@Henry300655 күн бұрын
As a boy in the 1960’s going to the cinema with my brothers and parents, seeing the Pathe news and travelogues brings back many very happy memories.
@alfyryan694925 күн бұрын
Bob Danvers-Walker, arguably the most famous voice in history
@wolfman69413 күн бұрын
No arguments about it.
@GM-qq1wi23 күн бұрын
Pathe is one of the best things on youtube and it was created decades ago for a different type of audience. What a priceless time capsule.
@KbB-kz9qp23 күн бұрын
American here - I like seeing old Pathe videos 😀
@MichaelStBede25 күн бұрын
Just before the 44min mark, a young CLIVE DUNN appears, the well-known comedy actor known to many millions as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones of Dad's Army.
@Rodentpinkytrotters18 күн бұрын
Indeed - 43:52 "They don't like it up 'em..."
@mikebennett381211 күн бұрын
As a young teenager; I recall Bob Danvers-Walker as the 'the man with the gong' an a 1960's quiz show called 'Pick a Box' or something similar.
@christopherwheeler6884 күн бұрын
'Take Your Pick' was hosted by (Your quiz-inquisitor) Michael Miles, voiced by Bob Danvers-Walker and the 'gong man' was called Alec.
@paulhelman237624 күн бұрын
Ed Murrow's voice had a similar compelling quality for American radio listeners
@jsa-z172225 күн бұрын
I’ve always loved British Pathe ❤
@samirabedi635326 күн бұрын
The British nation has provided great services to humanity
@iXpress26 күн бұрын
😂🤣😂 ... nice one
@theofarmmanager26726 күн бұрын
You can’t beat the British sense of humour
@naturalcambion374726 күн бұрын
Fascist!
@LuluDumpling26 күн бұрын
True but also committed heinous atrocities over the centuries
@theofarmmanager26725 күн бұрын
@@LuluDumpling no imperial power - from the Romans to Gengis Khan to Britain to Russia ever did anything for wholly altruistic reasons. Their main focus is always selfish with any benefits to the oppressed being a side effect. I’m British and not ashamed of the Empire because it was what every country aspired to do - just the British were the best at it for a period of time
@patriciaoreilly89072 күн бұрын
British Pathe films/clips & voice 😊 a beautiful sound to listen too 😊 love love love as a child & still love listening 😊
@chlorineismyperfume25 күн бұрын
Community service announcements are more valuable than we realise.
@NgaTaeOfficial7 күн бұрын
Why, Mr Cholmondley-Warner, what an absolutely smashing and informative film!
@jsa-z172225 күн бұрын
I absolutely loved this video. 🏆
@rsc952025 күн бұрын
Me too !!!
@jjforcebreaker22 күн бұрын
Wow this is fantastic. I'll save this one to see in a couple of days, to give it my full attention. Thanks, BP!
@ceciliaflorencenapier459524 күн бұрын
Brilliant film reminded me just how important Pathe News was! I always went to the cinema to get the news as well as from the wireless keeping up to date! Thank you for showing! 94 years young now! They showed truly life as it was!
@rjmun58023 күн бұрын
The part of Bob Danvers Walker was played by Miles Cholmondley Warner.
@amcguigan238924 күн бұрын
Fascinating; learned so much. Exceptionally well done. Thank you!
@richardbrown118920 күн бұрын
Remarkable story about the family living on the beach for eleven years. I can't help thinking that it must have inspired the Monty Python 'Four Yorkshiremen' sketch. "We were evicted from our hole in the ground. We 'ad to go and live on a beach!"
@johnrudy940424 күн бұрын
Mr. Chumnly-Warner and his pal Greyson.
@atomictraveller25 күн бұрын
well done, and thank you for the after word for those of us with the consideration.
@john079735 күн бұрын
Good stuff 👍 we had a backbone then
@EagleEvilGame7 ай бұрын
Good👍🏼
@zh965225 күн бұрын
trans alantic accent play it's part please make a come back👍
@westcommonroom973721 күн бұрын
Kenneth Horne voicing the pre-fabs?
@carsyoungtimerfreak114914 күн бұрын
Very nice documentary. It shows that not a lot changed in 70 plus years. Media are still left wing and the government still tells us what to do, say and how to behave... No progress, very sad!
@nigelhamilton81525 күн бұрын
Didn't. Bob Danvis walker appear o take your pick.?
@mrjoneseastend23 күн бұрын
Yes he did, the Yes, No round - don't ask!
@nigelhamilton81523 күн бұрын
@@mrjoneseastend the things you remember. 🤣🤣
@Coolhoodie126 күн бұрын
Amazing Documentary (didn't watch the full video)
@JT-qd2sk26 күн бұрын
Have to admire the British stiff upper lip and keep calm and carry on attitude ❤
@juliaforsyth833225 күн бұрын
Still slum tenements in the 60's.
@laurastuart381421 күн бұрын
I would like to see what the Germans were watching.
@kiltedjohn100024 күн бұрын
bobby howes dad of chitty chitty bang bang actress sally ann howes
@edwardrodgers938315 күн бұрын
Good old Australia sent the Brits food-parcels: good old Aussies!🤺🇬🇧🇦🇺👌- then, on visiting Britain, Australians were expected to line-up as Aliens!👺🤺🇦🇺🦘
@kidmohair815120 күн бұрын
28:18 “…I didn’t realize, that women could be so useful…” ah patriarchy… it's still here.
@Pr3stag325 күн бұрын
Hmm 🤔 i see you have changed the channel picture back to normal from pride colours.
@HYUKLDER125 күн бұрын
When Britain was full of real British people and not having its culture, traditions and public safety trashed by Blair's third-worlders.
@stephenwilliams92624 күн бұрын
The modern brits look back with hate at this period of our nation for some reason 😮
@markshrimpton313823 күн бұрын
Well this Briton doesn’t.
@drxym23 күн бұрын
Pathe really went downhill after TVs became a thing. Still interesting, but they were more like mini features on esoteric subjects than news reporting.
@alanmarr332322 күн бұрын
Many pre-fab desigs were American!
@edwardrodgers938315 күн бұрын
That's the way it should be!😂
@liltick10223 күн бұрын
5:02 whuddup
@uwusmolbean23 күн бұрын
Such a shame the once decent and beautiful UK has been subverted and destroyed
@AzGamerAlan26 күн бұрын
Kay ni om om kuno
@samirabedi635326 күн бұрын
The great British people liberated the Arab peoples from the authority of the Ottomans
@LuluDumpling26 күн бұрын
My grandfather fought with the Ottomans against the British Britain sliced us up & handed over our lands to occupying invaders
@samirabedi635326 күн бұрын
الامة البريطانية قدمة خدمات للبشرية
@BobbyDaz26 күн бұрын
PROPAGANDA MACHINE
@indigohammer573225 күн бұрын
Caps Lock broken, eh?
@BobbyDaz25 күн бұрын
@@indigohammer5732 Nope
@atomictraveller25 күн бұрын
gooses love a propaganda. but my idea is that a society hook line and sinkered by collusion is doubtlessly best gonig to experience change by criticism. that's been utra effective for west papuan resistance to indonesia for the last sixty odd years. you want to try breaking the machine instead of writing things on it. and remember, as soon as a liar's game is up, they always give you a nic ehand written note to explain everything that happened.
@Gyokuro_Ch.480125 күн бұрын
How is it propaganda?...
@atomictraveller25 күн бұрын
@@Gyokuro_Ch.4801 when i say free west papua.
@samirabedi635326 күн бұрын
جيل عظيم
@WagnSund24 күн бұрын
Pathetique!
@praguhbis6 ай бұрын
They were not heroes of Dunkirk but cowards of Dunkirk.
@christianfreedom-seeker93426 күн бұрын
The UK was a great nation, now it is as dead as a corpse.
@indigohammer573225 күн бұрын
W⚓
@HYUKLDER125 күн бұрын
They either stayed and were captured for years but lived, or they gambled their lives on escaping from the French beaches at great risk of death, whilst being attacked by German aircraft and shore guns, to be able to return another day, fight and liberate Europe which they later achieved.
@praguhbis25 күн бұрын
@@HYUKLDER1 A coward has thousand excuses.
@bw652425 күн бұрын
@@praguhbis Millions of Germans surrendering at the end of the war? Hundereds of millions of Indians submitting themselves to the rule of a few thousand British? All cowards. How does your logic apply to that?