Hooray For Pinewood

At last! The History of British Cinema now has a dedicated podcast. In each episode Mike and Matthew, two film fanatics, will trace the history of film in Britain from its pioneering beginnings to the present day. Along the way we'll go into detail about the work of familiar figures and franchises like Alfred Hitchcock, Ealing Comedies and The Carry-On films. But we'll also dwell on less well remembered landmarks from our cinematic past.So enjoy Hooray For Pinewood, coming soon to wherever you get your podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the films in today's episode can be watched on YouTubePersistence of VisionExplained in a 1936 film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_W-kokpCkgThe ZoetropeMilton Bradley Zoetrope 1866 (Containing images acceptable to many people back then): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG6ywByMAyEModern Zoetrope using 3D Printer (Contains strobe sequence): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-5AP5R6gpAMake your own Zoetrope!: https://rimstar.org/science_electronics_projects/how-to-make-a-zoetrope.htmEadweard MuybridgeHorse in Motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heRuLp7CyTMLouis Le PrinceThe Roundhay Garden Scene 1888: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAiYFEHI9o8The Accordian Player 1888: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbJZvtUQvGILeeds Bridge 1888: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTlXaqG4VyEWordsworth DonisthorpeTrafalgar Square 1890: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8igdG537rH8William Friese-GreeneFriese-Greene invents cinema (He didn’t, but this is a scene from 1951’s The Magic Box which is too good not to include!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxHA9U8IHfMReconstruction from one of Friese-Greene’s experiments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pTOGmepivgThomas EdisonEdison’s earliest films from 1890 onwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRgymD_CO8kThe Lumiere Brothers First Films 1895: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXX32OLNnpUWebsitesLouis Le Prince's Camera: https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.26326273The History of the Discovery of Cinematography from 900BCE to The Lumiere Brothers: http://www.precinemahistory.net/index.htmlThe Story of Louis Le Prince: https://www.cinemahistory.co.uk/louis-le-prince/An excellent blog about early cinema and Friese-Greene in particular: https://friesegreene.com/

F Martin DuncanCheese Mites 1903: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR2DystgByQ&t=80sKinemacolourThe Harvest 1908: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8JQsU7fZyYDelhi Durbar 1911: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VCpkplKUf8George C HaleA short film about Hale’s Tours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dICeIuJEJDUWilliam HaggarThe Life of Charles Peace 1905: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K46agM-ZMnY&t=34sRevenge 1904: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHAiT33uA3UCecil HepworthAlice In Wonderland 1903: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeIXfdogJbARescued by Rover 1905: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wniR5M4ogoM&t=70sThe Two Obadiahs 1911: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMV15mKWTlg

Mitchell and Kenyon DramasKidnapping by Indians 1899: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh-9GuQFBF0Diving Lucy 1903: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V05KBTvq4MLocal Films For Local PeopleRobert Baden-Powell Opens The Accrington Ambulance Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaXKbbnFopgMiners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery 1901: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwBuJTMrUNoParkgate Iron and Steel Works, Rotherham 1906: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I64ewblmTUYThe Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon (BBC): Part 1: https://youtu.be/adO9fkaGCKI?list=PLRbfEQjXNJ09-b1-U6zH2DK_uYGT3UJUZPart 2: https://youtu.be/ROzu45BanOc?list=PLRbfEQjXNJ09-b1-U6zH2DK_uYGT3UJUZPart 3: https://youtu.be/QVBdnM12NkM?list=PLRbfEQjXNJ09-b1-U6zH2DK_uYGT3UJUZ

Cecil HepworthTilly The Tomboy Visits The Poor (1910): https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-tilly-the-tomboy-visits-the-poor-1910-onlineTilly’s Party (1910): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdZXmll6Yio&list=PLIyQwzwNXGHU6qt7Gjj8nq_U6EtNnM51i&index=8&t=126sHamlet (1913): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KcrHbbiiM8&t=11sNewsreel FootageThe Epsom Derby (1913): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um9GV6_AILMThe Adventures of TubbyTubby’s Rest Cure (1916): https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-tubbys-rest-cure-1916-onlineTubby’s Typewriter (1916): https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-tubbys-typewriter-1916-onlineThe First World WarThe Imperial War Museum Website: https://www.iwm.org.uk/historyBritain Prepared (1915): https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/2350The Battle of the Somme (1916): https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/1310

The Death of Billie CarletonThe full shocking story: https://flashbak.com/disgraceful-orgies-unholy-rites-and-the-death-of-billie-carleton-100-years-ago-408525/Cecil HepworthMost of the existing full-length Hepworth films still await home availability on either streaming or disc, but clips are available online.Tansy (1921): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuyM9bM1UTgComin’ Thru The Rye (1923): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unrq2RIHPPcFor context, a lovely clip from The Smallest Show On Earth (1957) with Peter Sellers, Bernard Miles, and Margaret Rutherford watching a clip of Comin’ Thru The Rye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8xct7ved9cStoll StudiosSherlock HolmesThe Sign of Four (1923):               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWbAa7ddr6oThe Devil’s Foot (1921): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWbAa7ddr6oThe Dying Detective (1921): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRw03GeaWDgFu ManchuThe Fiery Hand (1923): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGa8Y1jBOyUThe Clue of the Pigtail (1923): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQzl19zTARUThe Man with the Limp (1923): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXdLzoye57QAlfred HitchcockThe Pleasure Garden (1925): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i94JofNU3Y

In Episode 7 we trace the early career of Alfred Hitchcock from his humble beginnings in Leytonstone to his first box-office hit as a director.The Alfred Hitchcock’s Silent FilmsThe Pleasure Garden (1925): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i94JofNU3Y&t=6sThe Lodger (1927): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkkWQzfRaREThe Ring (1927): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mUsjXDajPY&t=2518sDownhill (1927): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpOyvJ-hyCQThe Farmer’s Wife (1928): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q0XOLQqihwEasy Virtue (1928): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoAt9desCGMChampagne (1928): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ULU5D_rtiYThe Manxman (1929): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6lc6h1And one with sound…Blackmail (1929) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDVATU7-yuw

The Alfred Hitchcock’s Silent FilmsThe Pleasure Garden (1925): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i94JofNU3Y&t=6sThe Lodger (1927): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkkWQzfRaREThe Ring (1927): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mUsjXDajPY&t=2518sDownhill (1927): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpOyvJ-hyCQThe Farmer’s Wife (1928): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q0XOLQqihwEasy Virtue (1928): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoAt9desCGMChampagne (1928): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ULU5D_rtiYThe Manxman (1929): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6lc6h1And one with sound…Blackmail (1929) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDVATU7-yuwMore on HitchcockThe Anny Ondra Sound Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z8mSwzSQQkHitchcock discusses Blackmail with Truffaut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idYtdX0UeIM