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Remember British Pathe News? British Pathe News Click the logo above to go to Pathe News Archives British Pathe are one of the oldest media companies in the world. Their roots lie in 1890s Paris where their founder, Charles Pathe, pioneered the development of the moving image. They were established in London in 1902, and by 1910 were producing their famous bi-weekly newsreel the Pathe Gazette. After the First World War they started producing various Cinemagazines as well. By 1930 they were producing the Gazette, the Pathetone Weekly, the Pathe Pictorial and Eve's Film Review, covering entertainment, culture and womens' issues. By the time Pathe finally stopped producing the cinema newsreel in 1970 they had accumulated 3500 hours of filmed history amounting to over 90,000 individual items. Over the last 30 years this material has been used extensively around the world in television programmes, home videos, advertisments, corporate productions and, most recently, in web publishing. Through the generosity of the Lottery Funded New Opportunities Fund it was possible to build this web site, and to encode the library for digital distribution. Whereas all professional usages still require a licence fee we are delighted to be able to offer free "preview" facilities on this site to residents of the British Isles. British Pathe are owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust Group. British Pathe footage sales are now managed by ITN Archive. Click here to visit the ITN Archive website