British Pathe film clip ideas

High-resolution film clips from British Pathé : www.britishpathe.com

The British Pathé Archive website contains a vast number of photographs and film clips in various resolutions covering the period 1896 - 1970. The high-resolution clips are now available to staff and pupils in all Oxfordshire schools through the OCN. This fantastic collection of resources can be used creatively for teaching and learning - the licence allows staff and pupils to edit the materials and use in presentations.

Please note: You must be connected to the OCN to be able to download the high-resolution clips.
You should not be charged for downloading the high-resolution clips through the OCN.
These clips (or any material from the clips) must not be published on public websites.

Letter to schools on the British Pathe Archive	152 kb
How to access high-resolution clips from the British Pathe Archive	582 kb
Terms and Conditions for use of the British Pathe Archive	50 kb

In the ICT newsletter each week there is a lesson idea using one of the film clips offered by British Pathé . This is an archive of those suggestions. Any teachers creating lesson plans involving the British Pathé clips are invited to send their ideas in to add to this resource.

Harvest and the tradition of bread making 69.08 – Bread sculpture 2867.02 – The Village Bakery (silent)	28kb
International Car Free Day 1280.19 – Horse Drawn Car – A novel idea to petrol rationing 1296.03 – Footage of a new electric car 1562.12 – Combating petrol rationing in a pedal car 3185.05 – Silent movie looking at the effects of petrol rationing	27kb
National Moth Day and Night 33.03 – Moths 1267.27 – Lepidopterist 243.07 – Moth Breeders	27kb
National Smile Week 928.23 - Drill to avoid a Drill (mute) - This clip illustrates the recommended way to brush teeth. 1624.02 - The Dental Bus (1934) - This clip shows a queue of children waiting to be seen by the dentist. 1623.02 - The Mobile Clinic (1954) - Kent County Council's Mobile Clinic visits a school 1603.24 - Dental Clinic ((1954) - This clip shows how children were encouraged to visit the dentist	27kb
VE Day 1149.21 - Victory in Europe Day - This is a fascinating clip which shows what happened to cease the end of the war 1988.06 - Victory Celebrations in London - This mute clips shows the celebrations that took place soon after the news broke about the end of the war. 1988.08 - Crowd Singing in Pub (there is no sound for the first 60 seconds to this clip) 1986.13 - VE Day London - Winston Churchill making the speech announcing VE Day	27kb
May Day 759.15 - 'Ye Merrie Monthe of Maye' - the May Day celebrations in Oxford's Madeleine Bridge in 1931 881.24 - May Day festival at Isleworth - festival showing the crowning of the May Queen in 1936 673.08 - Merrie Month of Maye - another clip showing May celebrations in 1932	25kb
National Cycle to School Week (18^th April – 22^nd April) 1580.22 – Manchester children get a course in road safety - 1944 1291.21 – Educational film about road safety in Luton – 1952	27kb
1550.17 - Nettles and other plants are picked for use in medicines. Northumberland.	27kb
Holy Week part 2 2862.19 - St Peter's Square on Easter Day in 1957 1718.09 - An Easter Parade in 1961 1676.21 - Easter Parade in Battersea 1504.43 - Easter Celebrations at Hyde Park 152.11 - How Britain spends four-day Easter Holiday	26kb
Holy Week Part 1 The beginning of the Palm Sunday ceremony in Westminster in 1942 Palm Sunday service - more detail than the previous with more narration. A re-enactment in France of the Journey Jesus took to Calgary.	26 kb
Empire Day (Mar 05) A procession of children representing various countries and carrying flags. Children in patriotic fancy dress saluting as the walk past the Union Jack flag. A young girl dressed as Britannia walking through a pathway of other children waving flags. Children marching in lines past adult officials, Union Jack flag and a British bull dog.	26kb
Men of Science - To celebrate Science Week (Mar 05)	25 kb
Mother's Day is big business (Feb 05)	25 kb
Coffin Nails linked to Cancer Week (Feb 05)	25 kb
Shrove Tuesday (Feb 05): Shrovetide Football They're at it again King John started it	26 kb
Unicef Day for Change Greek children make shoes (Jan 05)	152 kb
Holocaust Memorial Day (Jan 05)	25 kb
Martin Luther King Dream Speech (Jan 05)	25 kb

This page was updated 5th Marchl 2005. Any broken links or faulty information should be reported to Carol Rainbow who will replace them as soon as possible.