# 85,000 historical newsreels - British Pathé archive now online

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**Created:** [April 19, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-000-historical-newsreels-british-pathe-archive-now-online/686462 "2014-04-19T01:40:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-000-historical-newsreels-british-pathe-archive-now-online/686462/1 "2014-04-19T01:40:23Z")

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I thought that folks around here might like to know that newsreel company British Pathé has uploaded over 85,000 of its videos to YouTube for general viewing.

> **[British Pathé](https://www.youtube.com/user/britishpathe)**
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> Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from...

There’s an amazing collection of stuff, from politics and war to sports and entertainment.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-000-historical-newsreels-british-pathe-archive-now-online/686462/2 "2014-04-19T05:15:49Z")

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Very nice. Thanks for the link.

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**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-000-historical-newsreels-british-pathe-archive-now-online/686462/3 "2014-04-19T17:17:22Z")

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Well, there goes my weekend.

Thanks mhendo, and British Pathé.

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**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-000-historical-newsreels-british-pathe-archive-now-online/686462/4 "2014-04-19T17:53:36Z")

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**Very nice.**

BBC and all of the UK channels have had their documentaries online also for years. You almost don’t need a television sets as they are so entertaining that you could watch them instead.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-000-historical-newsreels-british-pathe-archive-now-online/686462/5 "2014-04-19T19:28:08Z")

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> [@nevadaexile](#):
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> **Very nice.**
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> BBC and all of the UK channels have had their documentaries online also for years. You almost don’t need a television sets as they are so entertaining that you could watch them instead.

Watching _any_ show without commercial interruption is a delightful treat! I’ve just started on _ **Lilyhammer** _, _ **Life on Mars** _, and _ **Broadchurch** _, all on line.

I’m looking forward to searching for material on the Edwardian era and _Titanic_ on the Pathe site. Also WWs I and II. I can never get enough of those!