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Galleries

British Pathé captured history in images. Here we collect some of these images to inspire, entertain and remember. If you have any ideas for Galleries of your own, we'd love to hear from you. Simply collect the images you want in a viewspace with your ideas for captions and e-mail us the link to info@britishpathe.com. We'll be publishing the best submissions on the website every week.

The Death of King George VI

To mark the 60th anniversary of the death of King George VI, we've created a gallery featuring stills from a selection of original British Pathe newsreels. Celebrating our last...

A Man Holds A Copy Of...

A Lovely Shot Of King...

A Small Crowd Gathers...

Bestselling UK Music Acts Ever

British pop music emerged in the mid-to late 1950s, and has dominated the world charts ever since. With a wealth of pop history in it's archives, British Pathé salutes some of...

10. Fleetwood Mac...

9. Engelbert...

8. Dave Clark Five The...

What Makes Britons Great?

The British are said to be reserved in manners, dress and speech. They are famous for their politeness, self-discipline and sense of humour. British Pathé, a great British...

The Weather According...

Queuing "Ok. Leave...

Drinking The Average...

Pathé's Guide to Etiquette

The British have always been famous for their manners. From work life and romance to table manners and body language, guiding lights like Debrett's and George Routledge have...

Handshakes A Handshake...

Tipping In The Uk,...

Don't Eat With Your...

Famous Last Words

From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words. British Pathé...

Thomas Edison “it Is...

Errol Flynn “i’ve...

Ernest Hemingway...

Very Weird Weddings

Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. So no surprise then, that as well as filming some of the...

Trapeze Wedding "The...

And Here Are The...

Bicycle Wedding!...

12 Coolest Swimming Hats

Forget the tightly fitted, unflattering, rubber swimming caps we are all familiar with today. The 1960s saw colourful, flowery and exotic bathing caps come into vogue. Here are...

This Is The 'trumps'...

'top Notch' Is The...

This Very Feminine...

8 Great British Smiles

For centuries the people of Britain have had a reputation for being dentally challenged. British Pathé decided to investigate whether there was any basis for this age-old...

Poor Dention Of The...

In Mexico The Common...

British People Drink...

Before They Were Famous

British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first...

As A Carefree Student...

1966 International...

1969 And The Rolling...

Pathé's Hollywood Goddesses

Cinema was one of the biggest cultural developments of the 20th Century. The rise of Hollywood would introduce us to a new of age of glamour and beauty, the scale of which had...

Sophia Loren At The...

Brigitte Bardot, 1970....

Elizabeth Rosemond...

10 Best Bachelor Pastimes

Whether you're a lonely man looking for a new hobby or a happily partnered hipster looking for something on the side - our Bachelor Pastimes gallery is for you! If you sign in...

Making Things Out Of...

Building Very...

Painting Girls In The...

15 Craziest Ladies Glasses

Glasses became a fashion accessory in the 1950s. They were glamorous, sensational and often outrageous. Specs were colourful creations, designed to beautify a woman and for the...

Jean Here Is Wearing A...

Complimenting The Lips...

Is Margaret Laughing...

British Pathe's Cutest Animals

The British Pathé archive holds some of the first ever moving images of animals, and indeed animals have long proved a popular subject matter. Before the days of David...

A Small Nocturnal...

Described In The...

We Know It Looks Like...

10 Biggest Weddings of the 1960s

We've scoured the entire British Pathe archive picking out our favourite celebrity marriages of the 1960s. Some lasted a lifetime, others ended in tears. Let us know what you...

10. Johnny Hallyday...

9. Tommy Steele...

8. Cathy Mcgowan...