Before They Were Famous (1/10)
 

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 captured by our cameras.

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...

BERNARD SHAW - A TRIBUTE

Lady Nancy-Astor (Britain's…

MR CHURCHILL IN RUSSIA

Winston Churchill "I'm…

BASEBALL MAKES ITS BOW aka BASE BALL MAKES ITS BOW Dublin issue

Franklin D. Roosevelt …

As a carefree student of Oxford University, this young man is having a whale of a time painting the wall with his hands in aid of World Refugee Year 1960. You certainly wouldn’t see him doing that on General Election night.

The Death of King George VI

THE KING'S SPEECH

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...