
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of some of the great animation pioneers who have worked in Britain – trailblazing talents such as Len Lye, John Halas and Joy Batchelor, Joanna Quinn, and Bristol’s world-conquering Aardman Animations.
Cast

Peter Lord
Self

David Sproxton
Self

Walter R. Booth
Self (archive Footage)
Jez Stewart
Self

Walt Disney
Self (archive Footage)

Len Lye
Self (archive Photos)

Osbert Parker
Self

Lotte Reiniger
Self (archive Photo)
John Halas
Self (archive Photos)

Joy Batchelor
Self (archive Photos)
Louis De Rochemont
Self (archive Photo)

Bob Godfrey
Self (archive Photos)
Stan Hayward
Self

Stanley Kubrick
Self (archive Footage)

Joanna Quinn
Self
Mike Mort
Self
Emma Calder
Self
Sarah Ann Kennedy
Self (Narrator)
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