Which British producer of newsreels and documentaries whose work is synonymous with footage of the World Wars released its entire collection on YouTube in April 2014?
"Pathé News footage of the first 1936 landing at Lakehurst and Hearst News of the Day Newsreel footage of the disaster, called a ""Pathegram"" by Eugene Castle of Castle Films. Another edit popularized on video-sharing sites like YouTube uses footage of the Disaster from Paramount and Movietone Newsreel with Herb Morrison's recording. The Pathé News and Universal Newsreels are freely available from government archives. Since 1995, The Pathe News archive has been named British Pathé. Four newsreel teams were in attendance at the time of the disaster. They were positioned close to each other and adjacent to the mooring mast"
"Netflix programming that escapes the mind moments after consumption, ""14"" lingers. It consumes its viewers rather than the other way around."" 14 - Diaries of the Great War 14 - Diaries of the Great War (titled ""Great War Diaries"" when aired on the BBC) is a 2014 international documentary drama series about World War I. It uses a mix of acted scenes, archive footage, and animation. All episodes were directed by Jan Peter, series authors were Jan Peter and Yury Winterberg. In a dramatic advisory capacity, Dutch producer and screenwriter Maarten van der Duin and BBC-author Andrew Bampfield worked on"
"14 - Diaries of the Great War 14 - Diaries of the Great War (titled ""Great War Diaries"" when aired on the BBC) is a 2014 international documentary drama series about World War I. It uses a mix of acted scenes, archive footage, and animation. All episodes were directed by Jan Peter, series authors were Jan Peter and Yury Winterberg. In a dramatic advisory capacity, Dutch producer and screenwriter Maarten van der Duin and BBC-author Andrew Bampfield worked on the film's development. The series is based on an idea by Gunnar Dedio, producer at the film company LOOKS Leipzig and"
"four years. The programming included documentaries, drama, arts and music, commemorative programmes and programmes for children and schools. On 14 January 2014, the National Archives released a first batch of digitised British Army war diaries. The same day, the National Archives, together with Imperial War Museums and Zooniverse launched 'Operation War Diary', a crowdsourcing project to tag data on each diary page. The installation ""Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red"" at the Tower of London, by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper, was especially popular — over five million people visited it before it closed in November 2014, with calls"
"The World Wars (miniseries) The World Wars is a three-part, six-hour event miniseries by the History Channel that premiered on Monday, May 26, 2014, (Memorial Day) airing for three consecutive nights. An extended version of the series, divided into six episodes with never before seen footage, was subsequently broadcast on H2 and in more than 160 countries on June 22, 2014. Narrated by Jeremy Renner, the documentary series features a mix of dramatic reenactments, archival stills and footage, and interviews with historians and authors alongside current and former prominent political figures such as former U.S. Senator John McCain from Arizona,"
"8 million euros. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War the television broadcaster, ARTE, will broadcast an eight-part series beginning on 29 April 2014 in parallel in Germany and France. In Germany, Partners of the series are, next to ARTE - SWR, NDR and WDR, ORF in Austria and the BBC in the UK. The ARD / ORF will broadcast the series in four episodes of 45 minutes each. The BBC will show ""14 - Diaries of the First World War"" under the title ""Great War Diary"" in three episodes of 60 minutes. Dutch"
"in the UK.This was followed by two episodes of a docudrama, ""Ultimate Warfare"" for Military Channel and Arrow Media. The films were first screened on 12 February 2013 and 12 March 2013 in the USA and during September 2013 in the UK. In 2014 he directed two TV series for Arrow Media:""See No Evil"", a series of modern mysteries using real surveillance footage and "" Planes That Changed The World"".""See No Evil"" had its world premiere in November 2014 on Slice TV in Canada and was screened in the USA by Investigation Discovery in February 2015. ""Kelsey Smith"" was the"
"However, the time is right to take The War of the Worlds in new directions after the 2014 tour."" ""Alive on Stage!"" at the O2 Arena was recorded and released across cinemas in the UK and Europe in April 2013. The War of the Worlds team worked with the distribution company More2Screen, a company that brings special events to cinema. The recorded show was well received in a series of platform digital screenings in the UK before it transitioned to home entertainment; it was released on DVD in November 2013. It was announced that The War of the Worlds was"
"footage cut from the original U.S. broadcast; ""Characters In Depth"" of Churchill, Stalin, Truman, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Hitler; and 10 featurettes on both wars. UltraViolet digital copies of each episode were also included. The World Wars (miniseries) The World Wars is a three-part, six-hour event miniseries by the History Channel that premiered on Monday, May 26, 2014, (Memorial Day) airing for three consecutive nights. An extended version of the series, divided into six episodes with never before seen footage, was subsequently broadcast on H2 and in more than 160 countries on June 22, 2014. Narrated by Jeremy Renner, the documentary"
"short #Connect for Durex. A Webby and DMA awards nominee, the official version scored over 75 million hits worldwide. ClearStory ClearStory Ltd is a British independent television production company. Founded in 2010 by the film-makers Russell Barnes and Molly Milton, it produces factual programming, often in the history and science genres, and has explored provocative social issues through documentary formats, sparking controversies. The company's credits include ""Dawkins: Sex, Death & the Meaning of Life"" for Channel 4, Men of the Thames for London Live, ""Long Shadow"" for BBC2 and World War Two: 1945 & the Wheelchair President BBC Four. In"
"documentary was commissioned by the BBC's digital channel BBC Four and produced by Peter Williams' company Peter Williams Television, with Williams and Cassian Harrison of the BBC acting as executive producers. Williams directed the programme, assisted by Stephen Hopkins and Jo Taylor, with Paul Meadows as editor. Having tracked down workers who originally worked on the record attempt, according to the BBC ""Their story of the excitement of the attempt is the heart of this documentary."" The programme formed part of the BBC's Battle Of Britain season, marking the 70th anniversary of the battle with special programmes across BBC One,"
"director Mike Figgis for Channel 4's programme of the same name. With a minimum of direction, Figgis' camera crews recorded the action as it unfolded around them, resulting in footage that is very similar to that taken during the actual clash in 1984. Other events include The Roman Army and Chariot Experience (RACE) in Jerash, Jordan in 2005, and ancient to modern era and multi-period shows for the Army Benevolent Fund, British army and others. During 2014 commemorative projects include Centenary Great War, 70th, and 75th anniversary World War Two displays. The company has previously assisted with a number of"
"Battle Castle Battle Castle is an action documentary TV series co-produced by Parallax Film Productions Inc. with London-based Ballista Media Inc. It explores the medieval arms race reflected in castle construction in the Middle Ages and, using location filming, re-enactments and CGI reconstruction, tells the stories of six castles tested by siege. Hosted by Dan Snow, the series has aired on History Television, SBS Australia and most recently, Discovery UK. Parallax Film Productions Inc. paired up with Agentic Communications Inc. and Starlight Runner Entertainment to create a high-concept website that features games, motion comics and extra video content not seen"
"Film4 Productions Film4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The company has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the United Kingdom. The company's first production was ""Walter"", directed by Stephen Frears, which was released in 1982. It is especially known for its gritty, kitchen sink-style films and period drama. Prior to 1998, the company was identified as Channel Four Films or FilmFour International. Later, the outfit was re-branded as FilmFour, to coincide with the launch of a new Digital TV channel of the same name. The company cut"
"Film4 Film4 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by the Channel Four Television Corporation, that broadcasts films. It was launched in 1 November 1998. While its standard-definition channel is available as a FTA network, its high-definition variant is offered as a pay television service. Film4 was started in 1982 as Film4 Productions, a film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation and has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the United Kingdom, and around the world. The company's first production was ""Walter"", directed by Stephen Frears, which was released in 1982. In late"
"Threads Threads is a 1984 British apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines, and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a docudrama account of nuclear war and its effects on the city of Sheffield in Northern England. The plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts. As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins, the film depicts the medical, economic, social and environmental consequences of nuclear war. Shot on a budget of £400,000,"
"Channel 4 as well as brands such as Barclays, Bacardi and Hyundai. Red Bee Media transmits over 500 television streams on analogue, digital terrestrial, digital satellite, cable, web and mobile, among them all the domestic BBC channels (except for BBC Parliament, the production and playout of which is handled by Millbank Studios), along with international channels including BBC World News, BBC Worldwide and BBC Lifestyle and have a presence in over 180 countries and territories across the globe. It handles the majority of video on demand (VOD) services in the UK, including Channel 4 (All 4), Channel 5 (My5) and"
"attitudes to remembering British war dead. In May 2013 he presented 'The Longest Suicide Note in History', a documentary about the Labour Party's disastrous 1983 general election campaign. Denys Blakeway Denys Blakeway is a British television producer and author who is best known for documentaries and books about contemporary history. In 1994 he set up Blakeway Productions, a television company based in London. Before establishing himself as an independent producer Blakeway wrote and directed a number of documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4, including ""Primo Levi: The Memory of the Offence"", ""The Falklands War""; and ""Thatcher - The Downing"
"author H. G. Wells, and includes both new and digitally altered film footage shot during the War to End All Wars to establish the scope of the interplanetary conflict. The film's original UK broadcast on 8 December 2013 happened during the first year of the World War I centennial; the film's 2014 US cable TV broadcast during the second year followed almost nine months later. Combining period archive materials with state-of-the-art special effects, ""The Great Martian War 1913–1917"" features ""previously recorded"" interviews with now aging or dead war veterans while looking back at the entire sweep of the interplanetary conflict."
"of the same name. Notable successes include ""The Madness of King George"", ""The Crying Game,"" ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"" and ""Trainspotting"". The channel4.com website offers detailed programme information, highlights, and chats with actors and presenters of all Channel Four channels. It also has in-depth sections including news, film, homes, sport, and more. Its learning sections are often used by many for educational needs. In January 2008, Channel Four joined with Aardman Animations and Lupus Films to create 4mations, a user-generated content animation portal, similar to Aniboom or MyToons. All 4 is a video on demand service from Channel Four."
"high viewing figures relative to the slot average for BBC Four: 600,000 viewers on its first run in June 2011, 359,000 on its repeat in September 2011, and a further 449,000 on its repeat in April 2012. The programme was nominated in the Best Historical Documentary category for the 2012 Grierson British Documentary Awards. World War Two: 1941 and the Man of Steel World War Two: 1941 and the Man of Steel is a feature-length BBC TV programme, presented by the historian David Reynolds and directed by Russell Barnes. First broadcast on BBC Four on 13 June 2011, it marked"
"Britain's Great War Britain's Great War is a British documentary television series that broadcast on BBC One 27 January 2014. The documentary series is presented by Jeremy Paxman and was produced by the Open University and BBC Productions. The series shows how World War I affected Britain and its people. The series leads the BBC World War I centenary season. Jeremy Paxman, the presenter of the series, said: ""The trouble with so much of our understanding of World War One is that it is seen through the prism of the prejudices of the hundred years which have followed it. It's"
"and tunnels related to underground warfare in this former sector of the front line. Barton also wrote, produced and presented a television documentary on the archaeology of the World War I tunnels beneath La Boisselle, which was shown on UK television as ""The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars"" (BBC Four, first aired on 20 May 2013). Barton also acts as co-secretary of the All Party Parliamentary War Graves and Battlefields Heritage Group. The group consists of members from both Houses of Parliament and exists to support the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to further educational programmes aimed at increasing"
"were for Best Costume Design, Best Make-Up, and Best Film Sound. Threads is available on DVD and was remastered by Simply Media in 2018. Simply Media will also release the remaster on Blu-Ray for the first time 17th December 2018. Threads Threads is a 1984 British apocalyptic war drama television film jointly produced by the BBC, Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. Written by Barry Hines, and directed and produced by Mick Jackson, it is a docudrama account of nuclear war and its effects on the city of Sheffield in Northern England. The plot centres on two families as a"
"Born Every Minute"", based on a maternity ward, won the Best Factual Series BAFTA in 2010. Dragonfly Film and Television Productions Dragonfly Film and Television Productions is a British independent television production company. It is a subsidiary of the Shine Group and has produced factual programmes for BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, ITV1 Channel 4, Channel Five, Sky1, Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel. The company was proimant in 2002, tested in 2003 and formed in 2004 and its output mainly consists of documentary series such as ""Kill It Cook It Eat It"", ""The Hotel"", ""World's Toughest"
"and a Channel 5 documentary called ""7 Days That Made the Führer"". In 2014, McDonough appeared in a 10-part documentary series called ""The Rise of the Nazi Party"" on Quest TV, part of the Discovery Channel. The series premiered in the UK on 14 February 2014 and was broadcast world-wide. McDonough has a Twitter account called @FXMC1957. It examines key facts in history every morning. McDonough often does Twitter lectures that cover issues such as the JFK assassination, D-Day and the outbreak of WW1 in great depth. McDonough has over 20,000 followers and his Twitter account is viewed by over"
"production values, saying, 'Burns’ confidence continues to grow; here he has found a solid story to tell and creates some impactful visual flourishes and benefits from a winning cast.' Allies (film) Allies is a 2014 British Independent World War II film written by Jeremy Sheldon and directed by Dominic Burns. ""Allies"" was released on 1 November 2014 in the UK and is distributed by eOne. August 1944. A team of British soldiers led by a US Captain are dropped behind enemy lines in France on a mission that could shorten the war. As nothing goes according to plan, commando Sergeant"
"Mint Productions Mint Productions is an Irish production company that has produced documentaries and television series for RTÉ, BBC and Channel 4. The company, founded by RTÉ television presenter Miriam O'Callaghan and her producer husband Steve Carson, has produced a number of series, including ""Fine Gael: A Family At War"" (2003), ""Our Lady's"" (2003), its follow-up ""Return to Our Lady's"" (2005), ""Legal Eagles"" (2004), ""Making Babies"" (2004) and ""Junior Doctors"" (2006). Amongst its most noted achievements are ""Haughey"" (2005) and the IFTA-winning ""Bertie"" (2008), two separate series on the lives and political careers of two of Ireland's more prominent taoisigh,"
"documentary production house in the world. The BBC commissions programmes from the Unit for broadcast on five terrestrial television channels (BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, CBBC and CBeebies) and BBC Radio 4. Content is marketed internationally under the BBC Earth brand by the corporation's commercial arm, BBC Studios. Original content is also broadcast on the ""Earth Unplugged"" YouTube channel. The Unit has been based in Broadcasting House, Bristol since its formation in 1957, and has been headed by Julian Hector since 2016. The BBC natural history unit's links to Bristol date back to the 1940s, when Desmond Hawkins, then"
"2012 he was reported by Doctor Who Magazine as having left BBC Worldwide and working for the Loaded TV channel. In 2013 he was working on various news and political reports including for Total Politics magazine. In September 2014 he indicated on his Twitter account that he had been working on Educating the East End for TwoFour, and in 2015 he produced ""Danny Baker's Christmas Hits"", for the Sky Arts Channel. In 2016 he began producing ""The Political Slot"" for Channel 4. Ed Stradling Ed Stradling (born 1972 in Cardiff, Wales), is a TV producer/director, who is best known for"
"making Pathé News a service for the public as well as the broadcasting industry. In May 2010 ""The Guardian"" was given access to the British Pathé archive, hosting topical videos on its website. In November 2010 the ""Daily Mail"" gave its readers free DVDs of the seven-part British Pathé series ""A Year To Remember: The War Years"". The series comprised seven discs, each focusing on a different year from 1939–1945. In May 2012 British Pathé won the FOCAL International Award for Footage Library of the Year. In April 2014 British Pathé uploaded the entire collection of 85,000 historic films to"
"first half of 2011, making Channel 4 the biggest commercial UK broadcaster in the video on-demand market during the period. On 30 March 2015, 4oD was merged into and renamed All 4. All 4 is the main source of on demand programmes from Channel 4, E4, and More4. The catch up service currently lasts 30 days, and the archive has thousands of hours of programming. As of April 2009, the internet version is fully available to Mac and Windows users with Adobe Flash Player installed. The ""catch-up"" service offers content free of charge for 30 days after a programme's broadcast"
"The History of Warfare (TV series) The History of Warfare is a 3660-minute documentary series about the most famous wars and battles in world history focusing primarily on the military annals of Great Britain. The series was created during the 1990s, when Cromwell Productions Ltd became a production company specialising in historical and arts documentaries taking the example of other shows from Cromwell such as Line of Fire and Battlefield. The series dedicates numerous episodes to determine conflicts such as the English Civil Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the American Civil War. In addition to having segments such as Discovery"