Funny Winston Churchill Outtakes: Behind the Scenes (1950) | British Pathé

Check out this rare and hilarious behind the scenes footage of Sir Winston Churchill in January 1950 preparing a newsreel message for the British public intended for the following month’s general election. Full out-takes can be found here: For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: Specially interested in War? - Check out our War Archive’: Have a look on Vintage Fashion’: Here you find more about ‚Sporting History’: #BritishPathé #History #Churchill #WinstonChurchill #PrimeMinister #BTS #Outtakes Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY 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 major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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