Secrets of British Animation

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.

• Director: Sebastian Barfield
• Cast: Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Walter R. Booth, Jez Stewart, Walt Disney, Len Lye, Osbert Parker, Lotte Reiniger