Silent Britain

Matthew Sweet presents a documentary exploring the early days of British cinema. He discovers an archive as rich and daring as anything ever produced in Hollywood. Contributors include silent film pianist Neil Brand, screenwriter Michael Eaton, archivist Byrony Dixon and historians Frank Gray and Ian Christie.

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"Matthew Sweet presents a documentary exploring the early days of British cinema. He discovers an archive as rich and daring as anything ever produced in Hollywood. Contributors include silent film pianist Neil Brand, screenwriter Michael Eaton, archivist Byrony Dixon and historians Frank Gray and Ian Christie."@en
"A documentary about the early years of silent films made in Britain."
"A BBC4 documentary telling the story of the first three decades of British cinema."
"A journey through the first three decades of British cinema, when the cinema was silent and hugely popular. Cecil Hepworth's Rescued by Rover was re-shot twice as the original negative wore out, while The Battle of the Somme released in 1916, was watched by an estimated 20 million people. Britain had its share of glamorous starlets and leading men including Ivor Novello, Betty Balfour, Henry Edwards and Chrissie White and Blair, the world's first canine movie star, who lit up the screens. Fully illustrated throughout with film clips from the first British sex comedy in 1898 to Britain's first talkie in 1929-- Hitchcock's Blackmail."@en
"A journey through the first three decades of British cinema, when the cinema was silent and hugely popular. Cecil Hepworth's Rescued by Rover was re-shot twice as the original negative wore out, while The Battle of the Somme released in 1916, was watched by an estimated 20 million people. Britain had its share of glamorous starlets and leading men including Ivor Novello, Betty Balfour, Henry Edwards and Chrissie White and Blair, the world's first canine movie star, who lit up the screens. Fully illustrated throughout with film clips from the first British sex comedy in 1898 to Britain's first talkie in 1929-- Hitchcock's Blackmail."