Historical film events

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  • Rough Sea at Dover

    Rough Sea at Dover

    First natural history film and one of the oldest surviving British films.
  • The Birth of a Flower

    The Birth of a Flower

    New photographic technology that made flowers blossom in cinemagoer's eyes. Created by Percy Smith.
  • The Strength and Agility of Insects

    The Strength and Agility of Insects

    Percy Smith shows a premieres a show where there are insects lifting objects many times their weight and size.
  • Martin

    Martin

    First film with sound. Was in Africa. Congrilla was the name of this film.
  • Under the red sea

    Under the red sea

    first ever pictures taken of a whale shark underwater. By oceanographer Hans Hans.
  • Peter Scott

    Peter Scott

    Peter Scott was in the first outside broadcast. Also he hosted the BBC's first wildlife television programme.
  • Filming wild animals

    Filming wild animals

    Armand and Michaela Denis' filmed their adventures as they went through the African subcontinent. The first time wild animals were filmed
  • Desmond Morris

    Desmond Morris

    He's in Zoo Time, a children's TV series and the first natural history programming on ITV.
  • The Fulmar

    The Fulmar

    Tony Soper produces the BBC's first full length wildlife film, Known as the Fulmar
  • SOS Rhino

    SOS Rhino

    SOS Rhino is thought to be one of the earliest examples of a conservation film.
  • Johnny Morris

    Johnny Morris

    Does the first animal magic on tv.
  • Private life of the Kingfisher

    Private life of the Kingfisher

    First BBC production to be transmitted in color.