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The Twenties In Colour

The Twenties In Colour

Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War takes black-and-white films from the era and colourises the footage, bringing the past vividly back to life.

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StatusEnded
Original NameThe Twenties In Colour
First Air DateNovember 8, 2007
Last Air DateNovember 29, 2007
Seasons2
Episodes4
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesBBC
NetworksBBC Four
S01E04

The End of a World

The last programme in the series shows the films shot by Kahn's cameraman Lucien Le Saint who joined the French fishing fleets in Newfoundland, the film and colour autochromes shot by Frederic Gadmer who recorded Voodoo religious practices in Benin and the experimental colour films produced by Camille Sauvageot in 1928, depicting the lives of farmers, Gypsies and bullfighters in France.

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