Bob Godfrey

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.

A behind-the-scenes look at the techniques and methods used to create Bob Godfrey's Oscar-winning short film 'Great' (1975).

Veteran British animator Bob Godfrey (1921-2013) answers the question "What Is Animation?" His answer is by turns witty, iconoclastic and insightful and all the while is acted out by a tiny man in a bowler hat.

A light-hearted look at a thousand years of British history, condensed into a musical cartoon.

An Oscar nominated cartoon about underestimating those appearing small and weak.

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by Prince Charles.

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the British nation, with occasional interruptions by Prince Charles.

A down-to-earth portrait of art school life.

Margaret Thatcher gives the audience a lecture whilst being wooed by a miner in Bob Godfrey's remake of his classic earlier cartoon Polygamous Polonius.

Margaret Thatcher gives the audience a lecture whilst being wooed by a miner in Bob Godfrey's remake of his classic earlier cartoon Polygamous Polonius.

At the supermarket, a middle-aged man in an overcoat that's the worse for wear, sees a can marked "Instant Sex." He buys it, heads for his apartment, and closes the door. Lights flash, flowers bloom, the doormat levitates, and the doorknob falls off. He throws open the door and goes back for a few more cans. More pyrotechnics. He runs to the store for all he can buy. But, can too much sex be hazardous for your health?

A henpecked husband gets a welcomed surprise when he adds too much detergent to the laundry and out pops a beautiful woman made of soap suds.

In order to understand the works and ideas of Karl Marx, this animation takes an ordinary man through several different periods of history, from the cavemen to the philosophers of the world to better comprehend Marx ideals for the proletarian and why the world is an unfair contradiction of all sorts.

A lonely man living in a large city buys a life-size sex doll. His relationship with his dream doll causes a certain reaction in the community. A bizarre adaption of Le Ballon Rouge.

Agony Aunt Margery Boobs (based on real life newspaper correspondent Margery Proops) has heard it all when it comes to sexual fantasies. Still, she finds her match in the unlikely “worried Streatham” when his sex life and weird obsessions call for expert advice.

80 minutes of erotic animation, from the 20s through the 70s, all of which you can be sure will never play on a Saturday morning!

An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western Railway, and the Great Eastern steamship (for 40 years the world's largest steamship). Various styles of animation are used to depict events in his colorful life.

An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western Railway, and the Great Eastern steamship (for 40 years the world's largest steamship). Various styles of animation are used to depict events in his colorful life.

Oscar nominated animated short from 1972. An animated short from British comedian Bob Godfrey.

A boring commuter fantasises about his sex life; when he gets home he is too exhausted to make love to his sexy wife.

A boring commuter fantasises about his sex life; when he gets home he is too exhausted to make love to his sexy wife.

A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bored man stands around waiting for something to happen.

A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bored man stands around waiting for something to happen.

A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bored man stands around waiting for something to happen.

A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bored man stands around waiting for something to happen.

Animated short. A workman appears to climb a magical rope and return with a fortune in jewels.

Whenever Father is away, Mother's friend "Uncle Fred" comes to visit. Animated short.

Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert's nose.

Eight unrelated humorous episodes.

Art for art's sake.

Art for art's sake.

Help é o segundo filme da banda Britânica The Beatles. O álbum homónimo saiu no mesmo ano. O filme conta a história dum culto indiano que a cada dia escolhe uma vítima para ser sacrificada perante a deusa da morte kaili. Para isso, fornecem-lhe um anel que usará até que chegue a hora da sua morte. Porém este anel desaparece e descobre-se que foi enviado para Inglaterra, como presente a Ringo Starr, que caso não o devolva, se tornará a nova vítima. Porém, há um problema, ele não consegue tirá-lo do dedo.

An early cinema influenced tale of rags to riches by Bob Godfrey. Bruce Lacey stars as the hapless ‘little man’ who longs to stand in the shoes of his hero: conductor Lance Corporal.

Os Beatles estão no auge de seu sucesso. Ao mesmo tempo em que trabalham, John, Paul, Jorge e Ringo fazem de tudo para se divertirem em meio ao assédio dos fãs e estresse dos produtores. Um dia da vida dos garotos de Liverpool. Filme indicado a 2 Oscar.

This is a short film about a man, a dog and a duck who enjoy bouncing together.

This is a short film about a man, a dog and a duck who enjoy bouncing together.

A surreal mix of advertising tropes from the 1960s is very funny but has a neat anti-capitalist undertow.

A surreal mix of advertising tropes from the 1960s is very funny but has a neat anti-capitalist undertow.

A surreal mix of advertising tropes from the 1960s is very funny but has a neat anti-capitalist undertow.

A surreal mix of advertising tropes from the 1960s is very funny but has a neat anti-capitalist undertow.

Emily Sprod tries various ways to escape her loveless marriage and meaningless life.

Emily Sprod tries various ways to escape her loveless marriage and meaningless life.

Emily Sprod tries various ways to escape her loveless marriage and meaningless life.

Comic cartoon for BP.

Cartoon about a lady lecturer who gives the audience a lecture on art and is wooed by a romantic gentleman.

Cartoon about a lady lecturer who gives the audience a lecture on art and is wooed by a romantic gentleman.

Cartoon about a lady lecturer who gives the audience a lecture on art and is wooed by a romantic gentleman.

Sped up footage of musicians fighting on a stretch of mudflats.

Sped up footage of musicians fighting on a stretch of mudflats.

I now pronounce you... animated! Newlyweds meet a nuisance in an playful mix of cartoon comedy and real-life actors, including Roobarb legend Bob Godfrey.

An animated short that summarizes the manufacture of steel and a humorous look at a world without it.

An animated short that summarizes the manufacture of steel and a humorous look at a world without it.