Aired Thursday May 9, 7:00pm - 7:10pmon BBC Four HD

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Brighton's Early Cinema

Neil Oliver becomes a silent movie director as he films a scene from The Mayor of Casterbridge using an antique camera, to reveal how pioneers in Brighton taught the world to make movies long before Hollywood shot a frame.

Category
Documentary / Environment / History / Nature / Travel
Original air date
2010-12-19
Cast and crew
  • Nicholas CraneHost
  • Professor Alice RobertsHost
  • Neil OliverHost
  • Mark HortonHost
  • Miranda KrestovnikoffHost