Story of British Animation

Jez Stewart is a curator at the BFI National Archive, responsible for the animation collection. His blogs explore the rich seam of British animation history, from the 1900s to the present.Jez has worked at the BFI since 2001 as part of the non-fiction team, and has done extensive research into the BFI’s holdings of cinema and television advertising. His interest in animation overlaps with his passion for comics and illustration.

A highly readable history ... if Stewart's book has a fault, it's far too short.

• AcknowledgementsBritish Screen Stories: Editors' IntroductionIntroduction1. Signing in and Signing upClose Up: Arise, Sir Lancelot2. Dog Eat DogClose-up: Anson Dyer3. The Shadow of the Mouse4. Shelter from the StormClose-up: All Together Now: Music and Animation 15. Back to the Front6. RebuildingClose Up: Bob Godfrey7. Never Had It So GoodClose-Up: Grasshopper Group8. Kids' StuffClose Up: Richard WilliamsClose-up: Alison De Vere9. Top of the WorldClose-up: Money for Nothing?: Music and Animation 210. OK ComputerClose Up: Search for the British Simpsons11. British Animation in the 21st CenturyRecommended ReadingUseful WebsitesA British Animation PlaylistNotes