Joy Batchelor

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

An introduction to the life and work of Joy Batchelor on the hundredth anniversary of her birth. Joy was a director, animator, producer and designer...

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and...

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and...

Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and...

A BAFTA award nominated animation tracing the development of the motor car from the original horseless carriage common in the late 19th century to...

A BAFTA award nominated animation looking at the development of oil prospecting techniques since the 19th century.

For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony....

For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony....

First Line of Defence is a short cartoon recruitment film for the RAF created in 1949 by animation duo Halas and Batchelor. The story follows a...

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

Cartoon of chicken's adventures while being chased by woodland animal.

The cartoon is one of the Marshall Plan's most popular films. A clash between a shoemaker and a hat maker illustrates the contrasts between...

The cartoon is one of the Marshall Plan's most popular films. A clash between a shoemaker and a hat maker illustrates the contrasts between...

This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.

A dancing radio stops partying to transmit an announcement on fuel conservation in this WWII cartoon short.

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

A short animated War Office commissioned health education film, showing the fate of each of the 6 jungle soldiers.

Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.

The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

For centuries, the Murgatroyd family, the Baronets of Ruddigore, have been under a witch's curse — commit a crime every day, or die in agony....

An animated, dark satire of America's automobile-obsessed, consumerist culture. An anonymous, brilliant scientist toils tirelessly in his ivory tower...

The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

Charley, a mechanic, inherits a half-share in a farm run by his cousin and he soon has his dream of an idyllic country life rudely shattered by hard...

Modern advice and old-fashioned values combine in this postwar animated health guide from the makers of Animal Farm.

Hamilton the elephant loves playing music with his trunk. When he is fired from the circus he does odd jobs till he gets his big break.

A powerfully graphic piece of animation that best expresses John Halas' own feelings about mans universal quest for freedom.

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...

A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint...

A poem of unrequited love: the studio's first puppet production. Based on a poem by Cosbie Garstin, the film tells the story of a carved wooden saint...

A particularly vicious Father Time with a hit-list in his Book of Doom seeks to wipe out characters brought to life from fabric patterns. This neat...

Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

Joy Batchelor directed, produced, wrote and designed this short film for Brook Bond Tea: two girls compete for the affections of a Teddy Bear.

Animated version of the fairy tale. Tom proves himself cleverer than his brothers when he outwits an ogre and returns home with treasure.

This highly entertaining animated film begins as a young girl settles down into bed to sleep after coming home from a party. One of her feet...

The first British animated Technicolor film.

Puck is introduced to the twentieth century and is as amused by the contemporary obsession with television as he was by the lovers' antics.

Meet Charley, your jovial cartoon guide to Britain’s changing towns and cities.

In this film Charley demystifies the new state-funded National Health Service, detailing the benefits a free-at-point-of-delivery health service will...

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.

This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.

This cartoon propaganda short by Halas & Batchelor sweetens the pill of post-war coal prices by promising jam tomorrow.

An animated cartoon on smoking and health. The villain, Old Nick O'Teen, disguises himself as an 18-year-old motorcyclist, the better to lure...

Cartoon proof that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In this 1940s cinema advert, the tardiness of Signalman Squirrel's breakfast...

A colorful cartoon commercial for soap flakes seems the last place that the realities of wartime life should creep in. A clothes cupboard opens to...

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

Instructional cartoon for the Admiralty.

Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...

Popular animated character Charley explains the National Insurance Act, which was legislation that made health insurance available to all British...

The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.