Today is Guy Fawkes day and so we had a dig in the archive for some footage of yesteryear's heretic-honed celebrations. British Pathé have so much brilliant archive footage of Guy Fawkes celebrations, bonfire parties and fireworks displays. Some of the best are from the 1940s, when explosives and large fires had a much deeper cultural significance to war-torn Britain and the escapism of a festivity and pyromania was a much needed indulgement.
It's that time of year again. We hope you'll all be out having a good time (we will!). To get you all in the mood, here's one of our previous blog posts that present some of the previous Guy Fawkes Nights that we've captured on film...
