Series
Britain on Film
Documentary
Series using the Rank Organisation's "Look at Life" documentary shorts to examine British society during the 1960s.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1A Woman's Place6 Nov 2012Using the Rank Organisation's Look at Life series of documentaries, a look at the radical shifts in the position of women in British society during the 1960s.
- 2Brits at Play13 Nov 2012Using the Rank Organisation's Look at Life series of films, a look at how Britain's increasingly affluent population took full advantage of new leisure opportunities.
- 3Getting Down to Business20 Nov 2012Using the Look at Life series of 1960s documentaries, a look at the British economy at a time when industry faced ever-increasing competition from abroad.
- 4Dedicated Followers of Fashion27 Nov 2012Short, quirky documentaries that recorded developments in one of 1960s Britain's most dynamic, innovative industries - the glamorous world of fashion.
- 5The Joy of Tech4 Dec 2012A look at the advances in technology at a time when automatic washing machines were transforming home life and computers were about to revolutionise the workplace.
- 6War and Peace21 Jan 2013Look at Life's coverage of the Cold War, with footage from anti-nuclear protests in London, British forces stationed in Berlin and everyday life in Eastern Europe.
- 7This Sceptered Isle28 Jan 2013A look at the short 1960s films that documented unusual British customs, rituals and traditions, as people preserved the idiosyncratic aspects of national life.
- 8Animal Magic4 Feb 2013A look at the 1960s short films that documented Britain's ambiguous relationships with animals, including the fur trade, fox hunting, animals in circuses and pets.
- 9Country Living11 Feb 2013How new technologies and production methods changed the face of agriculture and country life adapted to the new economic and moral realities of 1960s Britain.
- 10End of Empire18 Feb 2013A look at 1960s short films examining the changing shape of the British Empire and the emerging Commonwealth from as far afield as Aden, Malaysia and Ascension Island.
Details
- First aired
- 6 Nov 2012
- Last aired
- 8 Oct 2013
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 20
