
Look at Life (1959)
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Tim Turner as Narrator
Episodes 144
Dustmen’s Day
The collection of refuse and its disposal.
Read MoreFollow The Stars
Looking at the stars from the astrologer’s, the astronomer’s and the radio-astronomer’s point of view.
Read MoreThe Doctor Suggests
Shows how hypnotism has developed from being a stage entertaiment to being a useful tool in the hands of the doctors.
Read MoreA Marriage Is Arranged
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Jumping To Aintree
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Ticket To Tokyo
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Letting Off Steam
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A Dog’s Life
Dogs as pets, including the Queen’s corgis, and as working dogs - gun dogs, sheep dogs, guide dogs, police dogs and guard dogs. Also shows breeders, veterinarians, the People’s Dispensary
Read MoreMarket Place
Supermarkets contrasted with London street markets.
Read MoreCause For Alarm
Present day methods to prevent crime often employ mechanical means to give warning.
Read MoreNew Roads For Old
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A Car Is Born
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Saving Face
A look at the cosmetics industry.
Read MoreThe Divided City
Travelogue - Berlin. Panning aerial shots: the Mayor’s offices: Emperor William Memorial Church (94): Willy Brandt, Mayor of West Berlin, arriving in London on April 21st 1959 for discussion
Read MoreOperation Noah’s Ark
Operation Noah’s Ark’ devoted to rescuing animals from an island which was flooded by the Zambesi river.
Read MoreDown London River
Travelogue of the River Thames. Shot of: Big Ben: the Embankment: people boarding a pleasure boat at Westminster: people buy tickets: the steamer sets off: the Houses of Parliament
Read MoreCoffee Bar
Coffee bars and their clientele.
Read MoreGarden Of Tomorrow
A trip around the Chelsea Flower Show.
Read MoreMoney Talks
A look at the financial institutions of London, including the Royal Mint.
Read MoreFlight On A Cushion
Looks at the development of the Saunders-Roe SR.N1 hovercraft, the first full-size experimental model, and its maiden flight across the English Channel. Includes an interview with Christopher Sydney Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, who demonstrates his original model made of tin cans, and Peter Lamb, test pilot for the hovercraft.
Read MoreTalking Of Coaches
A look at the advances in coach travel.
Read MoreKings Of Speed
A look at the motor racing industry and the part played by British cars and British drivers.
Read MoreMaking An Effort
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Village Of Violins
The violin making industry in Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps.
Read MoreThe Black Arrows
Explores the internationally famous formation team and their aerobatic daring in Hunter jets.
Read MoreCeremonial Soldier
A day in the life of a guardsman.
Read MoreAlpine Rescue
Just four men, Swiss glacier pilots, have mastered the art of landing light aircraft on the glaciers and snowfields of the Alps, rescuing injured or stranded climbers in situations difficult to
Read MoreDown On The Farm
The Royal Agricultural Show and the agricultural industry.
Read MoreShopping For A "Queen"
Every fortnight the liner the Queen Elisabeth has to be completely restocked and this is a mammoth housekeeping operation which has to be completed in 48 hours.
Read MoreChannel Tunnel
The possibilities of the construction of a Channel Tunnel.
Read MoreHarvest of Hops
The annual trip to the hop fields in Kent by people living in the East End of London.
Read MoreSailing The Sky
The sport of gliding.
Read MoreLet’s Go Dancing
A survey of all that dancing involves from teenage rock ‘n’ roll sessions to exhibition ballroom dancing.
Read MoreSoldier Abroad
The British Army on the Rhine.
Read MoreIsland Of Men
A tour of Fair Isle, in the Shetlands, where live three times as many men as women.
Read MoreBullfighter
Dealing with the professional work of Vincent Hitchcock, the British bullfighter; shots of him training and in action.
Read MoreDriving Test
A practical guide to passing the driving test first time.
Read MoreUnder The Rocket
The rocket launch site at Woomera, Australia.
Read MoreHealing Hands
Deals with the advances made in surgery and anaesthetics and the activities of the Royal College of Surgeons.
Read MoreShape Of A Ship
The construction of the liner Canberra.
Read MoreRunning Dry
Prolonged drought means many emergency measures and temporary expedients to ensure that at the turn of a tap, water is still available.
Read MoreModel World
A look at various model villages, including Bekonscot.
Read MoreAir Hostess
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Gibraltar’s New Day
A tour of Gibraltar.
Read MoreStudent Nurse
A young nurse on night duty reviews her training in various departments, as well as the pleasant social life accompanying it, and considers pay, conditions and opportunities open to her.
Read MoreBottle Party
The manufacture, uses and disposal of bottles.
Read MoreIn The Swim
A film on tropical fish, both as a hobby and as ornaments.
Read MoreTaxi! Taxi!
The development of the London taxi cab.
Read MoreThunder In Waiting
Visit to a RAF base in East Anglia; shows Thor rockets and Vulcan bombers.
Read MoreThe Wind Of Change
Deals with the rapid and ceaseless changes in the social and political life of Africa.
Read MoreFour Men Down
Deals with the thrills and dangers of bobsleighing on the Cresta Run.
Read MoreBreaking Cover
The pros and cons of fox-hunting.
Read MoreAll Through The Night
Factual picture of the lives of Britain’s truckers, that is, lorry drivers.
Read MoreOver And Under
A look at bridges and bridge building in Britain.
Read MoreUnder The Hammer
A look at various auctions and the job of the auctioneer.
Read MoreSafe In The Boat
Britain leads the world in safety at sea. Nevertheless work is going on all the time to ensure greater safety in the years to come.
Read MoreTen Pins Down
A look at the sport of ten-pin bowling.
Read MoreGlamour Girls
This film is about the thousands of girls who earn their living as fashion models, and the thousands more who would like to.
Read MoreA Piece Of Cake
The sport of parachuting.
Read MoreTop People
The high-rise construction building in London including the Barbican centre.
Read MoreA Year For A Day
The commercial and economic organisation for Christmas.
Read MoreReturn To Arms
The new German army as developed under the auspices of NATO.
Read MoreSmashing Through
The sport of stock car racing.
Read MoreTesting Time
The work of the British Standards Institution.
Read MoreHorse Power Riders
Experts prove that safety on a motorcycle stems from control of the machine. It also describes the many aspects of motorcycling today.
Read MoreRebirth Of A City
The reconstruction of Coventry.
Read MoreBrains Unlimited
How the schools and colleges of today are measuring up to the demands of the world of tomorrow.
Read MorePower For Africa
The opening of the Kariba Dam.
Read MoreShopping By The Ton
A visit to Smithfield Market, Covent Garden and Billingsgate, at their busiest time, the early morning.
Read MoreWheel Power
A look at bicycling.
Read MoreTowns By Design
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Fairs Please
A look at fairs in Britain and Ireland.
Read MoreRocket-Age Lancers
Shows the cavalry regiment of the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers at work and recreation.
Read MoreKeeping Fit
Shows the different ways in which people in Britain strive for physical fitness.
Read MoreSolent Saturday
Yacht racing in and around Southampton Water.
Read MoreRinging The Changes
A look at the traditions of bell-ringing and bell-making in England, including the history of the latter and the processes involved in making different-sized bells at foundries - from large
Read MoreSaturday Fever
The film takes a look at the phenomenon of Saturday football fever. It captures the atmosphere which unites multitudes of perfect strangers on a thousand pitches every week.
Read MoreOut For A Catch
Takes a look at angling - both coarse and fly fishing - and also at some of the problems facing fish in rivers from modern features such as hydro-electric dams and pollution.
Read MoreAir Umbrella
Work and organisation of NATO’s Second Allied tactical Air Force which forms part of a vigilant air umbrella over Europe.
Read MoreAll Their Own Work
An item covering how the inhabitants of the Cotswold town Moreton-in-Marsh decided to save on the rates when the town, in the middle of a beauty spot, needed doing up, and do the repairs
Read MoreHoliday - With Pay
A film taking a look at students and the types of summer jobs they get to earn money during the summer vacation. It begins by concentrating on one particular student from Cambridge University
Read MoreWomen In Green
An account of the work and organisation of WVS in Britain.
Read MoreRoman Invasion
Long before the era of the Italian coffee bar there was the ice-cream man, the organ grinder, and the cafe owner. Before them there were the invaders of 2,000 years ago.
Read MoreMaking A Meal Of It
Timed to appear on the 150th anniversary of the birth of the canning industry, deals with the modern methods for the protection, preservation and packaging of food.
Read MoreHyde Park Corner
The planning and progress of work on the new road scheme and underpass at Hyde Prak Corner and Marble Arch.
Read MoreFlight Deck
Deals with the aircraft carrier "Hermes".
Read MoreUp To Scratch
Sidney James commentating on fleas and elephants in the circus.
Read MorePress-Button Age
Survey of the revolution in farm machinery which leads to automated farming, enabling a farmer to operate his farm almost single-handed.
Read MoreOn The Mark
Looks at the production and testing of guns and their use on moors, ranges and in the various shooting sports.
Read MoreAgainst The Clock
The sport of rally car driving.
Read MoreMan Into Fish
The film covers the training, both above and below the surface of the sea with aqualung divers.
Read MoreRolling Out From Rio
The building of Brazil’s new capital city - Brasilia.
Read MoreShares In Tomorrow
Deals with the working of the Stock Exchange.
Read MoreThe Big Blow
All sorts of people of all ages have succumbed to the fascination of the brass band. In this film brass bands and the human and mechanical components that go to make them come under the spotlight.
Read MoreShelling Out
In this film the world of shellfish, from the delicate tasting oyster to the humbler but, many people say, no less succulent tasting mussel, is examined.
Read MoreWhat A Pet!
A look at various pets.
Read MoreWoman-Power
Deals with the growing strength of women’s periodicals.
Read MoreGoing To Blazes
Shows the organisation, training methods and work done by the Fire Brigade in London.
Read MoreFlood Tide
Deals with storms, floods and erosions along Britain’s coastline and how they are combated.
Read MoreArt Is A Business
The recreational and educational pursuit of painting.
Read MoreGirls Ahoy
The Women’s Royal Naval Service was formed as a wartime service by more than 1,000 recruits each year
Read MoreHigh Tension
Tension created by pressure of modern life. Methods of relieving these tensions, pep pills. The work of the Institute of Directors and a castle in N. Wales where executives can relax
Read MoreMatch Makers
Models made from match sticks.
Read MoreBattle Of The Bulge
A look at various ways of slimming.
Read MorePrison On Wheels
Light-hearted miscellany covering the problems of parking cars in London, the eight-storey mechanical park in the City, car-breaking and compulsory testing
Read MoreAnd So To Bed
The manufacture of matresses.
Read MoreComing Sir!
The hotel industry in Britain.
Read MoreTulip Town
Tells the story of Spalding, Lincolnshire, Britain’s Tulip Town.
Read MoreMuscle Men
Deals with circumstances and situations where "muscles" still count: in the Army, in wrestling, weight lifting,
Read MoreCounting Heads
Made with the co-operation of the Registrar-General, shows how the recent ten-year census was carried out.
Read MoreLady Of Japan
The development of Japan and especially Tokyo.
Read MoreLooking For Nothing
A look at various sights, - in London, the Manchester Whitweek walks, liners, pet shop windows and holes!.
Read MoreAction This Day
The thrills, the toughness and the urgency that go to make up the training of some of Britain’s finest fighting men.
Read MoreThe Dance Of Life
English folk dancing including the Hobby Horse dance and the Furry dance.
Read MoreMen With Ideas
The men and women with ideas and how they go about getting them legally accepted.
Read MoreFlags Over The Temple
SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation) in Thailand.
Read MoreControlled Landing
Inside the control tower of London Airport, and shows the talk-down procedure for an incoming Comet arriving in a fog.
Read MoreThe Ball At His Feet
The competitive world of League football.
Read MoreA 100,000 Oarsmen
The sport of rowing.
Read MoreWhy All The Rush?
The holiday rush to the seaside in Britain during August.
Read MoreMystery Of A Fish
Deals with the movements and the fishing of salmon.
Read MoreFor The Record
Shows the work of the gramophone record industry, from the birth of an idea to the finished disc, with Norrie Paramour, A&R manager.
Read MoreJobs With A Thrill
Demonstrates some thrilling occupations, including a steel erector, a quarry blastman, steeple jacks and riding the wall of death.
Read MoreCity Of Crisis
Deals with the divided Berlin and the recent incidents on the East-West border.
Read MoreMen In The Mode
Deals with the men’s fashion industry.
Read MoreChar And Wad
The work of the NAAFI, with location shots in Kuwait, Gibralter, Cyprus and Germany.
Read MoreRoses All The Way
The art of rose growing and the competition it breeds.
Read MoreEverything Stops For Tea
A film following what happens to tea, from the time it is landed at the London docks until it reaches the domestic teapot. Scenes at London’s tea wharves are shown, with tea chests
Read MoreTest Pilot
A film looking at the work involved in being a test pilot of jet planes, particularly concentrating on one test pilot, Jim Dell. The planes themselves, cockpits, instruments and the pilots’
Read MoreLights Up!
The subject of lighting today is explored and a colourful and intriguing survey is given of the people who make light, the people who experiment with light and the people who use light.
Read MoreA Problem Of People
A film looking at the problem of homelessness in the world, particularly amongst refugees. It concentrates largely on the situation in Pakistan, going into the reasons behind the existence of
Read MoreOn The Map
A feature looking at the history of Ordnance Survey maps, including some early examples made by cartographers from 300 and 100 years ago. Surveyors are shown at a triangulation station
Read MoreFish And Ships
A feature looking at the trawling industry and the lives and work of some Grimsby fishermen, who fish in the Icelandic waters. It begins by showing the "Lord Nelson", one of the latest largest.
Read MoreChickens In The Mill
Industry in Lancashire, and how the reduced demand for cotton goods is being countered by the modernisation of some mills and the conversion of others for enterprises ranging from the rearing
Read MoreRockets Away
A feature investigating modern rockets and the backroom world and research in their production. In the laboratories of the Ministry of Aviation experiments for a more proficient fuel are shown,
Read MoreThe Little Menace
A feature looking at medical research and developments, particularly in the field of penicillins and viruses. Largely filmed at the Wright-Fleming Institute it looks at the training of medical
Read MoreEagle’s Nest
Record of Hitler’s retreat in the Bavarian mountains at Berchtesgaden, now a tourist site.
Read MoreRelax, Relax
A light-hearted look at different ways people relax. Lilias Tougher, a teacher in the village of Great Hanwood, near Shrewsbury, and her husband Laurence are members of the English Westerners..
Read MoreA Girl’s Best Friend
A look at the world of gems, including shots of the Crown Jewels, and how gems are formed geologically. The film looks at night classes in gemmology held in London’s Northern Polytechnic
Read MoreTreasure Houses
A film about various stately homes in Britain, commencing with Woburn Abbey, where the State rooms, Ascot Gold Cup and other valuable objects are seen, as well as the grounds and outbuildings
Read MoreState Occasions
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Earning Their Keep
A look at the various uses of the horse and dogs - animals who earn their keep
Read MoreDown In The Forest
The work of the Forestry Commission.
Read MoreEyes Of The Law
A look at traffic control and motorways in Germany.
Read MoreGetting A Move On
A look at the work of removal men.
Read MoreMaple Has New Leaves
Emigration from Britain to Canada with the Smith family.
Read MoreCinema Steps Out
The rising attendance at cinemas in Great Britain.
Read MoreScooter Commuter
The increasing popularity of the motor scooter.
Read MoreTrouble On Oily Waters
The increasing problem of oil pollution on Britain’s shore.
Read MoreAny Old Iron
The scrap metal business in Waltham Cross, Swansea, and Ebbw Vale.
Read MoreThe Hat Trick
The manufacture of hats.
Read MoreSnow Business
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Rendered Safe
The work of a bomb disposal squad with Charles Lawrence, bomb disposal expert with the Royal Navy.
Read MoreSea Horses
The little tugs, without which any big port would come to a standstill, are featured in the film as are the big ocean-going tugs which take on special towage jobs all over the world. With shots...
Read MoreThe Last Battleship
The story of the last British battleship, HMS Vanguard, which will live on in a score of different forms through the new uses of her steel.
Read MoreChasing The Dragon
Illegal drug trafficking in Hong Kong and the problems of heroin drug addiction, with Henry Tappenden, a Hong Kong prison officer, Dr. Khan and Bill Stone.
Read MoreTrail Leads Upwards
The modern Canadian Red Indian with the Major family, and the building of a new bridge across the Niagara River.
Read MoreOne Horse Power
How police horses and their riders are trained and how they do their job.
Read MoreGHQ Middle East
A look a the British base at Aden, now GHQ Middle East under one commanding officer. A visit by the aircraft carrier HMS Centaur coincides with ‘Aden Forces Week’. Also present was Harold
Read MoreTurning Blades
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Riding It Rough
The thrills and background of speedway racing, and shows how cross-country riding has introduced into speedway racing a new and spectacular hazard of man-made obstacles, with Barry Briggs
Read MoreMeet The Mayor
A look at the office of mayor in Britain and the Lord Mayor’s Show in London.
Read MorePlumbing The Depths
The importance of surveying the seas and oceans and the part played by HMS Vidal in the surveying with Rear Admiral Edmund Irving and Captain Stephen Ritchie.
Read MoreUnder Your Feet
The various services underground such as the underground railway of the London postal service, sewers, underground vaults and electricity cables.
Read MoreTarget - The Stadium
The raising of finances for the Commonwealth Games, held in Perth, Australia, with Mike Wheeler, Commonwealth Games Appeals chairman, David Beatty, and Dawn Ryan, Miss Western Australia.
Read MoreA Clean Sweep
The problem of air pollution from chimneys and how they are cleaned, with Lilian Voss, a chimney sweep.
Read MoreA Flight Of Fancy
Pigeons and pigeon fanciers.
Read MoreOut Of The Sun
Immigration from the West Indies into Britain and how the West Indians have adapted to Britain.
Read MoreSo They All Hover Now
The continuing development of the hovercraft with Sir Christopher Cockerell and Don Robertson, an amateur developer.
Read MoreGetting Wet
The growth of the sport of swimming and the building of swimming pools in Britain, with Frank Rudge, a civil engineer, José Juba, a swimming coach, Anne Cotterill, a swimmer, and Margaret
Read MoreCommon Market
Surveys the Commom Market as it exists today.
Read MoreVillage Sleeps Again
The building of by-passes in Britain to ease the congestion in villages, with the pros and cons shown by cafe owner Joanne Nickless and milkman Joe Williams. Also shows the complete removal of
Read MoreGolden Wings
A look at the various aircarft, including Blackburn monoplane, Avro 504, the Sopwith Pup, the Bristol Fighter, the S.E.5, the Hart a general purpose reconnaissance bomber, the Gloster
Read MoreIn Good Shape
The importance of good industrial and commercial design and the work of the Design Centre in London.
Read MoreAt The End Of A Rope
The industry, importance and uses of ropes.
Read MoreThe Changing River
The changing face of the River Rhine.
Read MoreBlue Streak
Record of the construction and testing of Britain’s rocket "Blue Streak".
Read MoreMillions On The March
A look at India and its development in farming and industrial terms after the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II.
Read MoreThrough Glass
A look at window cleaning.
Read MoreFarming For Fashion
A look at mink farming.
Read MoreThe Black Watch
The visit of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to the Black Watch on the North Inch of the Banks of the River Tay.
Read MoreCall From The Wild
A look at wildlife protection in North and South Rhodesia and the developing national parks.
Read MoreBeauty - And The Rest
A look at beauty contests with some of the contestants - Margaret Boardman, Jackie White, Maureen Gay, Delyse Humphreys and Patricia Bush.
Read MoreSee How They Jump
A look at show jumping and how the show jumpers as well as their riders are made, featuring Douglas Bunn, the show jumper.
Read MoreIsland At The Cross Roads
The Isle of Man, its history and economic problems, and how the Tynwald is attempting to overcome them.
Read MorePictures Tell The Story
The distribution of pictures to papers, magazines and television by wire, radio and Telstar.
Read MoreThe Silent Change
The 200th issue combines the pageantry and ceremonial of the past with the drive for more exports. The ceremonies which go to make a Lord Mayor of London combined with glimpses of Britain’s
Read MoreOut Of The Bush
The life of Africans against the background of village life and life in the cities of Rhodesia and in the Copper Belt of Northern Rhodesia.
Read MoreGirls Of The Air
The work of the Women’s Royal Air Force, with Dame Anne Stephens, Air Commandant Jean Conan Doyle, senior radar technician Carole Nicholson, and Mary McGurk.
Read MoreThe Box On The Wall
The use of suggestion boxes to help step up production in industry. An ingenious device for scouring furred-up pipes won its inventor £1000.
Read MoreCaught in the Cold
The chaos brought by snow and ice to Britain’s town and country. A lot is being done to minimise the chaos with snow clearing vehicles on both motorways and railways.
Read MoreFigure It Out
Computers: how they are made, what they are used for and how they may develop in the future plus a look at ERNIE, the premium bond computer.
Read MoreSignposts Of The Sea
Lighthouses off the Welsh, Cornish and North-east coasts are seen from a new and enquiring angle and the modern lighthouse at Dungeness which is equipped with automatic controls.
Read MoreCrowning Glory
The creation of new hair styles, the training of future hairdressers and the art of wig-making.
Read MoreKeeping Clean
The story of the many thousands of people in Britain who are employed to keep offices, shops and other places clean.
Read MoreThe City’s Built for Shooting
A film showing the development of some of today’s great film sets, from the time they take shape on the drawing board to when they are destroyed after shooting. Includes the films The LONG...
Read MoreThe Greatest Of These...
Some of the ways in which money is collected for charity.
Read MoreNew Universities
A description of what is being done to expand university training and facilities in this country against the background of the new Univesity of Sussex, near Brighton.
Read MoreDraw The Fires
An interim report on the modernisation of the railways, which will by 1972 replace steam locomotives by diesels and overhead electrification.
Read MoreIt’s A Gamble
The vast scale and variety of gambling in Britain today, estimated at more than 840 million pounds changing hands in 1962.
Read MoreThe Destroyers
A description of pests of all kinds and what is being done to control or exterminate them.
Read MoreMarket Day
The problems of meat marketing in meeting the changing demands of the housewife. A look at market day in various markets.
Read MoreMen Of The Woods
The famous forest community, at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, where today hardly 500 make a living out of woodcraft. Although many of the old customs still survive, the logs will be moved.
Read MoreRising To High Office
London’s biggest office block with twenty-six floors rising to 350 feet, attracts visitors from all over the world, not just to see the view, but to study a mid-20th-century development which
Read MoreThe Car Has Wings
Ways by which the motorist goes on holiday: showing some of the forty-five ferries in Great Britain, the car-sleeper train from London to the Highlands, flying to Geneva. Last year 137,000 cars
Read MoreBackroom Of The Sky
Some aspects of aircraft testing at Boscombe Down and the use of film in recording these tests.
Read MoreTrade Winds Blow
A survey of the industrial problems of the north-east of England and of what is being done to overcome them, both in adapting old industries and encouraging new ones.
Read MoreVintage Models
A review of vintage cars - their owners, the collection at Beaulieu, the London to Brighton run and other enthusiast activities.
Read MorePeople Of Power
A visit to the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station where commercial power is produced from nuclear energy, showing the working conditions which prevail.
Read MoreGlamour Gets A Passport
The fashion industry and its export plans, particularly for mass produced clothes to the continent, showing a fashion show of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers held at...
Read MoreThey Learn As They See
Lessons outside the classroom: children from various schools learn history and geography out of doors - on a river trip, geography from the air, trips to stimulate interest in local history,..
Read MoreQueue For The Tee
Today golf is a £20,000,000 industry and the British golf ball goes all over the world, except to the United States where a slightly larger ball is used. Famous and unknown players show...
Read MorePilot Aboard
The story of Britain’s pilotage services; of the pilots themselves, who are always on call like Henry Brain; of the channel-marking buoys; and of the increasing part that radar is playing.
Read MoreForging New Links
The story of Ulster started with colonisation financed by James I through the City of London. Recently members of the Honourable the Irish Society, including former Lord Mayors of London,..
Read MoreSecond Chance
Made-to-measure limbs for all disabled people who need them are provided in Britain under the National Health Service. This second chance is achieved by research, the workshops, the training...
Read MoreGipsy Holiday
The annual gathering of gypsies from all the Europe takes place at Saintes Maries de la Mer in the Camargue. This is a pilgrimage and a festival going back over 500 years.
Read MoreWhere No Tide Flows
There are more than 2,000 miles of canals in Britain. Built for commerce in the Industrial Revolution, many have fallen into disuse but holiday makers are rediscovering them.
Read MoreJazz All The Way
Survey of the jazz scene in Britain today: record sales and the festivals at Cleethorpes and Manchester.
Read MoreKey Of The Door
The Colleges of Advanced Technology in England and Wales with particular reference to Loughborough, with a speech by Prince Philip.
Read MoreAs Good As Gold
Gold: stored in vaults of the Bank of England, worked by craftsmen and turned by the Royal Mint into sovereigns for export.
Read MoreIsland Refuge
The Island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast and the work of the warden of the wildlife sanctuary there, David Saunders, and his wife.
Read MoreRolling Home
Caravanning in Britain today. Holiday sites and permanent sites. The export of caravans from Britain, now the world’s biggest exporter.
Read MoreIn The Kart
The new sport of karting - miniature motor racing - for many families is almost an all-the-year-round hobby with practice on Saturdays, racing on Sundays and maintenance during the week.
Read MoreThe Sky’s The Limit
Aerobatics, originally devised as manoeuvres to avoid a pursuing enemy, are today part of the training of specialised squadrons of the R.A.F. Civil flyers, members of the Tiger Club, also do...
Read MoreA Pinch Of Salt
An underground view of Britain’s only active salt mine at Meadowbank in Cheshire producing rock salt, used for clearing icy roads, as a fertiliser for sugar beet and also for medical...
Read MoreYou Can’t Catch Much From A Fish
A view of what the six months compulsory quarantine period means to the animals and birds that are brought into Britain.
Read MoreMen Under Pressure
Some of the jobs that men do under pressure include building tunnels underwater, examining petrol and oil storage tanks, decontaminating and cleaning instruments of radiated materials at...
Read MoreOver My Shoulder
A look at the training in self-defence that is given to the Women Police and at the self-defensive arts and sports of Japanese origin - judo, aiki-do and kendo, ending with a sequence of...
Read MoreHigh Wide And Faster
A survey of some current developments in road and rail transport engineering in Britain, with some information on new port facilities. Views of the M6 Motorway viaduct at Gathurst, Lancs.
Read MoreThe Price Of Valour
The auction of a Victoria Cross won in the Sudan. Asks what the Victoria Cross stands for and what some of the 200 present holders of the award are doing today.
Read MoreCrisis In The Cathedral
The plight of England’s medieval cathedrals threatened with serious decay, insufficient funds and no state aid.
Read MoreSea Riders
The 1966 Daily Express International Offshore Power Boat Race between Cowes and Torquay.
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Read MorePushing The Bike
Cycling today, showing some of the personalities, and the six-day event at Earls Court.
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