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Britain on Film

Britain on Film

2012•30m•Documentary
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Series using the Rank Organisation's "Look at Life" documentary shorts to examine British society during the 1960s.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 6, 2012

Episodes

E1

A Woman's Place

Using 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.

Nov 6, 2012

E2

Brits at Play

Using 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.

Nov 13, 2012

E3

Getting Down to Business

Using 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.

Nov 20, 2012

E4

Dedicated Followers of Fashion

Short, quirky documentaries that recorded developments in one of 1960s Britain's most dynamic, innovative industries - the glamorous world of fashion.

Nov 27, 2012

E5

The Joy of Tech

A 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.

Dec 4, 2012

E6

War and Peace

Look 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.

Jan 21, 2013

E7

This Sceptered Isle

A look at the short 1960s films that documented unusual British customs, rituals and traditions, as people preserved the idiosyncratic aspects of national life.

Jan 28, 2013

E8

Animal Magic

A 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.

Feb 4, 2013

E9

Country Living

How new technologies and production methods changed the face of agriculture and country life adapted to the new economic and moral realities of 1960s Britain.

Feb 11, 2013

E10

End of Empire

A 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.

Feb 18, 2013

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