Britain on Film (2012)
Synopsis
Series using the Rank Organisation's "Look at Life" documentary shorts to examine British society during the 1960s.
First Air Date: 2012-11-06
Last Air Date: 2013-10-08
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 20
Seasons
Series 1 (2012)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 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.
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Ep. 2: 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.
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Ep. 3: 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.
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Ep. 4: 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.
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Ep. 5: 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.
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Ep. 6: 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.
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Ep. 7: 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.
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Ep. 8: 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.
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Ep. 9: 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.
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Ep. 10: 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.
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