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Britain on Film

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Synopsis

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

Episodes

Episode 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.

2012-11-06

Episode 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.

2012-11-13

Episode 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.

2012-11-20

Episode 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.

2012-11-27

Episode 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.

2012-12-04

Episode 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.

2013-01-21

Episode 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.

2013-01-28

Episode 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.

2013-02-04

Episode 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.

2013-02-11

Episode 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.

2013-02-18

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