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Britain on Film (2012)

November. 06,2012

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Britain on Film

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

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Britain on Film

2012

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

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Seasons 2 : 2013

10 Episode

Episode 1 - Times of Change

May. 27,2013

The Rank Organisation's Look at Life shorts document the profound shifts across Britain's political, economic and cultural landscapes in the 1960s.

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Episode 2 - Kids Today

June. 03,2013

Using the Rank Organisation's Look at Life documentaries, a look at how childhood was transformed by sweeping changes to the British educational system in the 1960s.

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Episode 3 - Island Nation

June. 10,2013

Britain on FilmSeries 2 Episode 3 of 10 Using the 1960s Look at Life films to examine the implications of Britain's identity as an island nation, a geographical reality that influences its national psyche.

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Episode 4 - The World of Work

June. 17,2013

Using the Rank Organisation's short colour films to document British working lives in the 1960s, a period when new technology was transforming our factories.

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Episode 5 - Road, Rail and Runways

June. 24,2013

Charting the upheavals in the UK's transport systems at a time when the popularity of air travel soared, rail networks were dismantled and the car was king.

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Episode 6 - Messing About in Boats

September. 10,2013

Documenting our fondness for boats in a period that saw sailors seeking endurance world records and boatmen striving to halt the decline of rivers and canals.

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Episode 7 - The Home Front

September. 17,2013

Series on 1960s British life continues by looking at how we tackled housing shortages, rebuilt cities and met the expectations of an increasingly affluent nation.

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Episode 8 - Worlds Apart

September. 24,2013

1960s short films made by the Rank Organisation on foreign excursions, including the reindeer herders of Lapland and the young Dalai Lama in India following his exile.

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Episode 9 - This Sporting Life

October. 01,2013

1960s short films reflecting our national preoccupation with a range of competitive sports, ranging from golf and cycling to skiing and stock car racing.

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Episode 10 - The Spirit of the Sixties

October. 08,2013

1960s short films capture the post-war emergence of dynamic youth cultures and celebrate an age when creativity was flourishing in the music industry.

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Seasons 1 : 2012

10 Episode

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