Britain on Film - Season 1

Britain on Film - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes10
DatesNov. 6, 2012 - Feb. 18, 2013
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Episodes

A Woman's Place
Season 1Episode 130 min

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
Brits at Play
Season 1Episode 230 min

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
Getting Down to Business
Season 1Episode 330 min

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
Dedicated Followers of Fashion
Season 1Episode 430 min

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
The Joy of Tech
Season 1Episode 530 min

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.

Dez. 4, 2012
War and Peace
Season 1Episode 630 min

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
This Sceptred Isle
Season 1Episode 730 min

This Sceptred 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
Animal Magic
Season 1Episode 830 min

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
Country Living
Season 1Episode 930 min

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
End of Empire
Season 1Episode 1030 min

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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