Britain on Film - Season 2

Britain on Film - Season 2

Season 2

Network
Episodes10
DatesMay 27, 2013 - Oct 8, 2013
Previous Season

Episodes

Times of Change
Season 2Episode 130 min

Times of Change

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

May 27, 2013
Kids Today
Season 2Episode 230 min

Kids Today

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.

Jun 3, 2013
Island Nation
Season 2Episode 330 min

Island Nation

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.

Jun 10, 2013
The World of Work
Season 2Episode 430 min

The World of Work

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.

Jun 17, 2013
Road, Rail and Runways
Season 2Episode 530 min

Road, Rail and Runways

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.

Jun 24, 2013
Messing About in Boats
Season 2Episode 630 min

Messing About in Boats

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.

Sep 10, 2013
The Home Front
Season 2Episode 730 min

The Home Front

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.

Sep 17, 2013
Worlds Apart
Season 2Episode 830 min

Worlds Apart

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.

Sep 24, 2013
This Sporting Life
Season 2Episode 930 min

This Sporting Life

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

Oct 1, 2013
The Spirit of the Sixties
Season 2Episode 1030 min

The Spirit of the Sixties

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

Oct 8, 2013

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