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Britain on Film

Season 1 2012 - 2013

  • 2012-11-06T20:30:00Z on BBC Four
  • 30m
  • 5h (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, History
Series using the Rank Organisation's "Look at Life" documentary shorts to examine British society during the 1960s.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-11-06T20:30:00Z

1x01 A Woman's Place

Series Premiere

1x01 A Woman's Place

  • 2012-11-06T20:30:00Z30m

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.

2012-11-13T20:30:00Z

1x02 Brits at Play

1x02 Brits at Play

  • 2012-11-13T20:30:00Z30m

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.

2012-11-20T20:30:00Z

1x03 Getting Down to Business

1x03 Getting Down to Business

  • 2012-11-20T20:30:00Z30m

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.

1x04 Dedicated Followers of Fashion

  • 2012-11-27T20:30:00Z30m

Short, quirky documentaries that recorded developments in one of 1960s Britain's most dynamic, innovative industries - the glamorous world of fashion.

2012-12-04T20:30:00Z

1x05 The Joy of Tech

1x05 The Joy of Tech

  • 2012-12-04T20:30:00Z30m

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.

2013-01-21T20:30:00Z

1x06 War and Peace

1x06 War and Peace

  • 2013-01-21T20:30:00Z30m

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.

2013-01-28T20:30:00Z

1x07 This Sceptered Isle

1x07 This Sceptered Isle

  • 2013-01-28T20:30:00Z30m

A look at the short 1960s films that documented unusual British customs, rituals and traditions, as people preserved the idiosyncratic aspects of national life.

2013-02-04T20:30:00Z

1x08 Animal Magic

1x08 Animal Magic

  • 2013-02-04T20:30:00Z30m

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.

2013-02-11T20:30:00Z

1x09 Country Living

1x09 Country Living

  • 2013-02-11T20:30:00Z30m

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.

Season Finale

2013-02-18T20:30:00Z

1x10 End of Empire

Season Finale

1x10 End of Empire

  • 2013-02-18T20:30:00Z30m

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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