Season 1968

The brain drain, mainly in young scientists and engineers, has risen to a rate of 6,000 men a year. Why do they go?

A film providing the background to the tapping of the vast supply of natural energy that Britain has discovered on her doorstep.

A response to the Buchanan Report with a focus on Bath and Norwich as to how British cities face the danger of the impact of traffic on the environment.

Dealing with the hazardous legacy of World War II.

A look at the rapid changes taking place in the Algarve, with the planning of luxury development schemes along the coastline.

A look at changes taking place in Tunisia, ten years after it gained independence.

Nepal, once a forbidden country, is opening up; this film offers a picture of life in one of the world’s most picturesque countries, as old customs give way to new ideas.

A look at the changing pattern of Czech life during the upheaval of 1968.

A film about India; what has been achieved, and what still remains to be done in the sub-continent where problems are never small ones.

A film looking at Tibetan refugees, and the way in which their Dalai Lama has kept the scattered community intact.

A look at the efforts being made to prevent Venice from sinking.

A look at the spiritual wealth of India – as expressed in her art and design, her music and dance, and her sculpture and architecture.

A film showing spectacular scenes at Marlow, the British Canoe Union's training centre on the Thames, where white-water enthusiasts learn to negotiate a slalom course.

Westminster Abbey is not only a treasure house and tourist attraction - it's also a business run by a community who, like the monks of old spend their lives in its precincts.

A look at the Ministry of Public Building and Works and its statues as one of the biggest patrons of the arts in Britain.

From one of England's greatest stately homes to a grave in a little Oxfordshire churchyard, this film makes a journey that has become known as the Churchill Pilgrimage.

This film shows what is happening in the Cinque Ports. Only one of the seven - Dover - remains a port; shingle brought in by the tides has silted up the coastline of the other six towns.

A look at high fashion in Sixties Britain, exploring the exuberant styles on offer in the boutiques of our cities, and their colourful clientele.

Although wooden barrels which were used 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome, are vanishing from the brewing industry, the craft of barrel-making is by nio means dead.

Banking, insurance, brokeridge and foregin investments add up to millions of pounds each year, yet few realise the part that invisible exports play in bridging the trade gap.

Look at Life goes behind the scenes to show the big business that the exhibition-display building has become.

In a world of intense competition, no big firm can afford to put on the market merchandise that hasn't been thoroughly tested. This film takes a mildly humorous look at asubject that industry takes very seriously.

A look at the world of flags, and the flag makers - including some who were in the business long before Nelson flew his famous signal at Trafalgar.

A look at parking meters and traffic wardens.

The changes in modern gardening techniques when plants are available fully grown and the necessity of waiting years to establish a garden has gone.

A comparison between the children's homes of the twenties and thirties and those of the present day.

Changes taking place in the pubs of Britain.

The training and work of gun dogs in Britain and America.

A project given to students at Hornsey College to design a flat that would appeal to fashion conscious young, and to create everything in it from furniture to crockery

A look at Britain's stamps from the time they are first designed on the drawing board till they roll the presses in their millions

Brussels and Toronto are taken as examples to show how British Weeks are planned and carried out.

Looks at the problems of housing and growing population in Britain, and the styles of building being adopted to help the situation in the future, namely by high rise blocks of flats.

Looking at different types of rubbish generated by society, and the problems of quantity and how to dispose of it, including recycling.

An examination of the relationship between humans and animals particularly wild animals in captivity

A light-hearted look at some legal pitfalls.

Some of the amenities available for dogs in cities.

How far does painting in Britain today truly reflect the life of our time?

A survey of the creeds of India

The work of children at a junior school in Hertfordshire where a wide range of audio-visual aids are in use.

The work of the Press Association which feeds not only the newspapers, but also radio and television with their basic news service.

Some of the reasons why we seem to have fewer butterflies nowadays.

The work of Britain's Coastguard Service.