Britain on Film

Episode 01

A Woman's Place

Nov 6, 2012

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.

Episode 02

Brits at Play

Nov 13, 2012

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.

Episode 03

Getting Down to Business

Nov 20, 2012

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.

Episode 04

Dedicated Followers of Fashion

Nov 27, 2012

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

Episode 05

The Joy of Tech

Dec 4, 2012

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.

Episode 06

War and Peace

Jan 21, 2013

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.

Episode 07

This Sceptered Isle

Jan 28, 2013

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

Episode 08

Animal Magic

Feb 4, 2013

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.

Episode 09

Country Living

Feb 11, 2013

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.

Episode 10

End of Empire

Feb 18, 2013

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.