Look at Life
8
1959
Documentary
Look at Life was a regular British series of short documentary films of which 507 were produced between 1959 and 1969 by the Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation for screening in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. The films always preceded the main feature film that was being shown in the cinema that week. It replaced the circuit's newsreel, Universal News, which had become increasingly irrelevant in the face of more immediate news media, particularly on television with the launch of ITN on the Independent Television service, which began broadcasting in parts of the United Kingdom in 1955.
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Episode 192 : Through Glass
December. 24,1962
A look at window cleaning.
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Episode 191 : Millions On The March
December. 17,1962
A look at India and its development in farming and industrial terms after the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Episode 190 : Blue Streak
December. 10,1962
Record of the construction and testing of Britain’s rocket "Blue Streak".
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Episode 189 : The Changing River
December. 03,1962
The changing face of the River Rhine.
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Episode 188 : At The End Of A Rope
November. 26,1962
The industry, importance and uses of ropes.
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Episode 187 : In Good Shape
November. 19,1962
The importance of good industrial and commercial design and the work of the Design Centre in London.
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Episode 186 : Golden Wings
November. 12,1962
A look at the various aircarft, including Blackburn monoplane, Avro 504, the Sopwith Pup, the Bristol Fighter, the S.E.5, the Hart a general purpose reconnaissance bomber, the Gloster
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Episode 185 : Village Sleeps Again
November. 05,1962
The building of by-passes in Britain to ease the congestion in villages, with the pros and cons shown by cafe owner Joanne Nickless and milkman Joe Williams. Also shows the complete removal of
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Episode 184 : Common Market
October. 29,1962
Surveys the Commom Market as it exists today.
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Episode 183 : Getting Wet
October. 22,1962
The growth of the sport of swimming and the building of swimming pools in Britain, with Frank Rudge, a civil engineer, José Juba, a swimming coach, Anne Cotterill, a swimmer, and Margaret
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Episode 182 : So They All Hover Now
October. 15,1962
The continuing development of the hovercraft with Sir Christopher Cockerell and Don Robertson, an amateur developer.
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Episode 181 : Out Of The Sun
October. 08,1962
Immigration from the West Indies into Britain and how the West Indians have adapted to Britain.
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Episode 180 : A Flight Of Fancy
October. 01,1962
Pigeons and pigeon fanciers.
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Episode 179 : A Clean Sweep
September. 24,1962
The problem of air pollution from chimneys and how they are cleaned, with Lilian Voss, a chimney sweep.
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Episode 178 : Target - The Stadium
September. 17,1962
The raising of finances for the Commonwealth Games, held in Perth, Australia, with Mike Wheeler, Commonwealth Games Appeals chairman, David Beatty, and Dawn Ryan, Miss Western Australia.
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Episode 177 : Under Your Feet
September. 10,1962
The various services underground such as the underground railway of the London postal service, sewers, underground vaults and electricity cables.
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Episode 176 : Plumbing The Depths
September. 03,1962
The importance of surveying the seas and oceans and the part played by HMS Vidal in the surveying with Rear Admiral Edmund Irving and Captain Stephen Ritchie.
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Episode 175 : Meet The Mayor
August. 27,1962
A look at the office of mayor in Britain and the Lord Mayor’s Show in London.
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Episode 174 : Riding It Rough
August. 20,1962
The thrills and background of speedway racing, and shows how cross-country riding has introduced into speedway racing a new and spectacular hazard of man-made obstacles, with Barry Briggs
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Episode 173 : The Wall
August. 13,1962
A look at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumbria and a more detailed examination of the Berlin Wall.
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Episode 172 : Turning Blades
August. 06,1962
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Episode 171 : GHQ Middle East
July. 30,1962
A look a the British base at Aden, now GHQ Middle East under one commanding officer. A visit by the aircraft carrier HMS Centaur coincides with ‘Aden Forces Week’. Also present was Harold
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Episode 170 : Amphibian
July. 23,1962
A look at the D.U.K.W. ['duck’] and other amphibious military craft.
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Episode 169 : One Horse Power
July. 16,1962
How police horses and their riders are trained and how they do their job.
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Episode 168 : Trail Leads Upwards
July. 09,1962
The modern Canadian Red Indian with the Major family, and the building of a new bridge across the Niagara River.
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Episode 167 : Chasing The Dragon
July. 02,1962
Illegal drug trafficking in Hong Kong and the problems of heroin drug addiction, with Henry Tappenden, a Hong Kong prison officer, Dr. Khan and Bill Stone.
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Episode 166 : The Last Battleship
June. 25,1962
The story of the last British battleship, HMS Vanguard, which will live on in a score of different forms through the new uses of her steel.
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Episode 165 : Sea Horses
June. 18,1962
The little tugs, without which any big port would come to a standstill, are featured in the film as are the big ocean-going tugs which take on special towage jobs all over the world. With shots...
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Episode 164 : Rendered Safe
June. 11,1962
The work of a bomb disposal squad with Charles Lawrence, bomb disposal expert with the Royal Navy.
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Episode 163 : Snow Business
June. 04,1962
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Episode 162 : The Hat Trick
May. 28,1962
The manufacture of hats.
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Episode 161 : Any Old Iron
May. 21,1962
The scrap metal business in Waltham Cross, Swansea, and Ebbw Vale.
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Episode 160 : Trouble On Oily Waters
May. 14,1962
The increasing problem of oil pollution on Britain’s shore.
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Episode 159 : Scooter Commuter
May. 07,1962
The increasing popularity of the motor scooter.
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Episode 158 : Cinema Steps Out
April. 30,1962
The rising attendance at cinemas in Great Britain.
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Episode 157 : Maple Has New Leaves
April. 23,1962
Emigration from Britain to Canada with the Smith family.
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Episode 156 : Getting A Move On
April. 16,1962
A look at the work of removal men.
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Episode 155 : Eyes Of The Law
April. 09,1962
A look at traffic control and motorways in Germany.
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Episode 154 : Down In The Forest
April. 02,1962
The work of the Forestry Commission.
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Episode 153 : Earning Their Keep
March. 26,1962
A look at the various uses of the horse and dogs - animals who earn their keep
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Episode 152 : State Occasions
March. 19,1962
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Episode 151 : Treasure Houses
March. 12,1962
A film about various stately homes in Britain, commencing with Woburn Abbey, where the State rooms, Ascot Gold Cup and other valuable objects are seen, as well as the grounds and outbuildings
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Episode 150 : A Girl’s Best Friend
March. 05,1962
A look at the world of gems, including shots of the Crown Jewels, and how gems are formed geologically. The film looks at night classes in gemmology held in London’s Northern Polytechnic
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Episode 149 : Relax, Relax
February. 26,1962
A light-hearted look at different ways people relax. Lilias Tougher, a teacher in the village of Great Hanwood, near Shrewsbury, and her husband Laurence are members of the English Westerners..
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Episode 148 : Eagle’s Nest
February. 19,1962
Record of Hitler’s retreat in the Bavarian mountains at Berchtesgaden, now a tourist site.
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Episode 147 : The Little Menace
February. 12,1962
A feature looking at medical research and developments, particularly in the field of penicillins and viruses. Largely filmed at the Wright-Fleming Institute it looks at the training of medical
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Episode 146 : Rockets Away
February. 05,1962
A feature investigating modern rockets and the backroom world and research in their production. In the laboratories of the Ministry of Aviation experiments for a more proficient fuel are shown,
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Episode 145 : Chickens In The Mill
January. 29,1962
Industry in Lancashire, and how the reduced demand for cotton goods is being countered by the modernisation of some mills and the conversion of others for enterprises ranging from the rearing
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Episode 144 : Fish And Ships
January. 22,1962
A feature looking at the trawling industry and the lives and work of some Grimsby fishermen, who fish in the Icelandic waters. It begins by showing the "Lord Nelson", one of the latest largest.
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Episode 143 : On The Map
January. 15,1962
A feature looking at the history of Ordnance Survey maps, including some early examples made by cartographers from 300 and 100 years ago. Surveyors are shown at a triangulation station
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