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Look at Life
Narrated byTim Turner and others
Production
company
Release date
1959–1969
Running time
8 minutes-or-more on average
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Look at Life was a regular British series of short documentary films of which over 500 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.[1]

Presentation

Produced on 35mm film and in Eastmancolor, these eight-minute 'featurettes' melded a light-hearted magazine format with a more in depth documentary approach and depicted aspects of life, mainly in Britain, but sometimes further afield. The films often depicted elements of the 'push button' or 'jet age', demonstrating advances in technology and a reflection on the changing tastes, fashions and trends representative of the so-called 'swinging sixties' era, which were often portrayed in a glossy, vibrant and optimistic way. The films also reported on topical issues that were affecting modern day society such as road safety, civil defence and pollution, and often sought to explain the rapid changes that were taking place in the country in an entertaining and informative narrative. Look at Life also took its cameras abroad to focus on events and affairs within the Commonwealth and British colonies including Aden, Gibraltar and the ever diminishing British controlled areas of Africa. Look at Life cameras were also offered exclusive access behind the Iron Curtain to present life in the Eastern Bloc, particularly in East Berlin and the Soviet Union.

The films were generally narrated in the style typical of newsreel films with a principal voice-over while letting the images tell the story. The narration was generally spoken over the natural sounds of the subject being discussed such as motor traffic or the activities within a workplace and with musical accompaniment. People who were featured in the programmes were seldom heard to speak unless as background sound, their activities and interactions with others generally being commented upon by the narrator. Otherwise the subject of the film or clip would sometimes address the camera directly or perform in a given situation, both in a staged and a scripted manner whereby the narrator could often add a humorous or ironic comment in the context of the subject.

On occasions an expert or professional in the field of the subject such as inventor of the Hovercraft Christopher Cockerell could be watched presenting the film directly to camera and providing the voiceovers. In the most part narration of the films was provided by well known celebrities and presenters of the time including Raymond Baxter, Eamonn Andrews, Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, Michael Ingrams, Antony Bilbow, Sid James and Martin Jarvis in later editions. James Bond’s Island was narrated by voice actor Peter Hawkins. However the majority of the films were narrated by actor Tim Turner.

In the early years at the end of each film the caption "Take a Look at Life Again Soon" would appear on screen.

Reception

When the first issue of Look at Life, "Marrakesh" was released in March 1959, it was hailed in the trade journals as an "exciting venture in film journalism" and Rank announced this innovation would have "a more lasting impact than the present ephemeral newsreel content". Look at Life was a popular formula but did become rather frozen in time with its light-hearted presentation and jaunty theme tune and despite subtle changes to the opening titles, their graphics and the introduction of the Rank 'gong' logo at the beginning of later films. Television led audiences into a documentary world that had more grit and less glamour than the relative escapism of the cinema and by 1969 Rank could no longer ensure the survival of the series and the concept waned just as other newsreels and magazine films also available at that time, such as the Pathé Pictorial which was shown on the rival ABC cinema circuit, and as cinema audience continued to decline rapidly on the verge of the 1970s.[2]

Public Releases

Over 500 episodes were produced altogether. Digitally restored from the original film elements, the Look at Life series is now licensed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment, previously known on screen as Granada Ventures and distributed by the Network imprint. Many of the films have not been seen in full since their original screenings in the cinemas, although a number of films have been previously released on Super 8 and on DVD in themed categories. These include Look at Life – Swingin' London, which explores elements of contemporary London life, work and traditions and Look at Life – On the Railways, which represented the great changes that were taking place to Britain's railways in the wake of the modernisation programme and the decline of steam. However Network has gradually released box-sets of the films over eight volumes, containing a total of 499 films.

Volume 1: "Transport" is a four disc compilation released in 2010 and contains 54 films on the theme of transport. Look at Life Volume 2: "Military" containing 45 films on three discs was released in June 2011, whilst Volume 3: "Science" containing 45 films on three discs was released in September 2011.

Two further volumes, Volume 4: "Sport" containing 42 films on three discs and Volume 5: "Cultural Heritage" containing 64 films on four discs were for release in August and November 2012 respectively. Volume 6: "World Affairs" containing 72 films on five discs was released on 1 February 2013. On 10 August 2015, a seventh volume Volume 7: "Business and Industry" containing 60 films on three discs was released.

The final 7 disc Volume 8: People and Places presenting a remaining 117 films on seven discs was released in the spring of 2021.

In November 2012, the series Britain on Film commissioned by BBC Scotland for broadcast on BBC Four began a twenty-part series providing an insight into life in Britain in the 1960s exclusively featuring footage from the Look at Life series. Distributed by ITN Source, a partly owned subsidiary of ITV Plc, each episode features a different aspect of British life and culture during the decade, including the changing role of women and how leisure time was spent including the rising popularity of overseas travel. It is presented with original commentary from the series with captions to provide the contemporary viewer with explanation.[3]

Available on DVD

Volume 1: Transport

Disc 1 (1959–1960)

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
April 1959 Ticket to Tokyo E.V.H. Emmett Travelling with a Britannia Airline from London via Bombay to Tokyo to discover Japan and back via Hong Kong along with the Ocean Liner Arundel Castle.
May 1959 Letting off Steam Tim Turner The phasing-out of coal-powered steam and their replacement with oil-powered and electrified trains.
May 1959 New Roads for Old Tim Turner A look at new roads such as the London to Yorkshire motorway, Preston By-pass, Runcorn Bridge and works around London, including the gyratory system at Marble Arch, underpass at Hyde Park Corner, road widening at Elephant and Castle and the new Chiswick Flyover.
August 1959 Flight on a Cushion Peter Lamb, Christopher Cockerell, Tim Turner The Chief Test Pilot of East Cowes-based Saunders Roe talks about hovercraft with the inventor Christopher Cockerell and the recording of the first cross Channel crossing on 25 July 1959.
August 1959 Talking of Coaches Tim Turner Life from the back of a coach with a tour of Blackpool and Italy with young Eric.
October 1959 Alpine Rescue Tim Turner
October 1959 Shopping for a 'Queen' Tim Turner Replenishing the Queen Elizabeth, the 83,000-ton liner, before her next voyage.
November 1959 Sailing the Sky Tim Turner
December 1959 Driving Test Tim Turner Driving school tuition, including the innovative mock-up car with moving lights, cars for disabled people, the junior driver course at Grammar schools and the training of police drivers and London Bus drivers.
January 1960 Shape of a Ship Tim Turner Building ocean liners such as the Canberra and how their shape is changing plus a review of the slump affecting cargo shipping and the exciting future of air freight.
February 1960 Air Hostess Tim Turner Following the perceived glamorous life of 24-year-old airline hostess Pat Rossiter on her working day on an 11-hour flight to Rome and Benghazi
March 1960 Taxi! Taxi!! Tim Turner Looking at the organisation behind London's taxis, their maintenance, regulation of meters, training for "The Knowledge" to picking up passengers and driver welfare.
April 1960 All Through the Night Tim Turner

Disc 2 (1960–1963)

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
April 1960 Over and Under Tim Turner Painting the Forth Bridge and a look at modern bridge-building including temporary bridges. Reflecting on past bridge successes and future methods of construction.
July 1960 Horse-power Riders Tim Turner The Royal Corp Signals demonstrate motorcycle safety techniques. Following The AA and RAC in their training programmes supported by RoSPA, and over to the Isle of Man TT to visit winner John Surtees.
March 1962 Eyes of the Law Raymond Baxter A look at traffic controls in West Germany and their autobahns and how Britain can learn as they build miles of new motorway including the new Hammersmith Flyover.
April 1962 Scooter Commuter Tim Turner Amidst the jams, In ten years, the number of scooters on British Roads has increased from 4,250 to over 470,000, and the convenience of "Corgi" style bikes.
May 1962 Sea Horses Tim Turner Featuring tugboats.
September 1962 So They all Hover Now Tim Turner For passenger services, Trucks, barrows and even stretchers and how the declining ship yards of Clydeside are adapting to hovercraft use. Featuring the SR.N2.
September 1962 The Village Sleeps Again Tim Turner The arguments for and against building by-passes, featuring Transport Minister Ernest Marples, how these can be built through many urban areas, how objections to new routes can be overcome and what effect they are having on previously swamped towns and villages.
January 1963 Birdmen Tim Turner Puffin, designed and built by instructors and students of the de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School.
April 1963 Draw the Fires Tim Turner The railways are changing, with coal-powered steam being phased out and replaced by diesel engines by 1972. Crowds pay their respects to the Flying Scotsman's last departure from Kings Cross as it is replaced by a 33-horsepower diesel. The network is being modernised by new signalling, longer continuous track on concrete sleepers and flyovers, and controversial closures of lines.
June 1963 The Car Has Wings Tim Turner Cars are carried through tunnels, on ferries, over the new Forth Road Bridge, by train, air ferry and possibly by hovercraft in the future.
June 1963 Vintage Models Raymond Baxter Meeting the veteran car enthusiast and looking at the restoration of vintage vehicles with a visit to National Motor Museum, Beaulieu Montagu Motor Museum at Beaulieu in the New Forest, the high-speed trials at Silverstone and the famous London to Brighton run
July 1963 Pilot Aboard
August 1963 Where No Tide Flows

Disc 3 (1963–1965)

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
November 1963 High, Wide and Faster
December 1963 Oil Aboard
December 1963 Report on a River Following the River Thames from its source in Gloucestershire to the Port of London, which is modernising services and keep traffic moving.
December 1963 Europe Grows Together An urgent look at Britain's links with the Continent.
April 1964 Turn of the Wheel
May 1964 City of Air London Airport, with a focus on BOAC and BEA airlines.
August 1964 Behind the Ton-Up Boys A reflection on the nearly two million motorcyclists in Britain.
August 1964 Going Places Under Water The world's first underwater sightseeing bus.
November 1964 Living with Cars Includes footage from London and Cumbernauld.
December 1964 Flying to Work The increasing number of private planes and helicopters in Britain's airspace.
February 1965 The Spirit of Brooklands The story of the Surrey motor racing circuit.
April 1965 Weather Adviser
May 1965 What Price Safety?
September 1965 Down in the Dumps

Disc 4 (1965–1969)

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
November 1965 Cats of the Sea Catamarans
March 1966 Breaking the Ice Looking at the icebreakers which keep shipping routes open.
December 1966 Skimming through the Sixties Revisiting the Hovercraft and how it has been evolving.
December 1966 The Big Take-Off Britain's aircraft industry
March 1967 Lighter than Air Going up in a hot air balloon.
May 1967 Just an Accident Roadway deaths
May 1967 Scrambling for It The motor sport which is attracting thousands of followers.
June 1967 The Straights of Dover A closer look at the 750 ships that pass through the five-mile wide shipping channel every day.
August 1967 Where Do You Leave the Boat? The problems of where to keep pleasure boats as more are built.
October 1967 Pushing the Bike The impact of the bicycle on the world today.
December 1967 Playing Trains Steam locomotives on unprofitable branch lines.
September 1968 The City's for Living In 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.
March 1969 All in a Day's Work
March 1969 A Load of Pheasants About the TIR convention using a trans-Europe lorry as an example.

Volume 2: Military

Disc 1 (1960–1961)

Date of Feature[4] Title Narrator Synopsis[5]
1960 The Black Arrows Tim Turner The acrobatic team "Treble-One" Squadron
1960 Ceremonial Soldier Sentries at Buckingham Palace
1960 Soldier Abroad Tim Turner 3rd Royal Tank Regiment in West Germany
1960 Under the Rocket Tim Turner
1960 Thunder in Waiting Tim Turner
1960 'A Piece of Cake' Tim Turner Parachute Regiment
1960 Return to Arms Tim Turner West German army.
1960 Submarine Tim Turner
1961 The Rocket-Age Lancers Tim Turner The 9th Queen's Royal Lancers including the parade on their final day before they merged to form 9th/12th Royal Lancers
1961 Air Umbrella Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
1960 Flight Deck Tim Turner The Royal Navy's latest aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes (R12)
1961 Pipeline Tim Turner
1961 Girls Ahoy! John Witty Women's Royal Naval Service
1961 Survival Tim Turner Survival techniques
1961 Muscle Men Tim Turner

Disc 2 (1961–1964)

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1961 Action This Day The Royal Marines
1961 Char and Wad Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes
1962 Test Pilot English Electric Lightning
1962 Rendered Safe Bomb disposal
1962 The Last Battleship HMS Vanguard
1962 Amphibian Amphibious military craft
1962 Turning Blades Helicopters
1962 Plumbing the Depths Surveying at sea
1962 Golden Wings Aircraft overview
1962 The Black Watch Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visits the Black Watch
1963 Girls of the Air Women's Royal Air Force
1963 The Sky's the Limit Aerobatics
1964 Forward, March! British Army infantrymen
1964 Doctor on Call Flying doctor service
1964 Trouble-Shooters Royal Marines

Disc 3 (1964–1969)

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1964 Under One Umbrella The MOD
1964 The Price of Valour Victoria Cross
1964 The Jet Folk United States Third Air Force
1964 Drummers of the Queen Junior Guardsmen's Company
1965 The Flying Soldier Army helicopter training
1965 The Cherry-Pickers 11th Hussars
1965 Jumping Jets The RAF Hawker Siddeley Kestrel
1966 Air Lift RAF Transport Command
1966 Down to Earth
1966 East of Suez
1966 School for Skymen Royal Air Force College Cranwell
1967 Moving Day Moving NATO headquarters to Belgium
1967 Free Fall RAF Falcons
1968 Jumping For Joy Royal Green Jackets Skydiving Team
1969 Underwater Menace World War II underwater mines and debris

Volume 3: Science

Disc 1 (1959–1963)

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis[6]
1959 Follow the Stars E.V.H. Emmett
? A Marriage is Arranged E.V.H. Emmett
1960 Channel Tunnel Tim Turner
1960 Healing Hands
1960 Testing Time Tim Turner
1960 Making a Meal Out of It Tim Turner
1961 Press-Button Age Tim Turner
1961 Flood Tide Tim Turner
1961 Men With Ideas
1961 Mystery of a Fish
1962 Rockets Away!
1962 The Little Menace
1962 Trouble on Oily Waters
1962 Any Old Iron?
1963 Caught in the Cold

Disc 2 (1963–1964)

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1963 Figure it Out
1963 Keeping Clean
1963 The Destroyers
1963 Back-Room of the Sky
1963 People of Power
1963 Second Chance
1963 Key of the Door
1963 You Can't Catch Much from a Fish
1963 Men Under Pressure
1964 Fings are Getting Smaller
1964 Salute the Engineer
1964 So Much Flattery!
1964 Having a Baby
1964 Power Needs No Passport
1964 Wealth Under the Sea

Disc 3 (1964–1969)

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1964 By Bread Alone
1965 Frontiers of Medicine
1965 Sugaring the Pill
1965 Beating the Racket
1965 Will Taps Run Dry?
1966 Treading on the Gas
1966 Boxes of Tricks
1966 The Givers
1967 What Price Ideas?
1967 Cleaning People
1967 Press-Button Farms
1967 Keeping Tabs on Space
1968 Brain Drain
1968 North Sea Commuters
1969 Their Lifeline – The Nile

Volume 4: Sport

Disc 1

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1959 Jumping to Aintree E.V.H. Emmett
Derby Day
Kings of Speed
Making an Effort
Pony-Tale
Four Men Down
Ten Pins Down
Smashing Through
Solent Saturday
1960 Saturday Fever Cliff Michelmore
Out for a Catch
Against the Clock
Man into Fish
Ski Fever

Disc 2

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1961 The Ball at His Feet Kenneth Wolstenholme
A Hundred Thousand Oarsmen
Snow Business
Riding it Rough
Target - The Stadium
Flight of Fancy
Getting Wet
See How They Jump!
It's a Gamble
Queue for the Tee
In the Kart
Over My Shoulder
Women with Leisure
Rulers of Racing

Disc 3

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Winning the Hard Way
Bookies at the Crossroads
How Do You Swing?
Living on Skis
Cricket on Test
Room at the Top?
Out of a Bomb-Site
Behind the World Cup
Over the Sticks
Sea Riders
Racing to the Start
White Water Craft
Single-Handed Sailors
It's Odds on the Fish

Volume 5: Cultural Heritage

Disc 1

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
A Dog's Life Uncredited
Down London River Tim Turner
Coffee Bar Uncredited
Garden of Tomorrow Roy Hay
Harvest of Hops Tim Turner
Island of Men Tim Turner
Top People Tim Turner
Rebirth of a City Tim Turner
Shopping by the Ton Tim Turner
Towns By Design Wynford Vaughan-Thomas
Fairs Please Tim Turner
Ringing the Changes Uncredited
Hyde Park Corner Tim Turner
The Big Blow Tim Turner
Woman-Power Stephen Potter
Art Is A Business Tim Turner

Disc 2

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Counting Heads Antony Bilbow
Looking for Nothing
The Dance of Life
1961 Why All the Rush? Tim Turner
On the Map Tim Turner
Chickens in the Mill
Treasure Houses
State Occasions
Down in the Forest
Meet the Mayor
Under Your Feet
The Silent Change
Signposts of the Sea
The City's Built for Shooting
New Universities
Rag Time

Disc 3

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Market Day
They Learn as They See
Jazz All the Way
Island Refuge
Holiday Camps
Sound of a City
Saving a Heritage
The Way of Reckoning
Lady by the Sea
Early Starters
But Not on a Sunday
The Things They Sell
Boys Without Girls
Members Only
City of Sailors
Why Drown Yourself?

Disc 4

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
In the Livery
The Needles Point the Way
Crisis in the Cathedral
The Tower of Babble
On Tape for Tomorrow
The Abbey Backstage
The Shape of Things
The Churchill Pilgrimage
High and Dry
IN Gear
Hidden Treasure
Goodbye, Piccadilly
Change at the Tower
The Spoilers
Queue for Gardens
In the Honours List

Volume 6: World Affairs

Disc 1

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis[7]
1959 Marrakesh E.V.H. Emmett
1959 The Divided City Tim Turner
1959 Operation Noah's Ark George Cansdale
1960 Seaway Uncredited
1960 Village of Violins Uncredited
1960 Gibraltar's New Day Tim Turner
1960 The Wind of Change Tim Turner
1960 Power for Africa Tim Turner
1961 Rolling out from Rio Tim Turner
1961 Lady of Japan Antony Bilbow
1961 Flags over the Temples Antony Bilbow
1961 City of Crisis John Witty
1962 A Problem of People Tim Turner
1962 Eagle's Nest Tim Turner

Disc 2

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1962 The Maple has New Leaves Gordon Tanner
1962 Chasing the Dragon Tim Turner
1962 The Trail leads Upwards Tim Turner
1962 G.H.Q., Middle East Tim Turner
1962 The Wall Tim Turner
1962 Out of the Sun Tim Turner
1962? Common Market John Snagge
1962 The Changing River Tim Turner
1962 Millions on the March Brian Connell
1962 Call from the Wild Peter Scott
1963 Out of the Bush Tim Turner
1963 Men of the Woods Tim Turner
1963 Forging New Links Tim Turner
1963 Gypsy Holiday Tim Turner
1963 Pick of the Bunch Tim Turner

Disc 3

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1964 The New Australians Tim Turner
1964 Men of the Snowy Tim Turner
1964 Singapore is Youth Tim Turner
1964 Off the Sheep's Back Tim Turner
1964 Constant Hot Water Tim Turner
1964 Tide on the Turn Tim Turner
1964 Malta Milestone Tim Turner
1965 Women at Sea Tim Turner
1965 James Bond's Island Peter Hawkins
1965 Volunteers for Service Tim Turner
1965 Men Against the Sea Tim Turner
1966 The Curtain Changes John Snagge
1966 On Top of the World Tim Turner
1966 Swedish Pattern Michael Ingrams
1966 Market by the Danube Roger Wesson

Disc 4

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1966 The Beach Peter Duval Smith
1966 Face Lift Tim Turner
1966 Incas in bowler hats Tim Turner
1966 One in Six Tim Turner
1966 An Island Awakes Tim Turner
1966 City of all Nations Tim Turner
1966 The Six come closer Tim Turner
1966 Jobs where you like Tim Turner
1966 Pipeline to plenty Tim Turner
1967 End of a Polish march Tim Turner
1967 Once upon a time... John Witty
1967 Living on a volcano Tim Turner
1967 Chinatown Michael Ingrams

Disc 5

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
1967 Inside Russia 1: Fifty! Michael Ingrams
1967 Inside Russia 2: The Heiresses Michael Ingrams
1967 Inside Russia 3: Childhood Antony Bilbow
1967 Inside Russia 4: The Woken Land Michael Ingrams
1968 Winter Blossoms John Westbrook
1968 Man of the Desert Uncredited
1968 Something new under Everest Michael Ingrams
1968 A new shade of red Michael Ingrams
1968 Coming of Age Michael Ingrams
1968 Home is Tibet Michael Ingrams
1968 The Sinking City Martin Jarvis
1968 Escape into Riches Michael Ingrams
1969 In the shadow of the Wall Tim Brinton
1969 After the Queen's visit Duncan Carse
1969 Look at Man Martin Jarvis

Volume 7: Business and Industry

Disc 1

Date Title Narrator Synopsis[8]
Market Place Sidney James Street markets
A Car Is Born Bill Hartley British car industry
Saving Face The beauty business
Money Talks Tim Turner Money
Down on the Farm Tim Turner Farming
Bottle Party Tim Turner Bottles
Under the Hammer Tim Turner Auctions
A Year for a Day Tim Turner
Roman Invasion Tim Turner
On The Mark Tim Turner Guns and shooting
Shares in To-morrow Antony Bilbow Stock exchanges
Shelling Out Tim Turner Shellfish
What A Pet! Tim Turner Pets
Ice Age John Witty Ice
And So To Bed Antony Bilbow The mattress
Coming, Sir! Tim Turner The hotel industry
Tulip Town Antony Bilbow The town of Spalding
1961 For the Record Jean Metcalfe How Helen Shapiro's 1961 hit "Walkin' Back to Happiness" was recorded, pressed and distributed.
Jobs with a Thrill Tim Turner
Roses All The Way Antony Bilbow

Disc 2

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Everything Stops For Tea Tim Turner
Lights Up Tim Turner
Fish and Ships Tim Turner
The Hat Trick David Nixon
At the End of a Rope Tim Turner
Pictures Tell the Story Tim Turner
The Box on the Wall Tim Turner
Crowning Glory Tim Turner
Rising to High Office Tim Turner
The Trade Winds Blow Antony Bilbow
Glamour Gets a Passport Tim Turner
A Pinch of Salt Tim Turner
Silver's New Shine Tim Turner
The Golden West Tim Turner
For Crying Out Loud! Tim Turner
Stone Age Tim Turner
Ups and Downs Tim Turner
Spuds Galore Tim Turner
Money in the Slot Tim Turner
1964 The Other Film World Tim Turner

Disc 3

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Laying The Table Tim Turner
New Hands on the Farm Tim Turner
Down Town Michael Ingrams
Farming For Fish Tim Turner
Putting More Beef into It Tim Turner
The Sweet Life Tim Turner
Living on Smoke Tim Turner
Cover Story Michael Ingrams Paperback books
Evening Paper! Tim Turner
Music by the Mile Tim Turner
Home Tomorrow Michael Ingrams
Roll Out The Barrel Tim Turner
The Hidden Strength Tim Turner
Putting up a Show Tim Turner
1967 Put to the Test Michael Ingrams
1967 Put Out The Flags Tim Turner The uses and making of flags
1967 On The Scent Tim Turner
1967 Hopping Along! Martin Jarvis Kent hop pickers
1968 Top Chef Eugene Kaufeler Chef Eugene Kaufeler of London's Dorchester Hotel
1968 Can you read this? Michael Ingrams Literacy in Britain

Volume 8: People and Places

Disc 1

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Cause for Alarm Tim Turner
Dustmen's Day Sidney James & Michael Henderson
Let's Go Dancing
Running Dry
Model World
Student Nurse
In the Swim
Safe in a Boat
Glamour Girls
I Protest!
Brains - Unlimited
Wheel Power
Keeping Fit
All Their Own Work
Holiday - With Pay
Women in Green
Up to Scratch

Disc 2

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Going to Blazes
High Tension
Match Makers
Battle of the Bulge
Prison on Wheels
Controlled Landing
Men in the Mode
High Rise
Relax, Relax!
A Girl's Best Friend
Earning Their Keep
Getting a Move On
The Cinema Steps Out
One Horse-Power
A Clean Sweep
In Good Shape
Blue Streak

Disc 3

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
...Through Glass
Beauty - and the Rest
Island at the Crossroads
The Greatest of These...
As Good as Gold
Rolling Home
Digging Up the Past
Chairbound
Glorious Mud
Instant Homes
Do it Yourself
Who Wants a Statue?
Donkey Work
What's on the Roof?
Calling the Tune
Keeping in Touch
Crossing the Channel

Disc 4

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Tax Haven
One for the Road
Old School Tie
Blood and Fire
Putting on a Act
Tails of the Law
Cool Cats
A Policeman's Lot
You're Under Inspection
Anything to Declare?
When the Debs Come Out
A New Deal for Deer
Away from the Blackboard
A Fair Cop
Jobs for Dogs
Inside Jobs
Fire Over London

Disc 5

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Clearway for Ships
After Harold Fell
Space for Adventure
With the Lions
Loads for Roads
Things Out of Space
Look - No Hands!
Topping Out
Eating High
No Place Like Home
Way Out West
Out of the Rainbow
The Hair Set
Taking the Waters
Collector's Pieces
Funny Business is No Joke
In For a Fast

Disc 6

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
Who Needs Eel Pie?
Coming to Terms
Ark in the Sky
Booming Good Wishes
Gardens to Order
Pulling the Strings
Murder Bag
So Much Hot Air
Little Orphan Annie
Out of the Inn
Gun Dogs
Mini and Mod
Stuck on Stamps
The Big Sell
High Living
The Throwaway Society
Some of My Best Friends are People!

Disc 7

Date of Feature Title Narrator Synopsis
There Ought to be a Law... There is!
City Dogs
On the Meter
Painting People
The Ganges Might Lead Anywhere
Switch On at Seven
Hot History
Where Have All The Butterflies Gone?
Watch on the Coast
Southern Miracle
Model Girl
Gold in the Mud
Link-Up
Bronze, Silver and Gold
Saturday Special

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