Look at Life (1959)
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 41 - Driving Test
Release Date: 1960-01-01A practical guide to passing the driving test first time.
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Episode 42 - Under The Rocket
Release Date: 1960-01-08The rocket launch site at Woomera, Australia.
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Episode 43 - Healing Hands
Release Date: 1960-01-15Deals with the advances made in surgery and anaesthetics and the activities of the Royal College of Surgeons.
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Episode 44 - Shape Of A Ship
Release Date: 1960-01-22The construction of the liner Canberra.
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Episode 45 - Running Dry
Release Date: 1960-01-29Prolonged drought means many emergency measures and temporary expedients to ensure that at the turn of a tap, water is still available.
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Episode 46 - Model World
Release Date: 1960-02-05A look at various model villages, including Bekonscot.
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Episode 47 - Air Hostess
Release Date: 1960-02-12 -
Episode 48 - Gibraltar’s New Day
Release Date: 1960-02-19A tour of Gibraltar.
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Episode 49 - Student Nurse
Release Date: 1960-02-26A young nurse on night duty reviews her training in various departments, as well as the pleasant social life accompanying it, and considers pay, conditions and opportunities open to her.
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Episode 50 - Bottle Party
Release Date: 1960-03-04The manufacture, uses and disposal of bottles.
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Episode 51 - In The Swim
Release Date: 1960-03-11A film on tropical fish, both as a hobby and as ornaments.
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Episode 52 - Taxi! Taxi!
Release Date: 1960-03-18The development of the London taxi cab.
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Episode 53 - Thunder In Waiting
Release Date: 1960-03-25Visit to a RAF base in East Anglia; shows Thor rockets and Vulcan bombers.
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Episode 54 - The Wind Of Change
Release Date: 1960-04-01Deals with the rapid and ceaseless changes in the social and political life of Africa.
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Episode 55 - Four Men Down
Release Date: 1960-04-08Deals with the thrills and dangers of bobsleighing on the Cresta Run.
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Episode 56 - Breaking Cover
Release Date: 1960-04-15The pros and cons of fox-hunting.
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Episode 57 - All Through The Night
Release Date: 1960-04-22Factual picture of the lives of Britain’s truckers, that is, lorry drivers.
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Episode 58 - Over And Under
Release Date: 1960-04-29A look at bridges and bridge building in Britain.
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Episode 59 - Under The Hammer
Release Date: 1960-05-06A look at various auctions and the job of the auctioneer.
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Episode 60 - Safe In The Boat
Release Date: 1960-05-13Britain leads the world in safety at sea. Nevertheless work is going on all the time to ensure greater safety in the years to come.
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Episode 61 - Ten Pins Down
Release Date: 1960-05-20A look at the sport of ten-pin bowling.
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Episode 62 - Glamour Girls
Release Date: 1960-05-27This film is about the thousands of girls who earn their living as fashion models, and the thousands more who would like to.
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Episode 63 - A Piece Of Cake
Release Date: 1960-06-03The sport of parachuting.
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Episode 64 - Top People
Release Date: 1960-06-10The high-rise construction building in London including the Barbican centre.
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Episode 65 - A Year For A Day
Release Date: 1960-06-17The commercial and economic organisation for Christmas.
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Episode 66 - I Protest
Release Date: 1960-06-24A look at some protesters in Britain, including the Aldermaston marchers, Speaker’s Corner and people demonstrating against aircraft noise.
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Episode 67 - Return To Arms
Release Date: 1960-07-01The new German army as developed under the auspices of NATO.
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Episode 68 - Smashing Through
Release Date: 1960-07-08The sport of stock car racing.
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Episode 69 - Submarine
Release Date: 1960-07-15A look at the submarine HMS Narwhal and its preparations for sea.
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Episode 70 - Testing Time
Release Date: 1960-07-22The work of the British Standards Institution.
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Episode 71 - Horse Power Riders
Release Date: 1960-07-29Experts prove that safety on a motorcycle stems from control of the machine. It also describes the many aspects of motorcycling today.
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Episode 72 - Rebirth Of A City
Release Date: 1960-08-05The reconstruction of Coventry.
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Episode 73 - Brains Unlimited
Release Date: 1960-08-12How the schools and colleges of today are measuring up to the demands of the world of tomorrow.
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Episode 74 - Power For Africa
Release Date: 1960-08-19The opening of the Kariba Dam.
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Episode 75 - Shopping By The Ton
Release Date: 1960-08-26A visit to Smithfield Market, Covent Garden and Billingsgate, at their busiest time, the early morning.
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Episode 76 - Wheel Power
Release Date: 1960-09-02A look at bicycling.
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Episode 77 - Towns By Design
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Episode 78 - Fairs Please
Release Date: 1960-09-16A look at fairs in Britain and Ireland.
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Episode 79 - Rocket-Age Lancers
Release Date: 1960-09-23Shows the cavalry regiment of the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers at work and recreation.
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Episode 80 - Keeping Fit
Release Date: 1960-09-30Shows the different ways in which people in Britain strive for physical fitness.
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Episode 81 - Solent Saturday
Release Date: 1960-10-07Yacht racing in and around Southampton Water.
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Episode 82 - Ringing The Changes
Release Date: 1960-10-14A look at the traditions of bell-ringing and bell-making in England, including the history of the latter and the processes involved in making different-sized bells at foundries - from large
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Episode 83 - Saturday Fever
Release Date: 1960-10-21The film takes a look at the phenomenon of Saturday football fever. It captures the atmosphere which unites multitudes of perfect strangers on a thousand pitches every week.
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Episode 84 - Out For A Catch
Release Date: 1960-10-28Takes a look at angling - both coarse and fly fishing - and also at some of the problems facing fish in rivers from modern features such as hydro-electric dams and pollution.
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Episode 85 - Air Umbrella
Release Date: 1960-11-04Work and organisation of NATO’s Second Allied tactical Air Force which forms part of a vigilant air umbrella over Europe.
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Episode 86 - All Their Own Work
Release Date: 1960-11-11An item covering how the inhabitants of the Cotswold town Moreton-in-Marsh decided to save on the rates when the town, in the middle of a beauty spot, needed doing up, and do the repairs
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Episode 87 - Holiday - With Pay
Release Date: 1960-11-18A film taking a look at students and the types of summer jobs they get to earn money during the summer vacation. It begins by concentrating on one particular student from Cambridge University
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Episode 88 - Women In Green
Release Date: 1960-11-25An account of the work and organisation of WVS in Britain.
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Episode 89 - Roman Invasion
Release Date: 1960-12-02Long before the era of the Italian coffee bar there was the ice-cream man, the organ grinder, and the cafe owner. Before them there were the invaders of 2,000 years ago.
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Episode 90 - Making A Meal Of It
Release Date: 1960-12-09Timed to appear on the 150th anniversary of the birth of the canning industry, deals with the modern methods for the protection, preservation and packaging of food.