Episode 141 - Lights Up!

The subject of lighting today is explored and a colourful and intriguing survey is given of the people who make light, the people who experiment with light and the people who use light.

Episode 142 - A Problem Of People

A film looking at the problem of homelessness in the world, particularly amongst refugees. It concentrates largely on the situation in Pakistan, going into the reasons behind the existence of

Episode 143 - On The Map

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

Episode 144 - Fish And Ships

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.

Episode 145 - Chickens In The Mill

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

Episode 146 - Rockets Away

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,

Episode 147 - The Little Menace

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

Episode 148 - Eagle’s Nest

Record of Hitler’s retreat in the Bavarian mountains at Berchtesgaden, now a tourist site.

Episode 149 - Relax, Relax

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..

Episode 150 - A Girl’s Best Friend

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

Episode 151 - Treasure Houses

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

Episode 152 - State Occasions

Episode 153 - Earning Their Keep

A look at the various uses of the horse and dogs - animals who earn their keep

Episode 154 - Down In The Forest

The work of the Forestry Commission.

Episode 155 - Eyes Of The Law

A look at traffic control and motorways in Germany.

Episode 156 - Getting A Move On

A look at the work of removal men.

Episode 157 - Maple Has New Leaves

Emigration from Britain to Canada with the Smith family.

Episode 158 - Cinema Steps Out

The rising attendance at cinemas in Great Britain.

Episode 159 - Scooter Commuter

The increasing popularity of the motor scooter.

Episode 160 - Trouble On Oily Waters

The increasing problem of oil pollution on Britain’s shore.

Episode 161 - Any Old Iron

The scrap metal business in Waltham Cross, Swansea, and Ebbw Vale.

Episode 162 - The Hat Trick

The manufacture of hats.

Episode 163 - Snow Business

Episode 164 - Rendered Safe

The work of a bomb disposal squad with Charles Lawrence, bomb disposal expert with the Royal Navy.

Episode 165 - Sea Horses

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...

Episode 166 - The Last Battleship

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.

Episode 167 - Chasing The Dragon

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.

Episode 168 - Trail Leads Upwards

The modern Canadian Red Indian with the Major family, and the building of a new bridge across the Niagara River.

Episode 169 - One Horse Power

How police horses and their riders are trained and how they do their job.

Episode 170 - Amphibian

A look at the D.U.K.W. ['duck’] and other amphibious military craft.

Episode 171 - GHQ Middle East

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

Episode 172 - Turning Blades

Episode 173 - The Wall

A look at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumbria and a more detailed examination of the Berlin Wall.

Episode 174 - Riding It Rough

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

Episode 175 - Meet The Mayor

A look at the office of mayor in Britain and the Lord Mayor’s Show in London.

Episode 176 - Plumbing The Depths

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.

Episode 177 - Under Your Feet

The various services underground such as the underground railway of the London postal service, sewers, underground vaults and electricity cables.

Episode 178 - Target - The Stadium

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.

Episode 179 - A Clean Sweep

The problem of air pollution from chimneys and how they are cleaned, with Lilian Voss, a chimney sweep.

Episode 180 - A Flight Of Fancy

Pigeons and pigeon fanciers.

Episode 181 - Out Of The Sun

Immigration from the West Indies into Britain and how the West Indians have adapted to Britain.

Episode 182 - So They All Hover Now

The continuing development of the hovercraft with Sir Christopher Cockerell and Don Robertson, an amateur developer.

Episode 183 - Getting Wet

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

Episode 184 - Common Market

Surveys the Commom Market as it exists today.

Episode 185 - Village Sleeps Again

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

Episode 186 - Golden Wings

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

Episode 187 - In Good Shape

The importance of good industrial and commercial design and the work of the Design Centre in London.

Episode 188 - At The End Of A Rope

The industry, importance and uses of ropes.

Episode 189 - The Changing River

The changing face of the River Rhine.

Episode 190 - Blue Streak

Record of the construction and testing of Britain’s rocket "Blue Streak".

Episode 191 - Millions On The March

A look at India and its development in farming and industrial terms after the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II.

Episode 192 - Through Glass

A look at window cleaning.