Britain on Film (2012)

Series 2

Series using the Rank Organisation's "Look at Life" documentary shorts to examine British society during the 1960s.

Released Nov. 6, 2012 None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.history, imdb.social-documentary, imdb.retrospective, imdb.great-britain, imdb.england, imdb.1960s

Network: BBC Four

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

8.6

/18/

Trakt

/5/

TMDb

S2E1 - Times of Change

The Rank Organisation's Look at Life shorts document the profound shifts across Britain's political, economic and cultural landscapes in the 1960s.

May 27, 2013, midnight

S2E2 - Kids Today

Using the Rank Organisation's Look at Life documentaries, a look at how childhood was transformed by sweeping changes to the British educational system in the 1960s.

June 3, 2013, midnight

S2E3 - Island Nation

Britain on FilmSeries 2 Episode 3 of 10 Using the 1960s Look at Life films to examine the implications of Britain's identity as an island nation, a geographical reality that influences its national psyche.

June 10, 2013, midnight

S2E4 - The World of Work

Using the Rank Organisation's short colour films to document British working lives in the 1960s, a period when new technology was transforming our factories.

June 17, 2013, midnight

S2E5 - Road, Rail and Runways

Charting the upheavals in the UK's transport systems at a time when the popularity of air travel soared, rail networks were dismantled and the car was king.

June 24, 2013, midnight

S2E6 - Messing About in Boats

Documenting our fondness for boats in a period that saw sailors seeking endurance world records and boatmen striving to halt the decline of rivers and canals.

Sept. 10, 2013, midnight

S2E7 - The Home Front

Series on 1960s British life continues by looking at how we tackled housing shortages, rebuilt cities and met the expectations of an increasingly affluent nation.

Sept. 17, 2013, midnight

S2E8 - Worlds Apart

1960s short films made by the Rank Organisation on foreign excursions, including the reindeer herders of Lapland and the young Dalai Lama in India following his exile.

Sept. 24, 2013, midnight

S2E9 - This Sporting Life

1960s short films reflecting our national preoccupation with a range of competitive sports, ranging from golf and cycling to skiing and stock car racing.

Oct. 1, 2013, midnight

S2E10 - The Spirit of the Sixties

1960s short films capture the post-war emergence of dynamic youth cultures and celebrate an age when creativity was flourishing in the music industry.

Oct. 8, 2013, midnight

BBC Four

Nov. 6, 2012

Oct. 8, 2013, midnight

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