The Rank Organisation
Director
Look at Life (1959)
1961
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.
Released March 1, 1959
Episode 10 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Rank Organisation Special Features Division
Network: Thames Television
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E91 - Hyde Park Corner
The planning and progress of work on the new road scheme and underpass at Hyde Prak Corner and Marble Arch.
Jan. 1, 1961, midnight
S3E92 - Flight Deck
Deals with the aircraft carrier "Hermes".
Jan. 8, 1961, midnight
S3E93 - Up To Scratch
Sidney James commentating on fleas and elephants in the circus.
Jan. 15, 1961, midnight
S3E94 - Press-Button Age
Survey of the revolution in farm machinery which leads to automated farming, enabling a farmer to operate his farm almost single-handed.
Jan. 22, 1961, midnight
S3E95 - On The Mark
Looks at the production and testing of guns and their use on moors, ranges and in the various shooting sports.
Jan. 29, 1961, midnight
S3E96 - Pipeline
The various uses of mid-air refuelling.
Feb. 5, 1961, midnight
S3E97 - Against The Clock
The sport of rally car driving.
Feb. 12, 1961, midnight
S3E98 - Man Into Fish
The film covers the training, both above and below the surface of the sea with aqualung divers.
Feb. 19, 1961, midnight
S3E99 - Rolling Out From Rio
The building of Brazil’s new capital city - Brasilia.
Feb. 26, 1961, midnight
S3E100 - Shares In Tomorrow
Deals with the working of the Stock Exchange.
March 5, 1961, midnight
S3E101 - The Big Blow
All sorts of people of all ages have succumbed to the fascination of the brass band. In this film brass bands and the human and mechanical components that go to make them come under the spotlight.
March 12, 1961, midnight
S3E102 - Shelling Out
In this film the world of shellfish, from the delicate tasting oyster to the humbler but, many people say, no less succulent tasting mussel, is examined.
March 19, 1961, midnight
S3E103 - What A Pet!
A look at various pets.
March 26, 1961, midnight
S3E104 - Ski Fever
A look at what British skiers are doing, both at Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands, and at Murren, where the British Championships provide almost as many thrills, if not such high speeds as...
April 2, 1961, midnight
S3E105 - Woman-Power
Deals with the growing strength of women’s periodicals.
April 9, 1961, midnight
S3E106 - Going To Blazes
Shows the organisation, training methods and work done by the Fire Brigade in London.
April 16, 1961, midnight
S3E107 - Flood Tide
Deals with storms, floods and erosions along Britain’s coastline and how they are combated.
April 23, 1961, midnight
S3E108 - Art Is A Business
The recreational and educational pursuit of painting.
April 30, 1961, midnight
S3E109 - Girls Ahoy
The Women’s Royal Naval Service was formed as a wartime service by more than 1,000 recruits each year
May 7, 1961, midnight
S3E110 - High Tension
Tension created by pressure of modern life. Methods of relieving these tensions, pep pills. The work of the Institute of Directors and a castle in N. Wales where executives can relax
May 14, 1961, midnight
S3E111 - Match Makers
Models made from match sticks.
May 21, 1961, midnight
S3E112 - Battle Of The Bulge
A look at various ways of slimming.
May 28, 1961, midnight
S3E113 - Prison On Wheels
Light-hearted miscellany covering the problems of parking cars in London, the eight-storey mechanical park in the City, car-breaking and compulsory testing
June 4, 1961, midnight
S3E114 - Survival
A look at various survival techniques with Peter Whittingham and [sic] RAF survival expert and Jock Wishart.
June 11, 1961, midnight
S3E115 - Ice Age
The manufacture and the uses of ice.
June 18, 1961, midnight
S3E116 - And So To Bed
The manufacture of matresses.
June 25, 1961, midnight
S3E117 - Coming Sir!
The hotel industry in Britain.
July 2, 1961, midnight
S3E118 - Tulip Town
Tells the story of Spalding, Lincolnshire, Britain’s Tulip Town.
July 9, 1961, midnight
S3E119 - Muscle Men
Deals with circumstances and situations where "muscles" still count: in the Army, in wrestling, weight lifting,
July 16, 1961, midnight
S3E120 - Counting Heads
Made with the co-operation of the Registrar-General, shows how the recent ten-year census was carried out.
July 23, 1961, midnight
S3E121 - Lady Of Japan
The development of Japan and especially Tokyo.
July 30, 1961, midnight
S3E122 - Looking For Nothing
A look at various sights, - in London, the Manchester Whitweek walks, liners, pet shop windows and holes!.
Aug. 6, 1961, midnight
S3E123 - Action This Day
The thrills, the toughness and the urgency that go to make up the training of some of Britain’s finest fighting men.
Aug. 13, 1961, midnight
S3E124 - The Dance Of Life
English folk dancing including the Hobby Horse dance and the Furry dance.
Aug. 20, 1961, midnight
S3E125 - Men With Ideas
The men and women with ideas and how they go about getting them legally accepted.
Aug. 27, 1961, midnight
S3E126 - Flags Over The Temple
SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation) in Thailand.
Sept. 3, 1961, midnight
S3E127 - Controlled Landing
Inside the control tower of London Airport, and shows the talk-down procedure for an incoming Comet arriving in a fog.
Sept. 10, 1961, midnight
S3E128 - The Ball At His Feet
The competitive world of League football.
Sept. 17, 1961, midnight
S3E129 - A 100,000 Oarsmen
The sport of rowing.
Sept. 24, 1961, midnight
S3E130 - Why All The Rush?
The holiday rush to the seaside in Britain during August.
Oct. 1, 1961, midnight
S3E131 - Mystery Of A Fish
Deals with the movements and the fishing of salmon.
Oct. 8, 1961, midnight
S3E132 - For The Record
Shows the work of the gramophone record industry, from the birth of an idea to the finished disc, with Norrie Paramour, A&R manager.
Oct. 15, 1961, midnight
S3E133 - Jobs With A Thrill
Demonstrates some thrilling occupations, including a steel erector, a quarry blastman, steeple jacks and riding the wall of death.
Oct. 22, 1961, midnight
S3E134 - City Of Crisis
Deals with the divided Berlin and the recent incidents on the East-West border.
Oct. 29, 1961, midnight
S3E135 - Men In The Mode
Deals with the men’s fashion industry.
Nov. 5, 1961, midnight
S3E136 - Char And Wad
The work of the NAAFI, with location shots in Kuwait, Gibralter, Cyprus and Germany.
Nov. 12, 1961, midnight
S3E137 - Roses All The Way
The art of rose growing and the competition it breeds.
Nov. 19, 1961, midnight
S3E138 - High Rise
In this intriguing film, lifts of all kinds come under the camera’s eye.
Nov. 26, 1961, midnight
S3E139 - Everything Stops For Tea
A film following what happens to tea, from the time it is landed at the London docks until it reaches the domestic teapot. Scenes at London’s tea wharves are shown, with tea chests
Dec. 3, 1961, midnight
S3E140 - Test Pilot
A film looking at the work involved in being a test pilot of jet planes, particularly concentrating on one test pilot, Jim Dell. The planes themselves, cockpits, instruments and the pilots’
Dec. 10, 1961, midnight
Network: Thames Television
Episode Runtime: 10 min.
Season Runtime: 10 min.
Released: March 1, 1959
Last Air Date: Feb. 16, 1969, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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