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The Best Episodes of Britain on Film

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

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    #1 - A Woman's Place

    S1:E1

    Using the Rank Organisation's Look at Life series of documentaries, a look at the radical shifts in the position of women in British society during the 1960s.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Brits at Play

    S1:E2

    Using the Rank Organisation's Look at Life series of films, a look at how Britain's increasingly affluent population took full advantage of new leisure opportunities.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Getting Down to Business

    S1:E3

    Using the Look at Life series of 1960s documentaries, a look at the British economy at a time when industry faced ever-increasing competition from abroad.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Dedicated Followers of Fashion

    S1:E4

    Short, quirky documentaries that recorded developments in one of 1960s Britain's most dynamic, innovative industries - the glamorous world of fashion.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - The Joy of Tech

    S1:E5

    A look at the advances in technology at a time when automatic washing machines were transforming home life and computers were about to revolutionise the workplace.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - War and Peace

    S1:E6

    Look at Life's coverage of the Cold War, with footage from anti-nuclear protests in London, British forces stationed in Berlin and everyday life in Eastern Europe.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - This Sceptered Isle

    S1:E7

    A look at the short 1960s films that documented unusual British customs, rituals and traditions, as people preserved the idiosyncratic aspects of national life.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Animal Magic

    S1:E8

    A look at the 1960s short films that documented Britain's ambiguous relationships with animals, including the fur trade, fox hunting, animals in circuses and pets.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Country Living

    S1:E9

    How new technologies and production methods changed the face of agriculture and country life adapted to the new economic and moral realities of 1960s Britain.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - End of Empire

    S1:E10

    A look at 1960s short films examining the changing shape of the British Empire and the emerging Commonwealth from as far afield as Aden, Malaysia and Ascension Island.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Times of Change

    S2:E1

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Kids Today

    S2:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Island Nation

    S2:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - The World of Work

    S2:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Road, Rail and Runways

    S2:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Messing About in Boats

    S2:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - The Home Front

    S2:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - Worlds Apart

    S2:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - This Sporting Life

    S2:E9

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - The Spirit of the Sixties

    S2:E10

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"A Woman's Place" is the best rated episode of "Britain on Film". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/6/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Brits at Play".