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Series using the Rank Organisation's "Look at Life" documentary shorts to examine British society during the 1960s.
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Season 1

  • A Woman's Place
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    A Woman's Place

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2012

    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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  • Brits at Play
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    Brits at Play

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/2012

    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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  • Getting Down to Business
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    Getting Down to Business

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2012

    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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  • Dedicated Followers of Fashion
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    Dedicated Followers of Fashion

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2012

    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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  • The Joy of Tech
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    The Joy of Tech

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2012

    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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  • War and Peace
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    War and Peace

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2013

    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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  • This Sceptered Isle
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    This Sceptered Isle

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/28/2013

    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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  • Animal Magic
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    Animal Magic

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/4/2013

    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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  • Country Living
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    Country Living

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/11/2013

    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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  • End of Empire
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    End of Empire

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/18/2013

    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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