Marrakesh

S01 E01 • Thursday, Jan 1, 1959 • Jan 1

View of Marrakesh, men riding on donkeys whilst commentary describes the position of Marrakesh CU of a camel. Camels being led: the market place: Arabs meet to talk or to drive a bargain: commentary gives a brief history of Marrakesh

Follow The Stars

S01 E02 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Looking at the stars from the astrologer’s, the astronomer’s and the radio-astronomer’s point of view.

The Doctor Suggests

S01 E03 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Shows how hypnotism has developed from being a stage entertaiment to being a useful tool in the hands of the doctors.

A Marriage Is Arranged

S01 E04 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Jumping To Aintree

S01 E05 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Ticket To Tokyo

S01 E06 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Letting Off Steam

S01 E07 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A Dog’s Life

S01 E08 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15 • 15m

Dogs as pets, including the Queen’s corgis, and as working dogs - gun dogs, sheep dogs, guide dogs, police dogs and guard dogs. Also shows breeders, veterinarians, the People’s Dispensary

Market Place

S01 E09 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Supermarkets contrasted with London street markets.

Cause For Alarm

S01 E10 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Present day methods to prevent crime often employ mechanical means to give warning.

New Roads For Old

S01 E11 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A Car Is Born

S01 E12 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Saving Face

S01 E13 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A look at the cosmetics industry.

The Divided City

S01 E14 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Travelogue - Berlin. Panning aerial shots: the Mayor’s offices: Emperor William Memorial Church (94): Willy Brandt, Mayor of West Berlin, arriving in London on April 21st 1959 for discussion

Operation Noah’s Ark

S01 E15 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Operation Noah’s Ark’ devoted to rescuing animals from an island which was flooded by the Zambesi river.

Down London River

S01 E16 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Travelogue of the River Thames. Shot of: Big Ben: the Embankment: people boarding a pleasure boat at Westminster: people buy tickets: the steamer sets off: the Houses of Parliament

Coffee Bar

S01 E17 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Coffee bars and their clientele.

Garden Of Tomorrow

S01 E18 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A trip around the Chelsea Flower Show.

Derby Day

S01 E19 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A look at the tradition of Derby Day.

Money Talks

S01 E20 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A look at the financial institutions of London, including the Royal Mint.

Flight On A Cushion

S01 E21 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15 • 10m

Looks at the development of the Saunders-Roe SR.N1 hovercraft, the first full-size experimental model, and its maiden flight across the English Channel. Includes an interview with Christopher Sydney Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, who demonstrates his original model made of tin cans, and Peter Lamb, test pilot for the hovercraft.

Talking Of Coaches

S01 E22 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A look at the advances in coach travel.

Seaway

S01 E23 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

The St Lawrence Seaway and its impact on Canada.

Kings Of Speed

S01 E24 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A look at the motor racing industry and the part played by British cars and British drivers.

Making An Effort

S01 E25 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Village Of Violins

S01 E26 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

The violin making industry in Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps.

The Black Arrows

S01 E27 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Explores the internationally famous formation team and their aerobatic daring in Hunter jets.

Ceremonial Soldier

S01 E28 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A day in the life of a guardsman.

Alpine Rescue

S01 E29 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Just four men, Swiss glacier pilots, have mastered the art of landing light aircraft on the glaciers and snowfields of the Alps, rescuing injured or stranded climbers in situations difficult to

Down On The Farm

S01 E30 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

The Royal Agricultural Show and the agricultural industry.

Shopping For A "Queen"

S01 E31 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

Every fortnight the liner the Queen Elisabeth has to be completely restocked and this is a mammoth housekeeping operation which has to be completed in 48 hours.

Channel Tunnel

S01 E32 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

The possibilities of the construction of a Channel Tunnel.

Harvest of Hops

S01 E33 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

The annual trip to the hop fields in Kent by people living in the East End of London.

Pony Tale

S01 E34 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A film of a pony from the time it is rounded up in the forest until, with its young rider astride, it enters for the high spot of the pony-riding year.

Sailing The Sky

S01 E35 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

The sport of gliding.

Dustmen’s Day

S01 E36 • Thursday, Jan 8, 1959 • Jan 8

The collection of refuse and its disposal.

Let’s Go Dancing

S01 E37 • Thursday, Jan 15, 1959 • Jan 15

A survey of all that dancing involves from teenage rock ‘n’ roll sessions to exhibition ballroom dancing.

Soldier Abroad

S01 E38 • Thursday, Jan 22, 1959 • Jan 22

The British Army on the Rhine.

Island Of Men

S01 E39 • Thursday, Jan 29, 1959 • Jan 29

A tour of Fair Isle, in the Shetlands, where live three times as many men as women.

Bullfighter

S01 E40 • Thursday, Feb 5, 1959 • Feb 5

Dealing with the professional work of Vincent Hitchcock, the British bullfighter; shots of him training and in action.