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Farming For Fashion

S05 E193 • Tuesday, Jan 1, 1963 • Jan 1

A look at mink farming.

The Black Watch

S05 E194 • Tuesday, Jan 8, 1963 • Jan 8

The visit of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to the Black Watch on the North Inch of the Banks of the River Tay.

Call From The Wild

S05 E195 • Tuesday, Jan 15, 1963 • Jan 15

A look at wildlife protection in North and South Rhodesia and the developing national parks.

Beauty - And The Rest

S05 E196 • Tuesday, Jan 22, 1963 • Jan 22

A look at beauty contests with some of the contestants - Margaret Boardman, Jackie White, Maureen Gay, Delyse Humphreys and Patricia Bush.

See How They Jump

S05 E197 • Tuesday, Jan 29, 1963 • Jan 29

A look at show jumping and how the show jumpers as well as their riders are made, featuring Douglas Bunn, the show jumper.

Island At The Cross Roads

S05 E198 • Tuesday, Feb 5, 1963 • Feb 5

The Isle of Man, its history and economic problems, and how the Tynwald is attempting to overcome them.

Pictures Tell The Story

S05 E199 • Tuesday, Feb 12, 1963 • Feb 12

The distribution of pictures to papers, magazines and television by wire, radio and Telstar.

The Silent Change

S05 E200 • Tuesday, Feb 19, 1963 • Feb 19

The 200th issue combines the pageantry and ceremonial of the past with the drive for more exports. The ceremonies which go to make a Lord Mayor of London combined with glimpses of Britain’s

Birdmen

S05 E201 • Tuesday, Feb 26, 1963 • Feb 26

Man’s attempts to fly by his own efforts. The Puffin by which John Wimpenny pedalled himself through the air for half a mile.

Out Of The Bush

S05 E202 • Tuesday, Mar 5, 1963 • Mar 5

The life of Africans against the background of village life and life in the cities of Rhodesia and in the Copper Belt of Northern Rhodesia.

Girls Of The Air

S05 E203 • Tuesday, Mar 12, 1963 • Mar 12

The work of the Women’s Royal Air Force, with Dame Anne Stephens, Air Commandant Jean Conan Doyle, senior radar technician Carole Nicholson, and Mary McGurk.

The Box On The Wall

S05 E204 • Tuesday, Mar 19, 1963 • Mar 19

The use of suggestion boxes to help step up production in industry. An ingenious device for scouring furred-up pipes won its inventor £1000.

Caught in the Cold

S05 E205 • Tuesday, Mar 26, 1963 • Mar 26

The chaos brought by snow and ice to Britain’s town and country. A lot is being done to minimise the chaos with snow clearing vehicles on both motorways and railways.

Figure It Out

S05 E206 • Tuesday, Apr 2, 1963 • Apr 2

Computers: how they are made, what they are used for and how they may develop in the future plus a look at ERNIE, the premium bond computer.

Signposts Of The Sea

S05 E207 • Tuesday, Apr 9, 1963 • Apr 9

Lighthouses off the Welsh, Cornish and North-east coasts are seen from a new and enquiring angle and the modern lighthouse at Dungeness which is equipped with automatic controls.

Crowning Glory

S05 E208 • Tuesday, Apr 16, 1963 • Apr 16

The creation of new hair styles, the training of future hairdressers and the art of wig-making.

Keeping Clean

S05 E209 • Tuesday, Apr 23, 1963 • Apr 23

The story of the many thousands of people in Britain who are employed to keep offices, shops and other places clean.

The City’s Built for Shooting

S05 E210 • Tuesday, Apr 30, 1963 • Apr 30

A film showing the development of some of today’s great film sets, from the time they take shape on the drawing board to when they are destroyed after shooting. Includes the films The LONG...

The Greatest Of These...

S05 E211 • Tuesday, May 7, 1963 • May 7

Some of the ways in which money is collected for charity.

New Universities

S05 E212 • Tuesday, May 14, 1963 • May 14

A description of what is being done to expand university training and facilities in this country against the background of the new Univesity of Sussex, near Brighton.

Draw The Fires

S05 E213 • Tuesday, May 21, 1963 • May 21

An interim report on the modernisation of the railways, which will by 1972 replace steam locomotives by diesels and overhead electrification.

It’s A Gamble

S05 E214 • Tuesday, May 28, 1963 • May 28

The vast scale and variety of gambling in Britain today, estimated at more than 840 million pounds changing hands in 1962.

Rag Time

S05 E215 • Tuesday, Jun 4, 1963 • Jun 4

Student rags in Manchester, Hull, Sheffield and Leeds raise thousands of pounds for charity. Careful detailed planning as well as amusing and spectacular ideas contribute to the success of...

The Destroyers

S05 E216 • Tuesday, Jun 11, 1963 • Jun 11

A description of pests of all kinds and what is being done to control or exterminate them.

Market Day

S05 E217 • Tuesday, Jun 18, 1963 • Jun 18

The problems of meat marketing in meeting the changing demands of the housewife. A look at market day in various markets.

Men Of The Woods

S05 E218 • Tuesday, Jun 25, 1963 • Jun 25

The famous forest community, at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, where today hardly 500 make a living out of woodcraft. Although many of the old customs still survive, the logs will be moved.

Rising To High Office

S05 E219 • Tuesday, Jul 2, 1963 • Jul 2

London’s biggest office block with twenty-six floors rising to 350 feet, attracts visitors from all over the world, not just to see the view, but to study a mid-20th-century development which

The Car Has Wings

S05 E220 • Tuesday, Jul 9, 1963 • Jul 9

Ways by which the motorist goes on holiday: showing some of the forty-five ferries in Great Britain, the car-sleeper train from London to the Highlands, flying to Geneva. Last year 137,000 cars

Backroom Of The Sky

S05 E221 • Tuesday, Jul 16, 1963 • Jul 16

Some aspects of aircraft testing at Boscombe Down and the use of film in recording these tests.

Trade Winds Blow

S05 E222 • Tuesday, Jul 23, 1963 • Jul 23

A survey of the industrial problems of the north-east of England and of what is being done to overcome them, both in adapting old industries and encouraging new ones.

Vintage Models

S05 E223 • Tuesday, Jul 30, 1963 • Jul 30

A review of vintage cars - their owners, the collection at Beaulieu, the London to Brighton run and other enthusiast activities.

People Of Power

S05 E224 • Tuesday, Aug 6, 1963 • Aug 6

A visit to the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station where commercial power is produced from nuclear energy, showing the working conditions which prevail.

Glamour Gets A Passport

S05 E225 • Tuesday, Aug 13, 1963 • Aug 13

The fashion industry and its export plans, particularly for mass produced clothes to the continent, showing a fashion show of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers held at...

They Learn As They See

S05 E226 • Tuesday, Aug 20, 1963 • Aug 20

Lessons outside the classroom: children from various schools learn history and geography out of doors - on a river trip, geography from the air, trips to stimulate interest in local history,..

Queue For The Tee

S05 E227 • Tuesday, Aug 27, 1963 • Aug 27

Today golf is a £20,000,000 industry and the British golf ball goes all over the world, except to the United States where a slightly larger ball is used. Famous and unknown players show...

Pilot Aboard

S05 E228 • Tuesday, Sep 3, 1963 • Sep 3

The story of Britain’s pilotage services; of the pilots themselves, who are always on call like Henry Brain; of the channel-marking buoys; and of the increasing part that radar is playing.

Forging New Links

S05 E229 • Tuesday, Sep 10, 1963 • Sep 10

The story of Ulster started with colonisation financed by James I through the City of London. Recently members of the Honourable the Irish Society, including former Lord Mayors of London,..

Second Chance

S05 E230 • Tuesday, Sep 17, 1963 • Sep 17

Made-to-measure limbs for all disabled people who need them are provided in Britain under the National Health Service. This second chance is achieved by research, the workshops, the training...

Gipsy Holiday

S05 E231 • Tuesday, Sep 24, 1963 • Sep 24

The annual gathering of gypsies from all the Europe takes place at Saintes Maries de la Mer in the Camargue. This is a pilgrimage and a festival going back over 500 years.

Where No Tide Flows

S05 E232 • Tuesday, Oct 1, 1963 • Oct 1

There are more than 2,000 miles of canals in Britain. Built for commerce in the Industrial Revolution, many have fallen into disuse but holiday makers are rediscovering them.

Jazz All The Way

S05 E233 • Tuesday, Oct 8, 1963 • Oct 8

Survey of the jazz scene in Britain today: record sales and the festivals at Cleethorpes and Manchester.

Key Of The Door

S05 E234 • Tuesday, Oct 15, 1963 • Oct 15

The Colleges of Advanced Technology in England and Wales with particular reference to Loughborough, with a speech by Prince Philip.

As Good As Gold

S05 E235 • Tuesday, Oct 22, 1963 • Oct 22

Gold: stored in vaults of the Bank of England, worked by craftsmen and turned by the Royal Mint into sovereigns for export.

Island Refuge

S05 E236 • Tuesday, Oct 29, 1963 • Oct 29

The Island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast and the work of the warden of the wildlife sanctuary there, David Saunders, and his wife.

Rolling Home

S05 E237 • Tuesday, Nov 5, 1963 • Nov 5

Caravanning in Britain today. Holiday sites and permanent sites. The export of caravans from Britain, now the world’s biggest exporter.

In The Kart

S05 E238 • Tuesday, Nov 12, 1963 • Nov 12

The new sport of karting - miniature motor racing - for many families is almost an all-the-year-round hobby with practice on Saturdays, racing on Sundays and maintenance during the week.

The Sky’s The Limit

S05 E239 • Tuesday, Nov 19, 1963 • Nov 19

Aerobatics, originally devised as manoeuvres to avoid a pursuing enemy, are today part of the training of specialised squadrons of the R.A.F. Civil flyers, members of the Tiger Club, also do...

A Pinch Of Salt

S05 E240 • Tuesday, Nov 26, 1963 • Nov 26

An underground view of Britain’s only active salt mine at Meadowbank in Cheshire producing rock salt, used for clearing icy roads, as a fertiliser for sugar beet and also for medical...

You Can’t Catch Much From A Fish

S05 E241 • Tuesday, Dec 3, 1963 • Dec 3

A view of what the six months compulsory quarantine period means to the animals and birds that are brought into Britain.

Men Under Pressure

S05 E242 • Tuesday, Dec 10, 1963 • Dec 10

Some of the jobs that men do under pressure include building tunnels underwater, examining petrol and oil storage tanks, decontaminating and cleaning instruments of radiated materials at...

Look at Life

1963

• 51 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Farming For Fashion

S05 E193 • Tuesday, Jan 1, 1963 • Jan 1

A look at mink farming.

The Black Watch

S05 E194 • Tuesday, Jan 8, 1963 • Jan 8

The visit of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to the Black Watch on the North Inch of the Banks of the River Tay.

Call From The Wild

S05 E195 • Tuesday, Jan 15, 1963 • Jan 15

A look at wildlife protection in North and South Rhodesia and the developing national parks.

Beauty - And The Rest

S05 E196 • Tuesday, Jan 22, 1963 • Jan 22

A look at beauty contests with some of the contestants - Margaret Boardman, Jackie White, Maureen Gay, Delyse Humphreys and Patricia Bush.

See How They Jump

S05 E197 • Tuesday, Jan 29, 1963 • Jan 29

A look at show jumping and how the show jumpers as well as their riders are made, featuring Douglas Bunn, the show jumper.

Island At The Cross Roads

S05 E198 • Tuesday, Feb 5, 1963 • Feb 5

The Isle of Man, its history and economic problems, and how the Tynwald is attempting to overcome them.

Pictures Tell The Story

S05 E199 • Tuesday, Feb 12, 1963 • Feb 12

The distribution of pictures to papers, magazines and television by wire, radio and Telstar.

The Silent Change

S05 E200 • Tuesday, Feb 19, 1963 • Feb 19

The 200th issue combines the pageantry and ceremonial of the past with the drive for more exports. The ceremonies which go to make a Lord Mayor of London combined with glimpses of Britain’s

Birdmen

S05 E201 • Tuesday, Feb 26, 1963 • Feb 26

Man’s attempts to fly by his own efforts. The Puffin by which John Wimpenny pedalled himself through the air for half a mile.

Out Of The Bush

S05 E202 • Tuesday, Mar 5, 1963 • Mar 5

The life of Africans against the background of village life and life in the cities of Rhodesia and in the Copper Belt of Northern Rhodesia.

Girls Of The Air

S05 E203 • Tuesday, Mar 12, 1963 • Mar 12

The work of the Women’s Royal Air Force, with Dame Anne Stephens, Air Commandant Jean Conan Doyle, senior radar technician Carole Nicholson, and Mary McGurk.

The Box On The Wall

S05 E204 • Tuesday, Mar 19, 1963 • Mar 19

The use of suggestion boxes to help step up production in industry. An ingenious device for scouring furred-up pipes won its inventor £1000.

Caught in the Cold

S05 E205 • Tuesday, Mar 26, 1963 • Mar 26

The chaos brought by snow and ice to Britain’s town and country. A lot is being done to minimise the chaos with snow clearing vehicles on both motorways and railways.

Figure It Out

S05 E206 • Tuesday, Apr 2, 1963 • Apr 2

Computers: how they are made, what they are used for and how they may develop in the future plus a look at ERNIE, the premium bond computer.

Signposts Of The Sea

S05 E207 • Tuesday, Apr 9, 1963 • Apr 9

Lighthouses off the Welsh, Cornish and North-east coasts are seen from a new and enquiring angle and the modern lighthouse at Dungeness which is equipped with automatic controls.

Crowning Glory

S05 E208 • Tuesday, Apr 16, 1963 • Apr 16

The creation of new hair styles, the training of future hairdressers and the art of wig-making.

Keeping Clean

S05 E209 • Tuesday, Apr 23, 1963 • Apr 23

The story of the many thousands of people in Britain who are employed to keep offices, shops and other places clean.

The City’s Built for Shooting

S05 E210 • Tuesday, Apr 30, 1963 • Apr 30

A film showing the development of some of today’s great film sets, from the time they take shape on the drawing board to when they are destroyed after shooting. Includes the films The LONG...

The Greatest Of These...

S05 E211 • Tuesday, May 7, 1963 • May 7

Some of the ways in which money is collected for charity.

New Universities

S05 E212 • Tuesday, May 14, 1963 • May 14

A description of what is being done to expand university training and facilities in this country against the background of the new Univesity of Sussex, near Brighton.

Draw The Fires

S05 E213 • Tuesday, May 21, 1963 • May 21

An interim report on the modernisation of the railways, which will by 1972 replace steam locomotives by diesels and overhead electrification.

It’s A Gamble

S05 E214 • Tuesday, May 28, 1963 • May 28

The vast scale and variety of gambling in Britain today, estimated at more than 840 million pounds changing hands in 1962.

Rag Time

S05 E215 • Tuesday, Jun 4, 1963 • Jun 4

Student rags in Manchester, Hull, Sheffield and Leeds raise thousands of pounds for charity. Careful detailed planning as well as amusing and spectacular ideas contribute to the success of...

The Destroyers

S05 E216 • Tuesday, Jun 11, 1963 • Jun 11

A description of pests of all kinds and what is being done to control or exterminate them.

Market Day

S05 E217 • Tuesday, Jun 18, 1963 • Jun 18

The problems of meat marketing in meeting the changing demands of the housewife. A look at market day in various markets.

Men Of The Woods

S05 E218 • Tuesday, Jun 25, 1963 • Jun 25

The famous forest community, at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, where today hardly 500 make a living out of woodcraft. Although many of the old customs still survive, the logs will be moved.

Rising To High Office

S05 E219 • Tuesday, Jul 2, 1963 • Jul 2

London’s biggest office block with twenty-six floors rising to 350 feet, attracts visitors from all over the world, not just to see the view, but to study a mid-20th-century development which

The Car Has Wings

S05 E220 • Tuesday, Jul 9, 1963 • Jul 9

Ways by which the motorist goes on holiday: showing some of the forty-five ferries in Great Britain, the car-sleeper train from London to the Highlands, flying to Geneva. Last year 137,000 cars

Backroom Of The Sky

S05 E221 • Tuesday, Jul 16, 1963 • Jul 16

Some aspects of aircraft testing at Boscombe Down and the use of film in recording these tests.

Trade Winds Blow

S05 E222 • Tuesday, Jul 23, 1963 • Jul 23

A survey of the industrial problems of the north-east of England and of what is being done to overcome them, both in adapting old industries and encouraging new ones.

Vintage Models

S05 E223 • Tuesday, Jul 30, 1963 • Jul 30

A review of vintage cars - their owners, the collection at Beaulieu, the London to Brighton run and other enthusiast activities.

People Of Power

S05 E224 • Tuesday, Aug 6, 1963 • Aug 6

A visit to the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station where commercial power is produced from nuclear energy, showing the working conditions which prevail.

Glamour Gets A Passport

S05 E225 • Tuesday, Aug 13, 1963 • Aug 13

The fashion industry and its export plans, particularly for mass produced clothes to the continent, showing a fashion show of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers held at...

They Learn As They See

S05 E226 • Tuesday, Aug 20, 1963 • Aug 20

Lessons outside the classroom: children from various schools learn history and geography out of doors - on a river trip, geography from the air, trips to stimulate interest in local history,..

Queue For The Tee

S05 E227 • Tuesday, Aug 27, 1963 • Aug 27

Today golf is a £20,000,000 industry and the British golf ball goes all over the world, except to the United States where a slightly larger ball is used. Famous and unknown players show...

Pilot Aboard

S05 E228 • Tuesday, Sep 3, 1963 • Sep 3

The story of Britain’s pilotage services; of the pilots themselves, who are always on call like Henry Brain; of the channel-marking buoys; and of the increasing part that radar is playing.

Forging New Links

S05 E229 • Tuesday, Sep 10, 1963 • Sep 10

The story of Ulster started with colonisation financed by James I through the City of London. Recently members of the Honourable the Irish Society, including former Lord Mayors of London,..

Second Chance

S05 E230 • Tuesday, Sep 17, 1963 • Sep 17

Made-to-measure limbs for all disabled people who need them are provided in Britain under the National Health Service. This second chance is achieved by research, the workshops, the training...

Gipsy Holiday

S05 E231 • Tuesday, Sep 24, 1963 • Sep 24

The annual gathering of gypsies from all the Europe takes place at Saintes Maries de la Mer in the Camargue. This is a pilgrimage and a festival going back over 500 years.

Where No Tide Flows

S05 E232 • Tuesday, Oct 1, 1963 • Oct 1

There are more than 2,000 miles of canals in Britain. Built for commerce in the Industrial Revolution, many have fallen into disuse but holiday makers are rediscovering them.

Jazz All The Way

S05 E233 • Tuesday, Oct 8, 1963 • Oct 8

Survey of the jazz scene in Britain today: record sales and the festivals at Cleethorpes and Manchester.

Key Of The Door

S05 E234 • Tuesday, Oct 15, 1963 • Oct 15

The Colleges of Advanced Technology in England and Wales with particular reference to Loughborough, with a speech by Prince Philip.

As Good As Gold

S05 E235 • Tuesday, Oct 22, 1963 • Oct 22

Gold: stored in vaults of the Bank of England, worked by craftsmen and turned by the Royal Mint into sovereigns for export.

Island Refuge

S05 E236 • Tuesday, Oct 29, 1963 • Oct 29

The Island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast and the work of the warden of the wildlife sanctuary there, David Saunders, and his wife.

Rolling Home

S05 E237 • Tuesday, Nov 5, 1963 • Nov 5

Caravanning in Britain today. Holiday sites and permanent sites. The export of caravans from Britain, now the world’s biggest exporter.

In The Kart

S05 E238 • Tuesday, Nov 12, 1963 • Nov 12

The new sport of karting - miniature motor racing - for many families is almost an all-the-year-round hobby with practice on Saturdays, racing on Sundays and maintenance during the week.

The Sky’s The Limit

S05 E239 • Tuesday, Nov 19, 1963 • Nov 19

Aerobatics, originally devised as manoeuvres to avoid a pursuing enemy, are today part of the training of specialised squadrons of the R.A.F. Civil flyers, members of the Tiger Club, also do...

A Pinch Of Salt

S05 E240 • Tuesday, Nov 26, 1963 • Nov 26

An underground view of Britain’s only active salt mine at Meadowbank in Cheshire producing rock salt, used for clearing icy roads, as a fertiliser for sugar beet and also for medical...

You Can’t Catch Much From A Fish

S05 E241 • Tuesday, Dec 3, 1963 • Dec 3

A view of what the six months compulsory quarantine period means to the animals and birds that are brought into Britain.

Men Under Pressure

S05 E242 • Tuesday, Dec 10, 1963 • Dec 10

Some of the jobs that men do under pressure include building tunnels underwater, examining petrol and oil storage tanks, decontaminating and cleaning instruments of radiated materials at...

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Farming For Fashion

S05 E193 • Tuesday, Jan 1, 1963 • Jan 1

A look at mink farming.

The Black Watch

S05 E194 • Tuesday, Jan 8, 1963 • Jan 8

The visit of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to the Black Watch on the North Inch of the Banks of the River Tay.

Call From The Wild

S05 E195 • Tuesday, Jan 15, 1963 • Jan 15

A look at wildlife protection in North and South Rhodesia and the developing national parks.

Beauty - And The Rest

S05 E196 • Tuesday, Jan 22, 1963 • Jan 22

A look at beauty contests with some of the contestants - Margaret Boardman, Jackie White, Maureen Gay, Delyse Humphreys and Patricia Bush.

See How They Jump

S05 E197 • Tuesday, Jan 29, 1963 • Jan 29

A look at show jumping and how the show jumpers as well as their riders are made, featuring Douglas Bunn, the show jumper.

Island At The Cross Roads

S05 E198 • Tuesday, Feb 5, 1963 • Feb 5

The Isle of Man, its history and economic problems, and how the Tynwald is attempting to overcome them.

Pictures Tell The Story

S05 E199 • Tuesday, Feb 12, 1963 • Feb 12

The distribution of pictures to papers, magazines and television by wire, radio and Telstar.

The Silent Change

S05 E200 • Tuesday, Feb 19, 1963 • Feb 19

The 200th issue combines the pageantry and ceremonial of the past with the drive for more exports. The ceremonies which go to make a Lord Mayor of London combined with glimpses of Britain’s

Birdmen

S05 E201 • Tuesday, Feb 26, 1963 • Feb 26

Man’s attempts to fly by his own efforts. The Puffin by which John Wimpenny pedalled himself through the air for half a mile.

Out Of The Bush

S05 E202 • Tuesday, Mar 5, 1963 • Mar 5

The life of Africans against the background of village life and life in the cities of Rhodesia and in the Copper Belt of Northern Rhodesia.

Girls Of The Air

S05 E203 • Tuesday, Mar 12, 1963 • Mar 12

The work of the Women’s Royal Air Force, with Dame Anne Stephens, Air Commandant Jean Conan Doyle, senior radar technician Carole Nicholson, and Mary McGurk.

The Box On The Wall

S05 E204 • Tuesday, Mar 19, 1963 • Mar 19

The use of suggestion boxes to help step up production in industry. An ingenious device for scouring furred-up pipes won its inventor £1000.

Caught in the Cold

S05 E205 • Tuesday, Mar 26, 1963 • Mar 26

The chaos brought by snow and ice to Britain’s town and country. A lot is being done to minimise the chaos with snow clearing vehicles on both motorways and railways.

Figure It Out

S05 E206 • Tuesday, Apr 2, 1963 • Apr 2

Computers: how they are made, what they are used for and how they may develop in the future plus a look at ERNIE, the premium bond computer.

Signposts Of The Sea

S05 E207 • Tuesday, Apr 9, 1963 • Apr 9

Lighthouses off the Welsh, Cornish and North-east coasts are seen from a new and enquiring angle and the modern lighthouse at Dungeness which is equipped with automatic controls.

Crowning Glory

S05 E208 • Tuesday, Apr 16, 1963 • Apr 16

The creation of new hair styles, the training of future hairdressers and the art of wig-making.

Keeping Clean

S05 E209 • Tuesday, Apr 23, 1963 • Apr 23

The story of the many thousands of people in Britain who are employed to keep offices, shops and other places clean.

The City’s Built for Shooting

S05 E210 • Tuesday, Apr 30, 1963 • Apr 30

A film showing the development of some of today’s great film sets, from the time they take shape on the drawing board to when they are destroyed after shooting. Includes the films The LONG...

The Greatest Of These...

S05 E211 • Tuesday, May 7, 1963 • May 7

Some of the ways in which money is collected for charity.

New Universities

S05 E212 • Tuesday, May 14, 1963 • May 14

A description of what is being done to expand university training and facilities in this country against the background of the new Univesity of Sussex, near Brighton.

Draw The Fires

S05 E213 • Tuesday, May 21, 1963 • May 21

An interim report on the modernisation of the railways, which will by 1972 replace steam locomotives by diesels and overhead electrification.

It’s A Gamble

S05 E214 • Tuesday, May 28, 1963 • May 28

The vast scale and variety of gambling in Britain today, estimated at more than 840 million pounds changing hands in 1962.

Rag Time

S05 E215 • Tuesday, Jun 4, 1963 • Jun 4

Student rags in Manchester, Hull, Sheffield and Leeds raise thousands of pounds for charity. Careful detailed planning as well as amusing and spectacular ideas contribute to the success of...

The Destroyers

S05 E216 • Tuesday, Jun 11, 1963 • Jun 11

A description of pests of all kinds and what is being done to control or exterminate them.

Market Day

S05 E217 • Tuesday, Jun 18, 1963 • Jun 18

The problems of meat marketing in meeting the changing demands of the housewife. A look at market day in various markets.

Men Of The Woods

S05 E218 • Tuesday, Jun 25, 1963 • Jun 25

The famous forest community, at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, where today hardly 500 make a living out of woodcraft. Although many of the old customs still survive, the logs will be moved.

Rising To High Office

S05 E219 • Tuesday, Jul 2, 1963 • Jul 2

London’s biggest office block with twenty-six floors rising to 350 feet, attracts visitors from all over the world, not just to see the view, but to study a mid-20th-century development which

The Car Has Wings

S05 E220 • Tuesday, Jul 9, 1963 • Jul 9

Ways by which the motorist goes on holiday: showing some of the forty-five ferries in Great Britain, the car-sleeper train from London to the Highlands, flying to Geneva. Last year 137,000 cars

Backroom Of The Sky

S05 E221 • Tuesday, Jul 16, 1963 • Jul 16

Some aspects of aircraft testing at Boscombe Down and the use of film in recording these tests.

Trade Winds Blow

S05 E222 • Tuesday, Jul 23, 1963 • Jul 23

A survey of the industrial problems of the north-east of England and of what is being done to overcome them, both in adapting old industries and encouraging new ones.

Vintage Models

S05 E223 • Tuesday, Jul 30, 1963 • Jul 30

A review of vintage cars - their owners, the collection at Beaulieu, the London to Brighton run and other enthusiast activities.

People Of Power

S05 E224 • Tuesday, Aug 6, 1963 • Aug 6

A visit to the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station where commercial power is produced from nuclear energy, showing the working conditions which prevail.

Glamour Gets A Passport

S05 E225 • Tuesday, Aug 13, 1963 • Aug 13

The fashion industry and its export plans, particularly for mass produced clothes to the continent, showing a fashion show of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers held at...

They Learn As They See

S05 E226 • Tuesday, Aug 20, 1963 • Aug 20

Lessons outside the classroom: children from various schools learn history and geography out of doors - on a river trip, geography from the air, trips to stimulate interest in local history,..

Queue For The Tee

S05 E227 • Tuesday, Aug 27, 1963 • Aug 27

Today golf is a £20,000,000 industry and the British golf ball goes all over the world, except to the United States where a slightly larger ball is used. Famous and unknown players show...

Pilot Aboard

S05 E228 • Tuesday, Sep 3, 1963 • Sep 3

The story of Britain’s pilotage services; of the pilots themselves, who are always on call like Henry Brain; of the channel-marking buoys; and of the increasing part that radar is playing.

Forging New Links

S05 E229 • Tuesday, Sep 10, 1963 • Sep 10

The story of Ulster started with colonisation financed by James I through the City of London. Recently members of the Honourable the Irish Society, including former Lord Mayors of London,..

Second Chance

S05 E230 • Tuesday, Sep 17, 1963 • Sep 17

Made-to-measure limbs for all disabled people who need them are provided in Britain under the National Health Service. This second chance is achieved by research, the workshops, the training...

Gipsy Holiday

S05 E231 • Tuesday, Sep 24, 1963 • Sep 24

The annual gathering of gypsies from all the Europe takes place at Saintes Maries de la Mer in the Camargue. This is a pilgrimage and a festival going back over 500 years.

Where No Tide Flows

S05 E232 • Tuesday, Oct 1, 1963 • Oct 1

There are more than 2,000 miles of canals in Britain. Built for commerce in the Industrial Revolution, many have fallen into disuse but holiday makers are rediscovering them.

Jazz All The Way

S05 E233 • Tuesday, Oct 8, 1963 • Oct 8

Survey of the jazz scene in Britain today: record sales and the festivals at Cleethorpes and Manchester.

Key Of The Door

S05 E234 • Tuesday, Oct 15, 1963 • Oct 15

The Colleges of Advanced Technology in England and Wales with particular reference to Loughborough, with a speech by Prince Philip.

As Good As Gold

S05 E235 • Tuesday, Oct 22, 1963 • Oct 22

Gold: stored in vaults of the Bank of England, worked by craftsmen and turned by the Royal Mint into sovereigns for export.

Island Refuge

S05 E236 • Tuesday, Oct 29, 1963 • Oct 29

The Island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast and the work of the warden of the wildlife sanctuary there, David Saunders, and his wife.

Rolling Home

S05 E237 • Tuesday, Nov 5, 1963 • Nov 5

Caravanning in Britain today. Holiday sites and permanent sites. The export of caravans from Britain, now the world’s biggest exporter.

In The Kart

S05 E238 • Tuesday, Nov 12, 1963 • Nov 12

The new sport of karting - miniature motor racing - for many families is almost an all-the-year-round hobby with practice on Saturdays, racing on Sundays and maintenance during the week.

The Sky’s The Limit

S05 E239 • Tuesday, Nov 19, 1963 • Nov 19

Aerobatics, originally devised as manoeuvres to avoid a pursuing enemy, are today part of the training of specialised squadrons of the R.A.F. Civil flyers, members of the Tiger Club, also do...

A Pinch Of Salt

S05 E240 • Tuesday, Nov 26, 1963 • Nov 26

An underground view of Britain’s only active salt mine at Meadowbank in Cheshire producing rock salt, used for clearing icy roads, as a fertiliser for sugar beet and also for medical...

You Can’t Catch Much From A Fish

S05 E241 • Tuesday, Dec 3, 1963 • Dec 3

A view of what the six months compulsory quarantine period means to the animals and birds that are brought into Britain.

Men Under Pressure

S05 E242 • Tuesday, Dec 10, 1963 • Dec 10

Some of the jobs that men do under pressure include building tunnels underwater, examining petrol and oil storage tanks, decontaminating and cleaning instruments of radiated materials at...

Look at Life

1963

• 51 Episodes

Activity from Friends

Farming For Fashion

S05 E193 • Tuesday, Jan 1, 1963 • Jan 1

A look at mink farming.

The Black Watch

S05 E194 • Tuesday, Jan 8, 1963 • Jan 8

The visit of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to the Black Watch on the North Inch of the Banks of the River Tay.

Call From The Wild

S05 E195 • Tuesday, Jan 15, 1963 • Jan 15

A look at wildlife protection in North and South Rhodesia and the developing national parks.

Beauty - And The Rest

S05 E196 • Tuesday, Jan 22, 1963 • Jan 22

A look at beauty contests with some of the contestants - Margaret Boardman, Jackie White, Maureen Gay, Delyse Humphreys and Patricia Bush.

See How They Jump

S05 E197 • Tuesday, Jan 29, 1963 • Jan 29

A look at show jumping and how the show jumpers as well as their riders are made, featuring Douglas Bunn, the show jumper.

Island At The Cross Roads

S05 E198 • Tuesday, Feb 5, 1963 • Feb 5

The Isle of Man, its history and economic problems, and how the Tynwald is attempting to overcome them.

Pictures Tell The Story

S05 E199 • Tuesday, Feb 12, 1963 • Feb 12

The distribution of pictures to papers, magazines and television by wire, radio and Telstar.

The Silent Change

S05 E200 • Tuesday, Feb 19, 1963 • Feb 19

The 200th issue combines the pageantry and ceremonial of the past with the drive for more exports. The ceremonies which go to make a Lord Mayor of London combined with glimpses of Britain’s

Birdmen

S05 E201 • Tuesday, Feb 26, 1963 • Feb 26

Man’s attempts to fly by his own efforts. The Puffin by which John Wimpenny pedalled himself through the air for half a mile.

Out Of The Bush

S05 E202 • Tuesday, Mar 5, 1963 • Mar 5

The life of Africans against the background of village life and life in the cities of Rhodesia and in the Copper Belt of Northern Rhodesia.

Girls Of The Air

S05 E203 • Tuesday, Mar 12, 1963 • Mar 12

The work of the Women’s Royal Air Force, with Dame Anne Stephens, Air Commandant Jean Conan Doyle, senior radar technician Carole Nicholson, and Mary McGurk.

The Box On The Wall

S05 E204 • Tuesday, Mar 19, 1963 • Mar 19

The use of suggestion boxes to help step up production in industry. An ingenious device for scouring furred-up pipes won its inventor £1000.

Caught in the Cold

S05 E205 • Tuesday, Mar 26, 1963 • Mar 26

The chaos brought by snow and ice to Britain’s town and country. A lot is being done to minimise the chaos with snow clearing vehicles on both motorways and railways.

Figure It Out

S05 E206 • Tuesday, Apr 2, 1963 • Apr 2

Computers: how they are made, what they are used for and how they may develop in the future plus a look at ERNIE, the premium bond computer.

Signposts Of The Sea

S05 E207 • Tuesday, Apr 9, 1963 • Apr 9

Lighthouses off the Welsh, Cornish and North-east coasts are seen from a new and enquiring angle and the modern lighthouse at Dungeness which is equipped with automatic controls.

Crowning Glory

S05 E208 • Tuesday, Apr 16, 1963 • Apr 16

The creation of new hair styles, the training of future hairdressers and the art of wig-making.

Keeping Clean

S05 E209 • Tuesday, Apr 23, 1963 • Apr 23

The story of the many thousands of people in Britain who are employed to keep offices, shops and other places clean.

The City’s Built for Shooting

S05 E210 • Tuesday, Apr 30, 1963 • Apr 30

A film showing the development of some of today’s great film sets, from the time they take shape on the drawing board to when they are destroyed after shooting. Includes the films The LONG...

The Greatest Of These...

S05 E211 • Tuesday, May 7, 1963 • May 7

Some of the ways in which money is collected for charity.

New Universities

S05 E212 • Tuesday, May 14, 1963 • May 14

A description of what is being done to expand university training and facilities in this country against the background of the new Univesity of Sussex, near Brighton.

Draw The Fires

S05 E213 • Tuesday, May 21, 1963 • May 21

An interim report on the modernisation of the railways, which will by 1972 replace steam locomotives by diesels and overhead electrification.

It’s A Gamble

S05 E214 • Tuesday, May 28, 1963 • May 28

The vast scale and variety of gambling in Britain today, estimated at more than 840 million pounds changing hands in 1962.

Rag Time

S05 E215 • Tuesday, Jun 4, 1963 • Jun 4

Student rags in Manchester, Hull, Sheffield and Leeds raise thousands of pounds for charity. Careful detailed planning as well as amusing and spectacular ideas contribute to the success of...

The Destroyers

S05 E216 • Tuesday, Jun 11, 1963 • Jun 11

A description of pests of all kinds and what is being done to control or exterminate them.

Market Day

S05 E217 • Tuesday, Jun 18, 1963 • Jun 18

The problems of meat marketing in meeting the changing demands of the housewife. A look at market day in various markets.

Men Of The Woods

S05 E218 • Tuesday, Jun 25, 1963 • Jun 25

The famous forest community, at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, where today hardly 500 make a living out of woodcraft. Although many of the old customs still survive, the logs will be moved.

Rising To High Office

S05 E219 • Tuesday, Jul 2, 1963 • Jul 2

London’s biggest office block with twenty-six floors rising to 350 feet, attracts visitors from all over the world, not just to see the view, but to study a mid-20th-century development which

The Car Has Wings

S05 E220 • Tuesday, Jul 9, 1963 • Jul 9

Ways by which the motorist goes on holiday: showing some of the forty-five ferries in Great Britain, the car-sleeper train from London to the Highlands, flying to Geneva. Last year 137,000 cars

Backroom Of The Sky

S05 E221 • Tuesday, Jul 16, 1963 • Jul 16

Some aspects of aircraft testing at Boscombe Down and the use of film in recording these tests.

Trade Winds Blow

S05 E222 • Tuesday, Jul 23, 1963 • Jul 23

A survey of the industrial problems of the north-east of England and of what is being done to overcome them, both in adapting old industries and encouraging new ones.

Vintage Models

S05 E223 • Tuesday, Jul 30, 1963 • Jul 30

A review of vintage cars - their owners, the collection at Beaulieu, the London to Brighton run and other enthusiast activities.

People Of Power

S05 E224 • Tuesday, Aug 6, 1963 • Aug 6

A visit to the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station where commercial power is produced from nuclear energy, showing the working conditions which prevail.

Glamour Gets A Passport

S05 E225 • Tuesday, Aug 13, 1963 • Aug 13

The fashion industry and its export plans, particularly for mass produced clothes to the continent, showing a fashion show of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers held at...

They Learn As They See

S05 E226 • Tuesday, Aug 20, 1963 • Aug 20

Lessons outside the classroom: children from various schools learn history and geography out of doors - on a river trip, geography from the air, trips to stimulate interest in local history,..

Queue For The Tee

S05 E227 • Tuesday, Aug 27, 1963 • Aug 27

Today golf is a £20,000,000 industry and the British golf ball goes all over the world, except to the United States where a slightly larger ball is used. Famous and unknown players show...

Pilot Aboard

S05 E228 • Tuesday, Sep 3, 1963 • Sep 3

The story of Britain’s pilotage services; of the pilots themselves, who are always on call like Henry Brain; of the channel-marking buoys; and of the increasing part that radar is playing.

Forging New Links

S05 E229 • Tuesday, Sep 10, 1963 • Sep 10

The story of Ulster started with colonisation financed by James I through the City of London. Recently members of the Honourable the Irish Society, including former Lord Mayors of London,..

Second Chance

S05 E230 • Tuesday, Sep 17, 1963 • Sep 17

Made-to-measure limbs for all disabled people who need them are provided in Britain under the National Health Service. This second chance is achieved by research, the workshops, the training...

Gipsy Holiday

S05 E231 • Tuesday, Sep 24, 1963 • Sep 24

The annual gathering of gypsies from all the Europe takes place at Saintes Maries de la Mer in the Camargue. This is a pilgrimage and a festival going back over 500 years.

Where No Tide Flows

S05 E232 • Tuesday, Oct 1, 1963 • Oct 1

There are more than 2,000 miles of canals in Britain. Built for commerce in the Industrial Revolution, many have fallen into disuse but holiday makers are rediscovering them.

Jazz All The Way

S05 E233 • Tuesday, Oct 8, 1963 • Oct 8

Survey of the jazz scene in Britain today: record sales and the festivals at Cleethorpes and Manchester.

Key Of The Door

S05 E234 • Tuesday, Oct 15, 1963 • Oct 15

The Colleges of Advanced Technology in England and Wales with particular reference to Loughborough, with a speech by Prince Philip.

As Good As Gold

S05 E235 • Tuesday, Oct 22, 1963 • Oct 22

Gold: stored in vaults of the Bank of England, worked by craftsmen and turned by the Royal Mint into sovereigns for export.

Island Refuge

S05 E236 • Tuesday, Oct 29, 1963 • Oct 29

The Island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast and the work of the warden of the wildlife sanctuary there, David Saunders, and his wife.

Rolling Home

S05 E237 • Tuesday, Nov 5, 1963 • Nov 5

Caravanning in Britain today. Holiday sites and permanent sites. The export of caravans from Britain, now the world’s biggest exporter.

In The Kart

S05 E238 • Tuesday, Nov 12, 1963 • Nov 12

The new sport of karting - miniature motor racing - for many families is almost an all-the-year-round hobby with practice on Saturdays, racing on Sundays and maintenance during the week.

The Sky’s The Limit

S05 E239 • Tuesday, Nov 19, 1963 • Nov 19

Aerobatics, originally devised as manoeuvres to avoid a pursuing enemy, are today part of the training of specialised squadrons of the R.A.F. Civil flyers, members of the Tiger Club, also do...

A Pinch Of Salt

S05 E240 • Tuesday, Nov 26, 1963 • Nov 26

An underground view of Britain’s only active salt mine at Meadowbank in Cheshire producing rock salt, used for clearing icy roads, as a fertiliser for sugar beet and also for medical...

You Can’t Catch Much From A Fish

S05 E241 • Tuesday, Dec 3, 1963 • Dec 3

A view of what the six months compulsory quarantine period means to the animals and birds that are brought into Britain.

Men Under Pressure

S05 E242 • Tuesday, Dec 10, 1963 • Dec 10

Some of the jobs that men do under pressure include building tunnels underwater, examining petrol and oil storage tanks, decontaminating and cleaning instruments of radiated materials at...