Look at Life: Getting a Move On 1962
A look into the science of removals, following a family's move from Suffolk to Edinburgh.
A look into the science of removals, following a family's move from Suffolk to Edinburgh.
Filmed in Sarawak, we take a look at Britain's trouble shooters - the Royal Marines.
The film Fire Over London is about the operation of the London Fire Brigade. In an office's switchboard room we see one of the hideous T&N green and ivory telephones supplied by General Telephone Systems. Another shot deep in the bowels of St Paul's Cathedral gives a glimpse of a two-tone grey ATE 'Coffin Phone' as used on Communications Systems private exchange systems.
A peek behind the scenes at the business of the comedian and how it is being expanded for film and television.
A look at the boy's clubs across Britain, with a glimpse at what their future is likely to be.
A look at the world of scampi, which increased in popularity during the 1960s.
A look at the "private clubs" of London. From the famous political clubs of the 18th century to the gambling clubs and the bohemian night clubs of the West End.
A look at Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' in the Bavarian Alps; a construction which survived World War II, that has now become a popular tourist attraction.
A look at Sir Francis Chichester and Sir Alec Rose who show what it means to sail around the world single-handed and the ten men who then set out to prove it can be done without stopping at all.
A look at the day-to-day running of the historic Tower of London and coping with up to 16,000 visitors each day. A stunning display of the Crown Jewels.
A look at the role of the British coast guard.
The work of Britain's traffic wardens, through the eyes of one of them. Apart of "Look at Life" documentary films of which over 500 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.
A look at the compulsory quarantine dogs and cats taken into Great Britain must go through in order to stop rabies being brought into the country.
The captivating story of Britain's pilotage services to shipping.
This documentary in the Look At Life series – made by the Rank Organisation for screening in Odeon and Gaumont cinemas – was released in 1967 and anticipated a radical redevelopment of Piccadilly Circus, which never actually happened.
A behind the scenes look at the record industry, with glimpses of the finished disc and how they are produced, with a focus on Helen Shapiro's 'Walkin' Back to Happiness' single.
The story of computers: from electronic tape and punched cards, to austere-looking robots.
A look at the services that doctors provide, with a focus on a flying doctor in the remote areas of jungle in Malaya.
A unique look at silver and the extraordinary jobs it is used for today.
A look at the River Thames, its past and present, from source to the sea. An examination of what has been done and is being done to modernize port services and to keep traffic moving—from holiday pleasure seekers to bustling commerce.