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Look at Life Season 2

January. 01,1900

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Look at Life

Look at Life was a regular British series of short documentary films of which 507 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. It replaced the circuit's newsreel, Universal News, which had become increasingly irrelevant in the face of more immediate news media, particularly on television with the launch of ITN on the Independent Television service, which began broadcasting in parts of the United Kingdom in 1955.

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Look at Life

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Look at Life Season 2 Full Episode Guide

Episode 90 - Making A Meal Of It

First Aired: December. 09,1960

Timed to appear on the 150th anniversary of the birth of the canning industry, deals with the modern methods for the protection, preservation and packaging of food.

Episode 89 - Roman Invasion

First Aired: December. 02,1960

Long before the era of the Italian coffee bar there was the ice-cream man, the organ grinder, and the cafe owner. Before them there were the invaders of 2,000 years ago.

Episode 88 - Women In Green

First Aired: November. 25,1960

An account of the work and organisation of WVS in Britain.

Episode 87 - Holiday - With Pay

First Aired: November. 18,1960

A film taking a look at students and the types of summer jobs they get to earn money during the summer vacation. It begins by concentrating on one particular student from Cambridge University

Episode 86 - All Their Own Work

First Aired: November. 11,1960

An item covering how the inhabitants of the Cotswold town Moreton-in-Marsh decided to save on the rates when the town, in the middle of a beauty spot, needed doing up, and do the repairs

Episode 85 - Air Umbrella

First Aired: November. 04,1960

Work and organisation of NATO’s Second Allied tactical Air Force which forms part of a vigilant air umbrella over Europe.

Episode 84 - Out For A Catch

First Aired: October. 28,1960

Takes a look at angling - both coarse and fly fishing - and also at some of the problems facing fish in rivers from modern features such as hydro-electric dams and pollution.

Episode 83 - Saturday Fever

First Aired: October. 21,1960

The film takes a look at the phenomenon of Saturday football fever. It captures the atmosphere which unites multitudes of perfect strangers on a thousand pitches every week.

Episode 82 - Ringing The Changes

First Aired: October. 14,1960

A look at the traditions of bell-ringing and bell-making in England, including the history of the latter and the processes involved in making different-sized bells at foundries - from large

Episode 81 - Solent Saturday

First Aired: October. 07,1960

Yacht racing in and around Southampton Water.

Episode 80 - Keeping Fit

First Aired: September. 30,1960

Shows the different ways in which people in Britain strive for physical fitness.

Episode 79 - Rocket-Age Lancers

First Aired: September. 23,1960

Shows the cavalry regiment of the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers at work and recreation.

Episode 78 - Fairs Please

First Aired: September. 16,1960

A look at fairs in Britain and Ireland.

Episode 77 - Towns By Design

First Aired: September. 09,1960

Episode 76 - Wheel Power

First Aired: September. 02,1960

A look at bicycling.

Episode 75 - Shopping By The Ton

First Aired: August. 26,1960

A visit to Smithfield Market, Covent Garden and Billingsgate, at their busiest time, the early morning.

Episode 74 - Power For Africa

First Aired: August. 19,1960

The opening of the Kariba Dam.

Episode 73 - Brains Unlimited

First Aired: August. 12,1960

How the schools and colleges of today are measuring up to the demands of the world of tomorrow.

Episode 72 - Rebirth Of A City

First Aired: August. 05,1960

The reconstruction of Coventry.

Episode 71 - Horse Power Riders

First Aired: July. 29,1960

Experts prove that safety on a motorcycle stems from control of the machine. It also describes the many aspects of motorcycling today.

Episode 70 - Testing Time

First Aired: July. 22,1960

The work of the British Standards Institution.

Episode 69 - Submarine

First Aired: July. 15,1960

A look at the submarine HMS Narwhal and its preparations for sea.

Episode 68 - Smashing Through

First Aired: July. 08,1960

The sport of stock car racing.

Episode 67 - Return To Arms

First Aired: July. 01,1960

The new German army as developed under the auspices of NATO.

Episode 66 - I Protest

First Aired: June. 24,1960

A look at some protesters in Britain, including the Aldermaston marchers, Speaker’s Corner and people demonstrating against aircraft noise.

Episode 65 - A Year For A Day

First Aired: June. 17,1960

The commercial and economic organisation for Christmas.

Episode 64 - Top People

First Aired: June. 10,1960

The high-rise construction building in London including the Barbican centre.

Episode 63 - A Piece Of Cake

First Aired: June. 03,1960

The sport of parachuting.

Episode 62 - Glamour Girls

First Aired: May. 27,1960

This film is about the thousands of girls who earn their living as fashion models, and the thousands more who would like to.

Episode 61 - Ten Pins Down

First Aired: May. 20,1960

A look at the sport of ten-pin bowling.

Episode 60 - Safe In The Boat

First Aired: May. 13,1960

Britain leads the world in safety at sea. Nevertheless work is going on all the time to ensure greater safety in the years to come.

Episode 59 - Under The Hammer

First Aired: May. 06,1960

A look at various auctions and the job of the auctioneer.

Episode 58 - Over And Under

First Aired: April. 29,1960

A look at bridges and bridge building in Britain.

Episode 57 - All Through The Night

First Aired: April. 22,1960

Factual picture of the lives of Britain’s truckers, that is, lorry drivers.

Episode 56 - Breaking Cover

First Aired: April. 15,1960

The pros and cons of fox-hunting.

Episode 55 - Four Men Down

First Aired: April. 08,1960

Deals with the thrills and dangers of bobsleighing on the Cresta Run.

Episode 54 - The Wind Of Change

First Aired: April. 01,1960

Deals with the rapid and ceaseless changes in the social and political life of Africa.

Episode 53 - Thunder In Waiting

First Aired: March. 25,1960

Visit to a RAF base in East Anglia; shows Thor rockets and Vulcan bombers.

Episode 52 - Taxi! Taxi!

First Aired: March. 18,1960

The development of the London taxi cab.

Episode 51 - In The Swim

First Aired: March. 11,1960

A film on tropical fish, both as a hobby and as ornaments.

Episode 50 - Bottle Party

First Aired: March. 04,1960

The manufacture, uses and disposal of bottles.

Episode 49 - Student Nurse

First Aired: February. 26,1960

A young nurse on night duty reviews her training in various departments, as well as the pleasant social life accompanying it, and considers pay, conditions and opportunities open to her.