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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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Marrakesh
01-01-1959View 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...
- Ep 2
2.Follow The Stars
15-01-1959Looking at the stars from the astrologer’s, the astronomer’s and the radio-astronomer’s point of view.
- Ep 3
3.The Doctor Suggests
15-01-1959Shows how hypnotism has developed from being a stage entertaiment to being a useful tool in the hands of the doctors.
- Ep 4
4.A Marriage Is Arranged
15-01-1959 - Ep 5
5.Jumping To Aintree
15-01-1959 - Ep 6
6.Ticket To Tokyo
15-01-1959 - Ep 7
7.Letting Off Steam
15-01-1959 - Ep 8
8.A Dog’s Life
15-01-195915mDogs 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 Dis...
- Ep 9
9.Market Place
15-01-1959Supermarkets contrasted with London street markets.
- Ep 10
10.Cause For Alarm
15-01-1959Present day methods to prevent crime often employ mechanical means to give warning.
- Ep 11
11.New Roads For Old
15-01-1959 - Ep 12
12.A Car Is Born
15-01-1959 - Ep 13
13.Saving Face
15-01-1959A look at the cosmetics industry.
- Ep 14
14.The Divided City
15-01-1959Travelogue - 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...
- Ep 15
15.Operation Noah’s Ark
15-01-1959Operation Noah’s Ark’ devoted to rescuing animals from an island which was flooded by the Zambesi river.
- Ep 16
16.Down London River
15-01-1959Travelogue 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
- Ep 17
17.Coffee Bar
15-01-1959Coffee bars and their clientele.
- Ep 18
18.Garden Of Tomorrow
15-01-1959A trip around the Chelsea Flower Show.
- Ep 19
19.Derby Day
15-01-1959A look at the tradition of Derby Day.
- Ep 20
20.Money Talks
15-01-1959A look at the financial institutions of London, including the Royal Mint.
- Ep 21
21.Flight On A Cushion
6.015-01-195910mLooks 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...
- Ep 22
22.Talking Of Coaches
15-01-1959A look at the advances in coach travel.
- Ep 23
23.Seaway
15-01-1959The St Lawrence Seaway and its impact on Canada.
- Ep 24
24.Kings Of Speed
15-01-1959A look at the motor racing industry and the part played by British cars and British drivers.
- Ep 25
25.Making An Effort
15-01-1959 - Ep 26
26.Village Of Violins
15-01-1959The violin making industry in Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps.
- Ep 27
27.The Black Arrows
15-01-1959Explores the internationally famous formation team and their aerobatic daring in Hunter jets.
- Ep 28
28.Ceremonial Soldier
15-01-1959A day in the life of a guardsman.
- Ep 29
29.Alpine Rescue
15-01-1959Just 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...
- Ep 30
30.Down On The Farm
15-01-1959The Royal Agricultural Show and the agricultural industry.
- Ep 31
31.Shopping For A "Queen"
15-01-1959Every 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.
- Ep 32
32.Channel Tunnel
15-01-1959The possibilities of the construction of a Channel Tunnel.
- Ep 33
33.Harvest of Hops
15-01-1959The annual trip to the hop fields in Kent by people living in the East End of London.
- Ep 34
34.Pony Tale
15-01-1959A 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.
- Ep 35
35.Sailing The Sky
15-01-1959The sport of gliding.
- Ep 36
36.Dustmen’s Day
08-01-1959The collection of refuse and its disposal.
- Ep 37
37.Let’s Go Dancing
15-01-1959A survey of all that dancing involves from teenage rock ‘n’ roll sessions to exhibition ballroom dancing.
- Ep 38
38.Soldier Abroad
22-01-1959The British Army on the Rhine.
- Ep 39
39.Island Of Men
29-01-1959A tour of Fair Isle, in the Shetlands, where live three times as many men as women.
- Ep 40
40.Bullfighter
05-02-1959Dealing with the professional work of Vincent Hitchcock, the British bullfighter; shots of him training and in action.
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