Britain as Seen on ITV
Britain as Seen on ITV
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Britain as Seen on ITV

2015
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

To help celebrate ITV's 60th anniversary Britain: Six decades of British life are recalled through archive footage, telling the story of the nation in a mosaic of clips from news programmes and documentaries. As Seen on ITV tells the story of our changing nation through extraordinary real-life footage seen on our screens over the last 60 years.

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  • Home & the High Street

    1.Home & the High Street

    31-08-201522m

    This first edition looks at how the UK's homes and high streets have altered, with clips including a 1960s architect showing the unimpressed working-class residents of a terraced N...

  • How We Got Around

    2.How We Got Around

    07-09-201522m

    The programme trawls the ITV archives to see how the way people get from A to B has changed over the 60 years since the station first took to the air. Including a feature on the me...

  • Britain Always Had Talent

    3.Britain Always Had Talent

    14-09-201522m

    A selection of clips from the ITV archives showing talented people from around the nation, including a search for budding singers in Wales in the 1960s. Plus, a report on how the m...

  • The Games People Played

    4.The Games People Played

    21-09-201522m

    A selection of clips from the ITV archives showing Britain's hobbies and pastimes before the internet and boxed sets, including a 24 hour rock n' roll dance marathon in Warwickshir...

  • The Female of the Species

    5.The Female of the Species

    28-09-201522m

    A selection of clips showing how the representation of women on TV has changed over the past 60 years, including a report on the fashion craze of hot pants that asks whether men sh...

  • Rule Britannia

    6.Rule Britannia

    05-10-201523m

    A selection of clips from the past 60 years of ITV programmes celebrating things that the nation is famous for around the world. Including a 1960s report on the beloved Sunday roas...

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