Look at Life Season 2
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 Season 2 Full Episode Guide
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.
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.
An account of the work and organisation of WVS in Britain.
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
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
Work and organisation of NATO’s Second Allied tactical Air Force which forms part of a vigilant air umbrella over Europe.
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.
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.
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
Yacht racing in and around Southampton Water.
Shows the different ways in which people in Britain strive for physical fitness.
Shows the cavalry regiment of the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers at work and recreation.
A look at fairs in Britain and Ireland.
A look at bicycling.
A visit to Smithfield Market, Covent Garden and Billingsgate, at their busiest time, the early morning.
The opening of the Kariba Dam.
How the schools and colleges of today are measuring up to the demands of the world of tomorrow.
The reconstruction of Coventry.
Experts prove that safety on a motorcycle stems from control of the machine. It also describes the many aspects of motorcycling today.
The work of the British Standards Institution.
A look at the submarine HMS Narwhal and its preparations for sea.
The sport of stock car racing.
The new German army as developed under the auspices of NATO.
A look at some protesters in Britain, including the Aldermaston marchers, Speaker’s Corner and people demonstrating against aircraft noise.
The commercial and economic organisation for Christmas.
The high-rise construction building in London including the Barbican centre.
The sport of parachuting.
This film is about the thousands of girls who earn their living as fashion models, and the thousands more who would like to.
A look at the sport of ten-pin bowling.
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.
A look at various auctions and the job of the auctioneer.
A look at bridges and bridge building in Britain.
Factual picture of the lives of Britain’s truckers, that is, lorry drivers.
The pros and cons of fox-hunting.
Deals with the thrills and dangers of bobsleighing on the Cresta Run.
Deals with the rapid and ceaseless changes in the social and political life of Africa.
Visit to a RAF base in East Anglia; shows Thor rockets and Vulcan bombers.
The development of the London taxi cab.
A film on tropical fish, both as a hobby and as ornaments.
The manufacture, uses and disposal of bottles.
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.
A tour of Gibraltar.
A look at various model villages, including Bekonscot.
Prolonged drought means many emergency measures and temporary expedients to ensure that at the turn of a tap, water is still available.
The construction of the liner Canberra.
Deals with the advances made in surgery and anaesthetics and the activities of the Royal College of Surgeons.
The rocket launch site at Woomera, Australia.
A practical guide to passing the driving test first time.
