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1960s short films reflecting our national preoccupation with a range of competitive sports, ranging from golf and cycling to skiing and stock car racing.

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Britain on Film - Season 2

S02 E012016-08-16

Times of ChangeThe Rank Organisation's Look at Life shorts document the profound shifts across Britain's political, economic and cultural landscapes in the 1960s.

S02 E022016-01-04

Kids TodayUsing the Rank Organisation's Look at Life documentaries, a look at how childhood was transformed by sweeping changes to the British educational system in the 1960s.

S02 E032016-08-18

Island NationBritain on FilmSeries 2 Episode 3 of 10 Using the 1960s Look at Life films to examine the implications of Britain's identity as an island nation, a geographical reality that influences its national psyche.

S02 E042017-05-04

The World of WorkUsing the Rank Organisation's short colour films to document British working lives in the 1960s, a period when new technology was transforming our factories.

S02 E052016-08-20

Road, Rail and RunwaysCharting the upheavals in the UK's transport systems at a time when the popularity of air travel soared, rail networks were dismantled and the car was king.

S02 E062018-01-07

Messing About in BoatsDocumenting our fondness for boats in a period that saw sailors seeking endurance world records and boatmen striving to halt the decline of rivers and canals.

S02 E072017-01-11

The Home FrontSeries on 1960s British life continues by looking at how we tackled housing shortages, rebuilt cities and met the expectations of an increasingly affluent nation.

S02 E082016-01-12

Worlds Apart1960s short films made by the Rank Organisation on foreign excursions, including the reindeer herders of Lapland and the young Dalai Lama in India following his exile.

S02 E092017-03-16

This Sporting Life1960s short films reflecting our national preoccupation with a range of competitive sports, ranging from golf and cycling to skiing and stock car racing.

S02 E102015-11-24

The Spirit of the Sixties1960s short films capture the post-war emergence of dynamic youth cultures and celebrate an age when creativity was flourishing in the music industry.

Britain on Film - Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

Britain on Film - Cast & Crew