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Britain on Film

Series 1

Episode 6: War and Peace

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Look at Life's coverage of the Cold War, with footage from anti-nuclear protests in London, British forces stationed in Berlin and everyday life in Eastern Europe. Show more

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Executive Producer:
David Okuefuna

Britain on Film

Series 1

Episode 7: This Sceptered Isle

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A look at the short 1960s films that documented unusual British customs, rituals and traditions, as people preserved the idiosyncratic aspects of national life. Show more

Britain on Film

Series 1

Episode 1: A Woman's Place

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Using the Rank Organisation's Look at Life series of documentaries, a look at the radical shifts in the position of women in British society during the 1960s. Show more

Britain on Film

Series 2

Episode 4: The World of Work

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Using the Rank Organisation's short colour films to document British working lives in the 1960s, a period when new technology was transforming our factories. Show more

Britain on Film

Series 2

Episode 6: Messing About in Boats

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documenting 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. Show more

Britain on Film

Series 2

Episode 7: The Home Front

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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

Britain on Film

Series 2

Episode 8: Worlds Apart

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

1960s 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. Show more