Episodes 50
Hyde Park Corner
The planning and progress of work on the new road scheme and underpass at Hyde Prak Corner and Marble Arch.
Read MoreFlight Deck
Deals with the aircraft carrier "Hermes".
Read MoreUp To Scratch
Sidney James commentating on fleas and elephants in the circus.
Read MorePress-Button Age
Survey of the revolution in farm machinery which leads to automated farming, enabling a farmer to operate his farm almost single-handed.
Read MoreOn The Mark
Looks at the production and testing of guns and their use on moors, ranges and in the various shooting sports.
Read MoreAgainst The Clock
The sport of rally car driving.
Read MoreMan Into Fish
The film covers the training, both above and below the surface of the sea with aqualung divers.
Read MoreRolling Out From Rio
The building of Brazil’s new capital city - Brasilia.
Read MoreShares In Tomorrow
Deals with the working of the Stock Exchange.
Read MoreThe Big Blow
All sorts of people of all ages have succumbed to the fascination of the brass band. In this film brass bands and the human and mechanical components that go to make them come under the spotlight.
Read MoreShelling Out
In this film the world of shellfish, from the delicate tasting oyster to the humbler but, many people say, no less succulent tasting mussel, is examined.
Read MoreWhat A Pet!
A look at various pets.
Read MoreWoman-Power
Deals with the growing strength of women’s periodicals.
Read MoreGoing To Blazes
Shows the organisation, training methods and work done by the Fire Brigade in London.
Read MoreFlood Tide
Deals with storms, floods and erosions along Britain’s coastline and how they are combated.
Read MoreArt Is A Business
The recreational and educational pursuit of painting.
Read MoreGirls Ahoy
The Women’s Royal Naval Service was formed as a wartime service by more than 1,000 recruits each year
Read MoreHigh Tension
Tension created by pressure of modern life. Methods of relieving these tensions, pep pills. The work of the Institute of Directors and a castle in N. Wales where executives can relax
Read MoreMatch Makers
Models made from match sticks.
Read MoreBattle Of The Bulge
A look at various ways of slimming.
Read MorePrison On Wheels
Light-hearted miscellany covering the problems of parking cars in London, the eight-storey mechanical park in the City, car-breaking and compulsory testing
Read MoreAnd So To Bed
The manufacture of matresses.
Read MoreComing Sir!
The hotel industry in Britain.
Read MoreTulip Town
Tells the story of Spalding, Lincolnshire, Britain’s Tulip Town.
Read MoreMuscle Men
Deals with circumstances and situations where "muscles" still count: in the Army, in wrestling, weight lifting,
Read MoreCounting Heads
Made with the co-operation of the Registrar-General, shows how the recent ten-year census was carried out.
Read MoreLady Of Japan
The development of Japan and especially Tokyo.
Read MoreLooking For Nothing
A look at various sights, - in London, the Manchester Whitweek walks, liners, pet shop windows and holes!.
Read MoreAction This Day
The thrills, the toughness and the urgency that go to make up the training of some of Britain’s finest fighting men.
Read MoreThe Dance Of Life
English folk dancing including the Hobby Horse dance and the Furry dance.
Read MoreMen With Ideas
The men and women with ideas and how they go about getting them legally accepted.
Read MoreFlags Over The Temple
SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation) in Thailand.
Read MoreControlled Landing
Inside the control tower of London Airport, and shows the talk-down procedure for an incoming Comet arriving in a fog.
Read MoreThe Ball At His Feet
The competitive world of League football.
Read MoreA 100,000 Oarsmen
The sport of rowing.
Read MoreWhy All The Rush?
The holiday rush to the seaside in Britain during August.
Read MoreMystery Of A Fish
Deals with the movements and the fishing of salmon.
Read MoreFor The Record
Shows the work of the gramophone record industry, from the birth of an idea to the finished disc, with Norrie Paramour, A&R manager.
Read MoreJobs With A Thrill
Demonstrates some thrilling occupations, including a steel erector, a quarry blastman, steeple jacks and riding the wall of death.
Read MoreCity Of Crisis
Deals with the divided Berlin and the recent incidents on the East-West border.
Read MoreMen In The Mode
Deals with the men’s fashion industry.
Read MoreChar And Wad
The work of the NAAFI, with location shots in Kuwait, Gibralter, Cyprus and Germany.
Read MoreRoses All The Way
The art of rose growing and the competition it breeds.
Read MoreEverything Stops For Tea
A film following what happens to tea, from the time it is landed at the London docks until it reaches the domestic teapot. Scenes at London’s tea wharves are shown, with tea chests
Read MoreTest Pilot
A film looking at the work involved in being a test pilot of jet planes, particularly concentrating on one test pilot, Jim Dell. The planes themselves, cockpits, instruments and the pilots’
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