Episodes 51

193

Farming For Fashion

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January 1, 1963

A look at mink farming.

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194

The Black Watch

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January 8, 1963

The visit of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to the Black Watch on the North Inch of the Banks of the River Tay.

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195

Call From The Wild

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January 15, 1963

A look at wildlife protection in North and South Rhodesia and the developing national parks.

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196

Beauty - And The Rest

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January 22, 1963

A look at beauty contests with some of the contestants - Margaret Boardman, Jackie White, Maureen Gay, Delyse Humphreys and Patricia Bush.

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197

See How They Jump

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January 29, 1963

A look at show jumping and how the show jumpers as well as their riders are made, featuring Douglas Bunn, the show jumper.

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198

Island At The Cross Roads

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February 5, 1963

The Isle of Man, its history and economic problems, and how the Tynwald is attempting to overcome them.

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199

Pictures Tell The Story

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February 12, 1963

The distribution of pictures to papers, magazines and television by wire, radio and Telstar.

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200

The Silent Change

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February 19, 1963

The 200th issue combines the pageantry and ceremonial of the past with the drive for more exports. The ceremonies which go to make a Lord Mayor of London combined with glimpses of Britain’s

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  1. Paul Rogers

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201

Birdmen

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February 26, 1963

Man’s attempts to fly by his own efforts. The Puffin by which John Wimpenny pedalled himself through the air for half a mile.

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202

Out Of The Bush

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March 5, 1963

The life of Africans against the background of village life and life in the cities of Rhodesia and in the Copper Belt of Northern Rhodesia.

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203

Girls Of The Air

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March 12, 1963

The work of the Women’s Royal Air Force, with Dame Anne Stephens, Air Commandant Jean Conan Doyle, senior radar technician Carole Nicholson, and Mary McGurk.

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204

The Box On The Wall

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March 19, 1963

The use of suggestion boxes to help step up production in industry. An ingenious device for scouring furred-up pipes won its inventor £1000.

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205

Caught in the Cold

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March 26, 1963

The chaos brought by snow and ice to Britain’s town and country. A lot is being done to minimise the chaos with snow clearing vehicles on both motorways and railways.

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206

Figure It Out

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April 2, 1963

Computers: how they are made, what they are used for and how they may develop in the future plus a look at ERNIE, the premium bond computer.

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207

Signposts Of The Sea

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April 9, 1963

Lighthouses off the Welsh, Cornish and North-east coasts are seen from a new and enquiring angle and the modern lighthouse at Dungeness which is equipped with automatic controls.

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208

Crowning Glory

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April 16, 1963

The creation of new hair styles, the training of future hairdressers and the art of wig-making.

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209

Keeping Clean

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April 23, 1963

The story of the many thousands of people in Britain who are employed to keep offices, shops and other places clean.

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210

A film showing the development of some of today’s great film sets, from the time they take shape on the drawing board to when they are destroyed after shooting. Includes the films The LONG...

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211

The Greatest Of These...

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May 7, 1963

Some of the ways in which money is collected for charity.

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212

New Universities

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May 14, 1963

A description of what is being done to expand university training and facilities in this country against the background of the new Univesity of Sussex, near Brighton.

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213

Draw The Fires

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May 21, 1963

An interim report on the modernisation of the railways, which will by 1972 replace steam locomotives by diesels and overhead electrification.

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214

It’s A Gamble

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May 28, 1963

The vast scale and variety of gambling in Britain today, estimated at more than 840 million pounds changing hands in 1962.

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215

Rag Time

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June 4, 1963

Student rags in Manchester, Hull, Sheffield and Leeds raise thousands of pounds for charity. Careful detailed planning as well as amusing and spectacular ideas contribute to the success of...

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216

The Destroyers

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June 11, 1963

A description of pests of all kinds and what is being done to control or exterminate them.

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217

Market Day

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June 18, 1963

The problems of meat marketing in meeting the changing demands of the housewife. A look at market day in various markets.

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218

Men Of The Woods

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June 25, 1963

The famous forest community, at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, where today hardly 500 make a living out of woodcraft. Although many of the old customs still survive, the logs will be moved.

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219

Rising To High Office

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July 2, 1963

London’s biggest office block with twenty-six floors rising to 350 feet, attracts visitors from all over the world, not just to see the view, but to study a mid-20th-century development which

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220

The Car Has Wings

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July 9, 1963

Ways by which the motorist goes on holiday: showing some of the forty-five ferries in Great Britain, the car-sleeper train from London to the Highlands, flying to Geneva. Last year 137,000 cars

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221

Backroom Of The Sky

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July 16, 1963

Some aspects of aircraft testing at Boscombe Down and the use of film in recording these tests.

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222

Trade Winds Blow

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July 23, 1963

A survey of the industrial problems of the north-east of England and of what is being done to overcome them, both in adapting old industries and encouraging new ones.

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223

Vintage Models

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July 30, 1963

A review of vintage cars - their owners, the collection at Beaulieu, the London to Brighton run and other enthusiast activities.

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224

People Of Power

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August 6, 1963

A visit to the Berkeley Nuclear Power Station where commercial power is produced from nuclear energy, showing the working conditions which prevail.

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225

Glamour Gets A Passport

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August 13, 1963

The fashion industry and its export plans, particularly for mass produced clothes to the continent, showing a fashion show of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers held at...

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226

They Learn As They See

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August 20, 1963

Lessons outside the classroom: children from various schools learn history and geography out of doors - on a river trip, geography from the air, trips to stimulate interest in local history,..

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227

Queue For The Tee

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August 27, 1963

Today golf is a £20,000,000 industry and the British golf ball goes all over the world, except to the United States where a slightly larger ball is used. Famous and unknown players show...

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228

Pilot Aboard

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September 3, 1963

The story of Britain’s pilotage services; of the pilots themselves, who are always on call like Henry Brain; of the channel-marking buoys; and of the increasing part that radar is playing.

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229

Forging New Links

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September 10, 1963

The story of Ulster started with colonisation financed by James I through the City of London. Recently members of the Honourable the Irish Society, including former Lord Mayors of London,..

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230

Second Chance

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September 17, 1963

Made-to-measure limbs for all disabled people who need them are provided in Britain under the National Health Service. This second chance is achieved by research, the workshops, the training...

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231

Gipsy Holiday

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September 24, 1963

The annual gathering of gypsies from all the Europe takes place at Saintes Maries de la Mer in the Camargue. This is a pilgrimage and a festival going back over 500 years.

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232

Where No Tide Flows

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October 1, 1963

There are more than 2,000 miles of canals in Britain. Built for commerce in the Industrial Revolution, many have fallen into disuse but holiday makers are rediscovering them.

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233

Jazz All The Way

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October 8, 1963

Survey of the jazz scene in Britain today: record sales and the festivals at Cleethorpes and Manchester.

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234

Key Of The Door

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October 15, 1963

The Colleges of Advanced Technology in England and Wales with particular reference to Loughborough, with a speech by Prince Philip.

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235

As Good As Gold

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October 22, 1963

Gold: stored in vaults of the Bank of England, worked by craftsmen and turned by the Royal Mint into sovereigns for export.

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236

Island Refuge

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October 29, 1963

The Island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast and the work of the warden of the wildlife sanctuary there, David Saunders, and his wife.

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237

Rolling Home

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November 5, 1963

Caravanning in Britain today. Holiday sites and permanent sites. The export of caravans from Britain, now the world’s biggest exporter.

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238

In The Kart

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November 12, 1963

The new sport of karting - miniature motor racing - for many families is almost an all-the-year-round hobby with practice on Saturdays, racing on Sundays and maintenance during the week.

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239

The Sky’s The Limit

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November 19, 1963

Aerobatics, originally devised as manoeuvres to avoid a pursuing enemy, are today part of the training of specialised squadrons of the R.A.F. Civil flyers, members of the Tiger Club, also do...

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240

A Pinch Of Salt

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November 26, 1963

An underground view of Britain’s only active salt mine at Meadowbank in Cheshire producing rock salt, used for clearing icy roads, as a fertiliser for sugar beet and also for medical...

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241

A view of what the six months compulsory quarantine period means to the animals and birds that are brought into Britain.

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242

Men Under Pressure

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December 10, 1963

Some of the jobs that men do under pressure include building tunnels underwater, examining petrol and oil storage tanks, decontaminating and cleaning instruments of radiated materials at...

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243

Over My Shoulder

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December 17, 1963

A look at the training in self-defence that is given to the Women Police and at the self-defensive arts and sports of Japanese origin - judo, aiki-do and kendo, ending with a sequence of...

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