About this season
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.
Episodes (8)
500. A Load Of Pheasants
Aired 1 January 1969
T.I.R. (Transports Internationaux Routiers) transport to and from Britain and the difference it makes to the long distance lorry drivers.
501. Gold In The Mud
Aired 1 January 1969
Scampi and the reason for their popularity in Britain today.
502. Link-up
Aired 8 January 1969
The use of the radio in today’s police force.
503. After The Queen’s Visit
Aired 15 January 1969
The rising standards of living in Chile and the opportunities for Britain to increase her exports there.
504. Look At Man
Aired 22 January 1969
The Isle of Man seeks complete independence from Great Britain.
505. Bronze, Silver And Gold
Aired 29 January 1969
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme.
506. Saturday Special
Aired 5 February 1969
The work of the Children’s Film Foundation.
507. In The Honours List
Aired 16 February 1969
Britain’s honours system and the way it works.