Look at Life — Season 4

Aired 1 January 1962

The subject of lighting today is explored and a colourful and intriguing survey is given of the people who make light, the people who experiment with light and the people who use light.

Aired 8 January 1962

A film looking at the problem of homelessness in the world, particularly amongst refugees. It concentrates largely on the situation in Pakistan, going into the reasons behind the existence of

Aired 15 January 1962

A feature looking at the history of Ordnance Survey maps, including some early examples made by cartographers from 300 and 100 years ago. Surveyors are shown at a triangulation station

Aired 22 January 1962

A feature looking at the trawling industry and the lives and work of some Grimsby fishermen, who fish in the Icelandic waters. It begins by showing the "Lord Nelson", one of the latest largest.

Aired 29 January 1962

Industry in Lancashire, and how the reduced demand for cotton goods is being countered by the modernisation of some mills and the conversion of others for enterprises ranging from the rearing

Aired 5 February 1962

A feature investigating modern rockets and the backroom world and research in their production. In the laboratories of the Ministry of Aviation experiments for a more proficient fuel are shown,

Aired 12 February 1962

A feature looking at medical research and developments, particularly in the field of penicillins and viruses. Largely filmed at the Wright-Fleming Institute it looks at the training of medical

Aired 19 February 1962

Record of Hitler’s retreat in the Bavarian mountains at Berchtesgaden, now a tourist site.

Aired 26 February 1962

A light-hearted look at different ways people relax. Lilias Tougher, a teacher in the village of Great Hanwood, near Shrewsbury, and her husband Laurence are members of the English Westerners..

Aired 5 March 1962

A look at the world of gems, including shots of the Crown Jewels, and how gems are formed geologically. The film looks at night classes in gemmology held in London’s Northern Polytechnic

Aired 12 March 1962

A film about various stately homes in Britain, commencing with Woburn Abbey, where the State rooms, Ascot Gold Cup and other valuable objects are seen, as well as the grounds and outbuildings

Aired 19 March 1962

Aired 26 March 1962

A look at the various uses of the horse and dogs - animals who earn their keep

Aired 2 April 1962

The work of the Forestry Commission.

Aired 9 April 1962

A look at traffic control and motorways in Germany.

Aired 16 April 1962

A look at the work of removal men.

Aired 23 April 1962

Emigration from Britain to Canada with the Smith family.

Aired 30 April 1962

The rising attendance at cinemas in Great Britain.

Aired 7 May 1962

The increasing popularity of the motor scooter.

Aired 14 May 1962

The increasing problem of oil pollution on Britain’s shore.

Aired 21 May 1962

The scrap metal business in Waltham Cross, Swansea, and Ebbw Vale.

Aired 28 May 1962

The manufacture of hats.

Aired 4 June 1962

Aired 11 June 1962

The work of a bomb disposal squad with Charles Lawrence, bomb disposal expert with the Royal Navy.

Aired 18 June 1962

The little tugs, without which any big port would come to a standstill, are featured in the film as are the big ocean-going tugs which take on special towage jobs all over the world. With shots...

Aired 25 June 1962

The story of the last British battleship, HMS Vanguard, which will live on in a score of different forms through the new uses of her steel.

Aired 2 July 1962

Illegal drug trafficking in Hong Kong and the problems of heroin drug addiction, with Henry Tappenden, a Hong Kong prison officer, Dr. Khan and Bill Stone.

Aired 9 July 1962

The modern Canadian Red Indian with the Major family, and the building of a new bridge across the Niagara River.

Aired 16 July 1962

How police horses and their riders are trained and how they do their job.

Aired 23 July 1962

A look at the D.U.K.W. ['duck’] and other amphibious military craft.

Aired 30 July 1962

A look a the British base at Aden, now GHQ Middle East under one commanding officer. A visit by the aircraft carrier HMS Centaur coincides with ‘Aden Forces Week’. Also present was Harold

Aired 6 August 1962

Aired 13 August 1962

A look at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumbria and a more detailed examination of the Berlin Wall.

Aired 20 August 1962

The thrills and background of speedway racing, and shows how cross-country riding has introduced into speedway racing a new and spectacular hazard of man-made obstacles, with Barry Briggs

Aired 27 August 1962

A look at the office of mayor in Britain and the Lord Mayor’s Show in London.

Aired 3 September 1962

The importance of surveying the seas and oceans and the part played by HMS Vidal in the surveying with Rear Admiral Edmund Irving and Captain Stephen Ritchie.

Aired 10 September 1962

The various services underground such as the underground railway of the London postal service, sewers, underground vaults and electricity cables.

Aired 17 September 1962

The raising of finances for the Commonwealth Games, held in Perth, Australia, with Mike Wheeler, Commonwealth Games Appeals chairman, David Beatty, and Dawn Ryan, Miss Western Australia.

Aired 24 September 1962

The problem of air pollution from chimneys and how they are cleaned, with Lilian Voss, a chimney sweep.

Aired 1 October 1962

Pigeons and pigeon fanciers.

Aired 8 October 1962

Immigration from the West Indies into Britain and how the West Indians have adapted to Britain.

Aired 15 October 1962

The continuing development of the hovercraft with Sir Christopher Cockerell and Don Robertson, an amateur developer.

Aired 22 October 1962

The growth of the sport of swimming and the building of swimming pools in Britain, with Frank Rudge, a civil engineer, José Juba, a swimming coach, Anne Cotterill, a swimmer, and Margaret

Aired 29 October 1962

Surveys the Commom Market as it exists today.

Aired 5 November 1962

The building of by-passes in Britain to ease the congestion in villages, with the pros and cons shown by cafe owner Joanne Nickless and milkman Joe Williams. Also shows the complete removal of

Aired 12 November 1962

A look at the various aircarft, including Blackburn monoplane, Avro 504, the Sopwith Pup, the Bristol Fighter, the S.E.5, the Hart a general purpose reconnaissance bomber, the Gloster

Aired 19 November 1962

The importance of good industrial and commercial design and the work of the Design Centre in London.

Aired 26 November 1962

The industry, importance and uses of ropes.

Aired 3 December 1962

The changing face of the River Rhine.

Aired 10 December 1962

Record of the construction and testing of Britain’s rocket "Blue Streak".

Aired 17 December 1962

A look at India and its development in farming and industrial terms after the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II.

Aired 24 December 1962

A look at window cleaning.