Episodes List

Ep.1 Marrakesh

Air Date: 1959-01-01

View of Marrakesh, men riding on donkeys whilst commentary describes the position of Marrakesh CU of a camel. Camels being led: the market place: Arabs meet to talk or to drive a bargain: commentary gives a brief history of Marrakesh

Ep.2 Follow The Stars

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Looking at the stars from the astrologer’s, the astronomer’s and the radio-astronomer’s point of view.

Ep.3 The Doctor Suggests

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Shows how hypnotism has developed from being a stage entertaiment to being a useful tool in the hands of the doctors.

Ep.4 A Marriage Is Arranged

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Ep.5 Jumping To Aintree

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Ep.6 Ticket To Tokyo

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Ep.7 Letting Off Steam

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Ep.8 A Dog’s Life

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Dogs as pets, including the Queen’s corgis, and as working dogs - gun dogs, sheep dogs, guide dogs, police dogs and guard dogs. Also shows breeders, veterinarians, the People’s Dispensary

Ep.9 Market Place

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Supermarkets contrasted with London street markets.

Ep.10 Cause For Alarm

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Present day methods to prevent crime often employ mechanical means to give warning.

Ep.11 New Roads For Old

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Ep.12 A Car Is Born

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Ep.13 Saving Face

Air Date: 1959-01-15

A look at the cosmetics industry.

Ep.14 The Divided City

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Travelogue - Berlin. Panning aerial shots: the Mayor’s offices: Emperor William Memorial Church (94): Willy Brandt, Mayor of West Berlin, arriving in London on April 21st 1959 for discussion

Ep.15 Operation Noah’s Ark

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Operation Noah’s Ark’ devoted to rescuing animals from an island which was flooded by the Zambesi river.

Ep.16 Down London River

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Travelogue of the River Thames. Shot of: Big Ben: the Embankment: people boarding a pleasure boat at Westminster: people buy tickets: the steamer sets off: the Houses of Parliament

Ep.17 Coffee Bar

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Coffee bars and their clientele.

Ep.18 Garden Of Tomorrow

Air Date: 1959-01-15

A trip around the Chelsea Flower Show.

Ep.19 Derby Day

Air Date: 1959-01-15

A look at the tradition of Derby Day.

Ep.20 Money Talks

Air Date: 1959-01-15

A look at the financial institutions of London, including the Royal Mint.

Ep.21 Flight On A Cushion

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Looks at the development of the Saunders-Roe SR.N1 hovercraft, the first full-size experimental model, and its maiden flight across the English Channel. Includes an interview with Christopher Sydney Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, who demonstrates his original model made of tin cans, and Peter Lamb, test pilot for the hovercraft.

Ep.22 Talking Of Coaches

Air Date: 1959-01-15

A look at the advances in coach travel.

Ep.23 Seaway

Air Date: 1959-01-15

The St Lawrence Seaway and its impact on Canada.

Ep.24 Kings Of Speed

Air Date: 1959-01-15

A look at the motor racing industry and the part played by British cars and British drivers.

Ep.25 Making An Effort

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Ep.26 Village Of Violins

Air Date: 1959-01-15

The violin making industry in Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps.

Ep.27 The Black Arrows

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Explores the internationally famous formation team and their aerobatic daring in Hunter jets.

Ep.28 Ceremonial Soldier

Air Date: 1959-01-15

A day in the life of a guardsman.

Ep.29 Alpine Rescue

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Just four men, Swiss glacier pilots, have mastered the art of landing light aircraft on the glaciers and snowfields of the Alps, rescuing injured or stranded climbers in situations difficult to

Ep.30 Down On The Farm

Air Date: 1959-01-15

The Royal Agricultural Show and the agricultural industry.

Ep.31 Shopping For A "Queen"

Air Date: 1959-01-15

Every fortnight the liner the Queen Elisabeth has to be completely restocked and this is a mammoth housekeeping operation which has to be completed in 48 hours.

Ep.32 Channel Tunnel

Air Date: 1959-01-15

The possibilities of the construction of a Channel Tunnel.

Ep.33 Harvest of Hops

Air Date: 1959-01-15

The annual trip to the hop fields in Kent by people living in the East End of London.

Ep.34 Pony Tale

Air Date: 1959-01-15

A film of a pony from the time it is rounded up in the forest until, with its young rider astride, it enters for the high spot of the pony-riding year.

Ep.35 Sailing The Sky

Air Date: 1959-01-15

The sport of gliding.

Ep.36 Dustmen’s Day

Air Date: 1959-01-08

The collection of refuse and its disposal.

Ep.37 Let’s Go Dancing

Air Date: 1959-01-15

A survey of all that dancing involves from teenage rock ‘n’ roll sessions to exhibition ballroom dancing.

Ep.38 Soldier Abroad

Air Date: 1959-01-22

The British Army on the Rhine.

Ep.39 Island Of Men

Air Date: 1959-01-29

A tour of Fair Isle, in the Shetlands, where live three times as many men as women.

Ep.40 Bullfighter

Air Date: 1959-02-05

Dealing with the professional work of Vincent Hitchcock, the British bullfighter; shots of him training and in action.