1961 ()
Episodes: 50
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.91 Hyde Park Corner
Air Date: 1961-01-01
The planning and progress of work on the new road scheme and underpass at Hyde Prak Corner and Marble Arch.
Ep.92 Flight Deck
Air Date: 1961-01-08
Deals with the aircraft carrier "Hermes".
Ep.93 Up To Scratch
Air Date: 1961-01-15
Sidney James commentating on fleas and elephants in the circus.
Ep.94 Press-Button Age
Air Date: 1961-01-22
Survey of the revolution in farm machinery which leads to automated farming, enabling a farmer to operate his farm almost single-handed.
Ep.95 On The Mark
Air Date: 1961-01-29
Looks at the production and testing of guns and their use on moors, ranges and in the various shooting sports.
Ep.96 Pipeline
Air Date: 1961-02-05
The various uses of mid-air refuelling.
Ep.97 Against The Clock
Air Date: 1961-02-12
The sport of rally car driving.
Ep.98 Man Into Fish
Air Date: 1961-02-19
The film covers the training, both above and below the surface of the sea with aqualung divers.
Ep.99 Rolling Out From Rio
Air Date: 1961-02-26
The building of Brazil’s new capital city - Brasilia.
Ep.100 Shares In Tomorrow
Air Date: 1961-03-05
Deals with the working of the Stock Exchange.
Ep.101 The Big Blow
Air Date: 1961-03-12
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.
Ep.102 Shelling Out
Air Date: 1961-03-19
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.
Ep.103 What A Pet!
Air Date: 1961-03-26
A look at various pets.
Ep.104 Ski Fever
Air Date: 1961-04-02
A look at what British skiers are doing, both at Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands, and at Murren, where the British Championships provide almost as many thrills, if not such high speeds as...
Ep.105 Woman-Power
Air Date: 1961-04-09
Deals with the growing strength of women’s periodicals.
Ep.106 Going To Blazes
Air Date: 1961-04-16
Shows the organisation, training methods and work done by the Fire Brigade in London.
Ep.107 Flood Tide
Air Date: 1961-04-23
Deals with storms, floods and erosions along Britain’s coastline and how they are combated.
Ep.108 Art Is A Business
Air Date: 1961-04-30
The recreational and educational pursuit of painting.
Ep.109 Girls Ahoy
Air Date: 1961-05-07
The Women’s Royal Naval Service was formed as a wartime service by more than 1,000 recruits each year
Ep.110 High Tension
Air Date: 1961-05-14
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
Ep.111 Match Makers
Air Date: 1961-05-21
Models made from match sticks.
Ep.112 Battle Of The Bulge
Air Date: 1961-05-28
A look at various ways of slimming.
Ep.113 Prison On Wheels
Air Date: 1961-06-04
Light-hearted miscellany covering the problems of parking cars in London, the eight-storey mechanical park in the City, car-breaking and compulsory testing
Ep.114 Survival
Air Date: 1961-06-11
A look at various survival techniques with Peter Whittingham and [sic] RAF survival expert and Jock Wishart.
Ep.115 Ice Age
Air Date: 1961-06-18
The manufacture and the uses of ice.
Ep.116 And So To Bed
Air Date: 1961-06-25
The manufacture of matresses.
Ep.117 Coming Sir!
Air Date: 1961-07-02
The hotel industry in Britain.
Ep.118 Tulip Town
Air Date: 1961-07-09
Tells the story of Spalding, Lincolnshire, Britain’s Tulip Town.
Ep.119 Muscle Men
Air Date: 1961-07-16
Deals with circumstances and situations where "muscles" still count: in the Army, in wrestling, weight lifting,
Ep.120 Counting Heads
Air Date: 1961-07-23
Made with the co-operation of the Registrar-General, shows how the recent ten-year census was carried out.
Ep.121 Lady Of Japan
Air Date: 1961-07-30
The development of Japan and especially Tokyo.
Ep.122 Looking For Nothing
Air Date: 1961-08-06
A look at various sights, - in London, the Manchester Whitweek walks, liners, pet shop windows and holes!.
Ep.123 Action This Day
Air Date: 1961-08-13
The thrills, the toughness and the urgency that go to make up the training of some of Britain’s finest fighting men.
Ep.124 The Dance Of Life
Air Date: 1961-08-20
English folk dancing including the Hobby Horse dance and the Furry dance.
Ep.125 Men With Ideas
Air Date: 1961-08-27
The men and women with ideas and how they go about getting them legally accepted.
Ep.126 Flags Over The Temple
Air Date: 1961-09-03
SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation) in Thailand.
Ep.127 Controlled Landing
Air Date: 1961-09-10
Inside the control tower of London Airport, and shows the talk-down procedure for an incoming Comet arriving in a fog.
Ep.128 The Ball At His Feet
Air Date: 1961-09-17
The competitive world of League football.
Ep.129 A 100,000 Oarsmen
Air Date: 1961-09-24
The sport of rowing.
Ep.130 Why All The Rush?
Air Date: 1961-10-01
The holiday rush to the seaside in Britain during August.
Ep.131 Mystery Of A Fish
Air Date: 1961-10-08
Deals with the movements and the fishing of salmon.
Ep.132 For The Record
Air Date: 1961-10-15
Shows the work of the gramophone record industry, from the birth of an idea to the finished disc, with Norrie Paramour, A&R manager.
Ep.133 Jobs With A Thrill
Air Date: 1961-10-22
Demonstrates some thrilling occupations, including a steel erector, a quarry blastman, steeple jacks and riding the wall of death.
Ep.134 City Of Crisis
Air Date: 1961-10-29
Deals with the divided Berlin and the recent incidents on the East-West border.
Ep.135 Men In The Mode
Air Date: 1961-11-05
Deals with the men’s fashion industry.
Ep.136 Char And Wad
Air Date: 1961-11-12
The work of the NAAFI, with location shots in Kuwait, Gibralter, Cyprus and Germany.
Ep.137 Roses All The Way
Air Date: 1961-11-19
The art of rose growing and the competition it breeds.
Ep.138 High Rise
Air Date: 1961-11-26
In this intriguing film, lifts of all kinds come under the camera’s eye.
Ep.139 Everything Stops For Tea
Air Date: 1961-12-03
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
Ep.140 Test Pilot
Air Date: 1961-12-10
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’