1962
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- S4E141
Lights Up!
Jan 1, 1962The 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.
- S4E142
A Problem Of People
Jan 8, 1962A 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
- S4E143
On The Map
Jan 15, 1962A 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
- S4E144
Fish And Ships
Jan 22, 1962A 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.
- S4E145
Chickens In The Mill
Jan 29, 1962Industry 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
- S4E146
Rockets Away
Feb 5, 1962A 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,
- S4E147
The Little Menace
Feb 12, 1962A 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
- S4E148
Eagle’s Nest
Feb 19, 1962Record of Hitler’s retreat in the Bavarian mountains at Berchtesgaden, now a tourist site.
- S4E149
Relax, Relax
Feb 26, 1962A 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..
- S4E150
A Girl’s Best Friend
Mar 5, 1962A 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
- S4E151
Treasure Houses
Mar 12, 1962A 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
- S4E153
Earning Their Keep
Mar 26, 1962A look at the various uses of the horse and dogs - animals who earn their keep
- S4E157
Maple Has New Leaves
Apr 23, 1962Emigration from Britain to Canada with the Smith family.
- S4E160
Trouble On Oily Waters
May 14, 1962The increasing problem of oil pollution on Britain’s shore.
- S4E161
Any Old Iron
May 21, 1962The scrap metal business in Waltham Cross, Swansea, and Ebbw Vale.
- S4E164
Rendered Safe
Jun 11, 1962The work of a bomb disposal squad with Charles Lawrence, bomb disposal expert with the Royal Navy.
- S4E165
Sea Horses
Jun 18, 1962The 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...
- S4E166
The Last Battleship
Jun 25, 1962The 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.
- S4E167
Chasing The Dragon
Jul 2, 1962Illegal 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.
- S4E168
Trail Leads Upwards
Jul 9, 1962The modern Canadian Red Indian with the Major family, and the building of a new bridge across the Niagara River.
- S4E169
One Horse Power
Jul 16, 1962How police horses and their riders are trained and how they do their job.
- S4E170
Amphibian
Jul 23, 1962A look at the D.U.K.W. ['duck’] and other amphibious military craft.
- S4E171
GHQ Middle East
Jul 30, 1962A 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
- S4E173
The Wall
Aug 13, 1962A look at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumbria and a more detailed examination of the Berlin Wall.
- S4E174
Riding It Rough
Aug 20, 1962The 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
- S4E175
Meet The Mayor
Aug 27, 1962A look at the office of mayor in Britain and the Lord Mayor’s Show in London.
- S4E176
Plumbing The Depths
Sep 3, 1962The 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.
- S4E177
Under Your Feet
Sep 10, 1962The various services underground such as the underground railway of the London postal service, sewers, underground vaults and electricity cables.
- S4E178
Target - The Stadium
Sep 17, 1962The 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.
- S4E179
A Clean Sweep
Sep 24, 1962The problem of air pollution from chimneys and how they are cleaned, with Lilian Voss, a chimney sweep.
- S4E181
Out Of The Sun
Oct 8, 1962Immigration from the West Indies into Britain and how the West Indians have adapted to Britain.
- S4E182
So They All Hover Now
Oct 15, 1962The continuing development of the hovercraft with Sir Christopher Cockerell and Don Robertson, an amateur developer.
- S4E183
Getting Wet
Oct 22, 1962The 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
- S4E185
Village Sleeps Again
Nov 5, 1962The 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
- S4E186
Golden Wings
Nov 12, 1962A 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
- S4E187
In Good Shape
Nov 19, 1962The importance of good industrial and commercial design and the work of the Design Centre in London.
- S4E190
Blue Streak
Dec 10, 1962Record of the construction and testing of Britain’s rocket "Blue Streak".
- S4E191
Millions On The March
Dec 17, 1962A look at India and its development in farming and industrial terms after the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II.