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 Air Date : 15th-Jan-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. Air Date : 1st-Jan-1962  Read More

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 Air Date : 8th-Jan-1962  Read More

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 Air Date : 15th-Jan-1962  Read More

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. Air Date : 22nd-Jan-1962  Read More

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 Air Date : 29th-Jan-1962  Read More

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, Air Date : 5th-Feb-1962  Read More

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 Air Date : 12th-Feb-1962  Read More

Record of Hitler’s retreat in the Bavarian mountains at Berchtesgaden, now a tourist site. Air Date : 19th-Feb-1962  Read More

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.. Air Date : 26th-Feb-1962  Read More

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 Air Date : 5th-Mar-1962  Read More

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 Air Date : 12th-Mar-1962  Read More

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A look at the various uses of the horse and dogs - animals who earn their keep Air Date : 26th-Mar-1962  Read More

The work of the Forestry Commission. Air Date : 2nd-Apr-1962  Read More

A look at traffic control and motorways in Germany. Air Date : 9th-Apr-1962  Read More

A look at the work of removal men. Air Date : 16th-Apr-1962  Read More

Emigration from Britain to Canada with the Smith family. Air Date : 23rd-Apr-1962  Read More

The rising attendance at cinemas in Great Britain. Air Date : 30th-Apr-1962  Read More

The increasing popularity of the motor scooter. Air Date : 7th-May-1962  Read More

The increasing problem of oil pollution on Britain’s shore. Air Date : 14th-May-1962  Read More

The scrap metal business in Waltham Cross, Swansea, and Ebbw Vale. Air Date : 21st-May-1962  Read More

The manufacture of hats. Air Date : 28th-May-1962  Read More

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The work of a bomb disposal squad with Charles Lawrence, bomb disposal expert with the Royal Navy. Air Date : 11th-Jun-1962  Read More

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... Air Date : 18th-Jun-1962  Read More

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. Air Date : 25th-Jun-1962  Read More

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. Air Date : 2nd-Jul-1962  Read More

The modern Canadian Red Indian with the Major family, and the building of a new bridge across the Niagara River. Air Date : 9th-Jul-1962  Read More

How police horses and their riders are trained and how they do their job. Air Date : 16th-Jul-1962  Read More

A look at the D.U.K.W. ['duck’] and other amphibious military craft. Air Date : 23rd-Jul-1962  Read More

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 Air Date : 30th-Jul-1962  Read More