E1 - Marrakesh
!Jan 1, 1959
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
E2 - Follow The Stars
!Jan 15, 1959
Looking at the stars from the astrologer’s, the astronomer’s and the radio-astronomer’s point of view.
E3 - The Doctor Suggests
!Jan 15, 1959
Shows how hypnotism has developed from being a stage entertaiment to being a useful tool in the hands of the doctors.
E4 - A Marriage Is Arranged
!Jan 15, 1959
No overview available.
E8 - A Dog’s Life
!Jan 15, 1959 - 15m
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
E9 - Market Place
!Jan 15, 1959
Supermarkets contrasted with London street markets.
E10 - Cause For Alarm
!Jan 15, 1959
Present day methods to prevent crime often employ mechanical means to give warning.
E13 - Saving Face
!Jan 15, 1959
A look at the cosmetics industry.
E14 - The Divided City
!Jan 15, 1959
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
E15 - Operation Noah’s Ark
!Jan 15, 1959
Operation Noah’s Ark’ devoted to rescuing animals from an island which was flooded by the Zambesi river.
E16 - Down London River
!Jan 15, 1959
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
E17 - Coffee Bar
!Jan 15, 1959
Coffee bars and their clientele.
E18 - Garden Of Tomorrow
!Jan 15, 1959
A trip around the Chelsea Flower Show.
E19 - Derby Day
!Jan 15, 1959
A look at the tradition of Derby Day.
E20 - Money Talks
!Jan 15, 1959
A look at the financial institutions of London, including the Royal Mint.
E21 - Flight On A Cushion
!Jan 15, 1959 - 10m
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.
E22 - Talking Of Coaches
!Jan 15, 1959
A look at the advances in coach travel.
E23 - Seaway
!Jan 15, 1959
The St Lawrence Seaway and its impact on Canada.
E24 - Kings Of Speed
!Jan 15, 1959
A look at the motor racing industry and the part played by British cars and British drivers.
E26 - Village Of Violins
!Jan 15, 1959
The violin making industry in Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps.
E27 - The Black Arrows
!Jan 15, 1959
Explores the internationally famous formation team and their aerobatic daring in Hunter jets.
E28 - Ceremonial Soldier
!Jan 15, 1959
A day in the life of a guardsman.
E29 - Alpine Rescue
!Jan 15, 1959
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
E30 - Down On The Farm
!Jan 15, 1959
The Royal Agricultural Show and the agricultural industry.
E31 - Shopping For A "Queen"
!Jan 15, 1959
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.
E32 - Channel Tunnel
!Jan 15, 1959
The possibilities of the construction of a Channel Tunnel.
E33 - Harvest of Hops
!Jan 15, 1959
The annual trip to the hop fields in Kent by people living in the East End of London.
E34 - Pony Tale
!Jan 15, 1959
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.
E36 - Dustmen’s Day
!Jan 8, 1959
The collection of refuse and its disposal.
E37 - Let’s Go Dancing
!Jan 15, 1959
A survey of all that dancing involves from teenage rock ‘n’ roll sessions to exhibition ballroom dancing.
E38 - Soldier Abroad
!Jan 22, 1959
The British Army on the Rhine.
E39 - Island Of Men
!Jan 29, 1959
A tour of Fair Isle, in the Shetlands, where live three times as many men as women.
E40 - Bullfighter
!Feb 5, 1959
Dealing with the professional work of Vincent Hitchcock, the British bullfighter; shots of him training and in action.
