A look at the story of the rope and its many uses in Great Britain during the 1960s.

A visit to the Isle of Man to discover why it wants greater independence.

Look at Life was a regular British series of short documentary films of which 507 were produced between 1959 and 1969 by the Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation for screening in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. The films always preceded the main feature film that was being shown in the cinema that week. It replaced the circuit's newsreel, Universal News, which had become increasingly irrelevant in the face of more immediate news media, particularly on television with the launch of ITN on the Independent Television service, which began broadcasting in parts of the United Kingdom in 1955.

Study of the present state of bookmakers in England, their possible future, and competition represented by the tote.

A look at how Merseybeat groups revolutionised pop music in Britain and across the world.

A look into the depths of Britain's only salt mine, in Cheshire.

How does a homing pigeon 'home'? This film takes a look at the development of the birds, from fledglings to long-distance champions.

A look at the huge new liners being built, the life of cargo carrying ships and the exciting future of air freight.

A look at the training as a parachutist; from joining the school run by the Royal Air Force at Abingdon, to the first time ever jumping out of an aircraft with fifty-nine other soldiers.

A look at the steps taken to rebuild Coventry after the devastation of the Second World War.