A look at the essential part of a port, tugboats, without which any big port would come to a standstill.

An interesting look at the various seafaring jobs for women - from work on the great passenger liners, to merchant navies, plus a look at Russian women at sea.

A look at the world's toughest power-boat race, taking place off Britain's South Coast, from Cowes to Torquay.

For centuries the Dutch have fought against the sea: this film looks at the Delta Plan, a spectacular sea-defence scheme.

A look at the lighthouses and lightships around Britain's coast.

A look at the world of one of Britain's most respected establishments: the seaside landlady.

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.

A look at the origins of man-powered flight, focusing on John Wimpenny, the first man to pedal himself through the air for more than half a mile.

A look at the vehicle designed to assist war-time invasion called DUKWS or duck and other amphibious military craft.