These were 16 and 32mm film documentaries, commissioned by public and private enterprises in the 1960s and earlier. They were used by the BBC as 'trade' test transmission broadcasts during the commissioning of new broadcast services.
I watched almost all of them as a child. The story of plastic, and paint, and oil exploration are probably my favourites but the one about constructing Liverpool cathedral is pretty good and most people who watched these love 'to build a car' and 'Giuseppina'
You have to forgive the quality and age. They are artifacts of their time.
The series is about social and environmental problems and how people have tried to tackle them. Both cinematography and and storytelling are excellent.
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[ 8.6 ms ] story [ 15.5 ms ] threadThese were 16 and 32mm film documentaries, commissioned by public and private enterprises in the 1960s and earlier. They were used by the BBC as 'trade' test transmission broadcasts during the commissioning of new broadcast services.
I watched almost all of them as a child. The story of plastic, and paint, and oil exploration are probably my favourites but the one about constructing Liverpool cathedral is pretty good and most people who watched these love 'to build a car' and 'Giuseppina'
You have to forgive the quality and age. They are artifacts of their time.
http://www.pbs.org/e2/
The series is about social and environmental problems and how people have tried to tackle them. Both cinematography and and storytelling are excellent.
Pleasing and mind expanding.