A nostalgic 'Look at Life' in the 1960s

 

Back in the 1960s, when you went to the pictures you'd usually get two films for your money. The main picture would be supported with a shorter accompanying film.

And there was a series of films, that although I never really took much notice of them then, have become well-loved by me.

They were the 'Look at Life' films which detailed life in the 60s. When you see them now, they're a great social history document, and luckily, many of them have been uploaded to youtube.

Here's a link to a playlist of the films.

And here's an example programme from the collection.

If you can't see the video, click here

We've watched all of these films and often said to ourselves, "Do you remember that?" 

We love these programmes. We hope you do too.

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Living Big In A Tiny House

During the lockdown, I watched more television than I have for ages and I discovered programmes I've never seen before.

'Living Big In A Tiny House' intrigued me. Having spent a lot of my life in a trailer (caravan), I have intimate knowledge in a confined space of a tiny home, so when I came across this, I wanted to see what it's all about.

First of all, it's on YOUTUBE - luckily I have a Roku, so could watch it on the television.

The premise of it is that people who are sick of the rat race, can't afford the costs to live in a house or just want to live their lives in a different way, have built their own homes in a very small footprint.

What I found in them was that they came up with some ingenious solutions to the problems of living in such a confined area.

And I was surprised by the different kinds of people who took to this way of living.

The show is put together by a husband and wife team. She does all the filming, and he does the presenting. They also love in their own tiny home and their love of the subject matter shines through.

It's a very well produced show and usually runs for around 15-20 minutes to give you a taste of how their subjects live in their home.

I watched one episode and was hooked! 

I found it was an interesting watch and I hope you will too.

Here's an episode to give you a taster.

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If you'd like to follow them in YOUTUBE, click here

Let me know what you think of the show.

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