Britain as Seen on ITV

Episode 01

Home & the High Street

Aug 31, 2015 · 22 min

This first edition looks at how the UK's homes and high streets have altered, with clips including a 1960s architect showing the unimpressed working-class residents of a terraced Northern street his vision for living in high-rise pods, and the reaction to the opening of an adult-only shop in 1970s Birmingham.

Episode 02

How We Got Around

Sep 7, 2015 · 22 min

The programme trawls the ITV archives to see how the way people get from A to B has changed over the 60 years since the station first took to the air. Including a feature on the men with the task of building the M62 in the 1960s, a report about fishy goings-on on the buses of Wolverhampton in the 1970s and an item on the ill-fated Sinclair C5 from 1985.

Episode 03

Britain Always Had Talent

Sep 14, 2015 · 22 min

A selection of clips from the ITV archives showing talented people from around the nation, including a search for budding singers in Wales in the 1960s. Plus, a report on how the man, woman and teenager on the street felt about the career of the Beatles and there is footage revealing how the disco craze hit these shore in the 1970s.

Episode 04

The Games People Played

Sep 21, 2015 · 22 min

A selection of clips from the ITV archives showing Britain's hobbies and pastimes before the internet and boxed sets, including a 24 hour rock n' roll dance marathon in Warwickshire in the 1960s. Plus, a group of people who wanted to create the Wild West in the North West.

Episode 05

The Female of the Species

Sep 28, 2015 · 22 min

A selection of clips showing how the representation of women on TV has changed over the past 60 years, including a report on the fashion craze of hot pants that asks whether men should be wearing them as well. Plus, a 1970s beauty contest where the contestants had the strangest of ambitions and a 1980s series from Scotland that encouraged women to take up DIY.

Episode 06

Rule Britannia

Oct 5, 2015 · 23 min

A selection of clips from the past 60 years of ITV programmes celebrating things that the nation is famous for around the world. Including a 1960s report on the beloved Sunday roast, a look at the constantly changing face - and uniform - of the police force, and a feature revealing how people used to head into telephone boxes to find out the very latest weather forecast.