S1948 E1 • UNESCO

A television documentary arranged by John Grierson. The story of the vast task of United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation known as UNESCO in bringing aid to the war-damaged and backward countries of the world. The programme also covers the great scheme for the reclaiming of the unexplored Amazon basin. The story told by John Grierson, Ritchie Calder, Jacquetta Hawkes, and Dr. Carneiro. Introduced by J. B. Priestley.

Première diffusion : 8 avril 1948

S1948 E2 • Close Quarters

One of the series of brilliant documentaries made by British film makers during the war. It tells the story of a patrol by a British submarine off the coast of Norway, and shows vividly the hours of great danger which often followed a successful action. The Cast: Officers and men of the Royal Navy

Première diffusion : 20 avril 1948

S1948 E3 • Report on Germany

A documentary film report by Robert Barr on the recovery of Western Germany under Anglo-American control. This is a reconstruction of a personal tour of Western Germany and Berlin at a critical moment in the history of a defeated nation The film used in this programme was specially shot by German cameramen working in association with G. del Strother

Première diffusion : 9 juillet 1948

S1948 E4 • Report on Germany

Written and produced by Robert Barr. A television documentary film made in Western Germany and Berlin during the present crisis. The day-to-day scenes in Germany, the effect of currency reform, and the airlift into Berlin filmed by German cameramen working in association with G. del Strother.

Première diffusion : 1 août 1948