

TV series
Look at Life
1959–, English.
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.
- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes
- 510
- Episode length
- 10 min
- Status
- Still running
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Latest episode
S11 E508: Their Lifeline - The Nile
Aired 1 May 1969
Seasons 11
Cast & crew
- Tim TurnerNarrator · 144 ep
- Anthony BilbowNarrator · 5 ep
- Sidney JamesNarrator · 4 ep
- Raymond BaxterNarrator · 4 ep
- E. V. H. EmmettNarrator · 3 ep
- Vernon GreevesNarrator · 3 ep
- Wynford Vaughan-ThomasNarrator · 3 ep
- Duncan CarseNarrator · 2 ep
- John LanghamNarrator · 2 ep
- John WittyNarrator · 2 ep
- Deryck GuylerNarrator · 1 ep
- Michael HendersonNarrator · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 1 January 1959
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Look at Life: quick answers
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How many seasons of Look at Life are there?
Look at Life has 11 seasons and 510 episodes, about 10 minutes each.
Is Look at Life finished?
Look at Life is still listed as returning series; no new episode date is announced yet.
Which OTT platform is Look at Life on?
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