Man Alive (1965)
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1982 seasons, 579 episodes
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary series examines social and political issues in the UK and abroad. It has nearly 500 episodes over 17 years on BBC2.
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What happens
Man Alive is a documentary and current affairs series which ran on BBC2 between 1965 and 1982. During that time there were nearly 500 programmes tackling a range of social and political issues, both in the UK and abroad. The series was commissioned by David Attenborough, while he was Controller of BBC2 between 1965 and 1969. British television journalist and presenter Esther Rantzen worked on Man Alive in the mid-1960s. One of the programme's reporters and series editor was Desmond Wilcox, whom Rantzen later married. Wilcox contributed directly to about 50 Man Alive programmes. The Man Alive theme music was composed and played by Tony Hatch and his orchestra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Lefties
Omnibus (1967)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.