Rent COI Collection: Vol.8: Your Children and You (1971)
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With a spike in birth rates after the Second World War, it was the job of the government's publicity agency, the Central Office of Information (COI), to provide guidance for first-time parents on the dos and don'ts of bringing up children. The eighth volume of the COI Collection provides a fascinating survey of our ever-evolving attitudes to child-rearing, covering the ample topics of pregnancy, birth, parenting, childhood, child development, child psychology and school days. Highlights include: 'Your Children and You' (1946), which covers the practicalities of caring for babies and young children; 'Children Growing Up with Other People' (1947), Margaret Thomson's observational film about childhood and adolescence; 'Charley Junior's Schooldays' (1949), in which luxurious Halas and Batchelor colour animation is used to explain the workings of the new Education Act; and 'Children's Thought and Language' (1971), which explains the development of language and reasoning of young children. This collection also includes four bonus films from The Wellcome Library focusing on childbirth, pregnancy and maternity, three of which feature newly recorded musical accompaniments or soundscapes. - Directors:
- Brian Smith, Margaret Thomson, Joy Batchelor, John Halas, Stefan Sargent, William A. Bullen
- Producers:
- John Taylor, Dorothy Grayson, Joy Batchelor, John Halas
- Voiced By:
- Max Adrian
- Narrated By:
- Bruce Belfrage
- Writers:
- Brian Smith
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Special Interest, British TV, TV Documentaries
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- Pig Power: Animal Farm At 70, Remembering Bernard Cribbins
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