Our Film
Based on the theme of national unity in the fight against Nazism, it contrasts the life and work of the Russians with the British at this time, and includes meetings, often vigorous and explosive, between workers and management at a factory, where the workers are frustrated by lack of materials and proper planning. A Russian Trade Union delegate turns up at a meeting between management and workers to encourage them to work together to keep production at full capacity.
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Keep the Wheels Turning
The State seized control of much of British industry at the start of the war. Mills and factories now produced munitions, planes, tanks and uniforms, while mines yielded the coal to power it all.
Production went into overdrive. Workforces in key industries like coalmining and shipbuilding were classed as 'reserved occupations' and spared the draft, while an army of women took to the machines to meet the constant demand for munitions and uniforms. In hindsight, we can see that the foundations of the postwar settlement were being laid. The wartime economy was formidable: workers pulled together to meet ever-increasing demand for resources and government oversight kept the motors running.
13 videos in this collection
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Shipbuilders
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Out Working
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Her Father's Daughter
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Good Value
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Furnaces of Industry
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A Job to Be Done
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The New Crop
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A Call for Arms!
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Wartime Factory
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British Made 'ameri-cans' Something to Focus On
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Dai Jones
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