Time out: time to kill

United Kingdom, 1960

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Discusses the effects retirement has on some people and looks at the problems of retirement when leisure is a full time job. When they leave work at 65, many feel cheated and futile, yet this should be their biggest opportunity to enjoy leisure. Some reap the full benefits of their retirement but what is going wrong for the others?

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Credits

producer

Richard Wade

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

00:19:18:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1960

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323484

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Leisure

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Retirement

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged - Psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Leisure

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Retirement

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Leisure

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Recreation

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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