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For over a quarter of a century from the end of the Second World War, the Church battled with what it believed was a tide of immorality sweeping the nation. One weapon they used in the battle to sa...ve the British soul was film. Selling Salvation looks at the successes and failures of a cross-section of films produced during the 50s and 60s. We explore films which attempted to offer salvation by admonishing the evils of a permissive society. Some, as with examples from the Methodist movement, tried promoting virtuous Christian values; others tackled the immorality head-on, as with the Mothers' Union film containing extraordinary scenes of sex, drugs and rock 'n'roll.
For over a quarter of a century from the end of the Second World War, the Church battled with what it believed was a tide of immorality sweeping the nation. One weapon they used in the battle to sa...ve the British soul was film. Selling Salvation looks at the successes and failures of a cross-section of films produced during the 50s and 60s. We explore films which attempted to offer salvation by admonishing the evils of a permissive society. Some, as with examples from the Methodist movement, tried promoting virtuous Christian values; others tackled the immorality head-on, as with the Mothers' Union film containing extraordinary scenes of sex, drugs and rock 'n'roll.
| Series: | Nation on film 1 |
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| First transmission date: | 2005 |
| Published: | 2005 |
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| Duration: | 00:29:00 |
| Note: | A leaflet about this series is available for Reference use onl |
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| Producer: | Rosalind Bain |
| Narrator: | Lesley Sharp |
| Contributors: | William Barrett; Callum Brown; Jeanette Coles; Alan Colter; Josephine Hamilton; Joyce Harvey; Michael Henshall; Dave Lantsbery; Janet MacBain; Peter MacNamara; Rachel Ollard; Geoff Pell; Maurice Rowlandson; Margaret Tighe; Tony Waite; Jenny Wiles; Rachel Williams; Maurice Wood |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/nationonfilm/seriessummary.html |
| Subject terms: | Amateur films--Great Britain--20th century; Social change--Great Britain--History--20th century; Great Britain --Religious life and customs --20th century; --Great Britain --Social life and customs --20th century |
| Production number: | JOUA349L |
| Videofinder number: | 6998 |
| Available to public: | no |
