Out of Step (TV series)


Out of Step is a documentary series made by Associated-Rediffusion in 1957, in which presenter Daniel Farson looks for unconventional opinions' - surrounding a particular topical issue. Episodes lasted approximately 16 minutes, and the show was placed at 10.30pm in ITV's Wednesday schedule.
Keeping in Step, also presented by Farson, looked at more conventional attitudes.

Episode guide

1. Out of Step
Free the Children A. S. Neill's well-known do-as-you-like school.
2. Nudism
Visit a nudist colony, and hear why people go there.
3. Mind Over Matter
Good health, happiness and a saner world that's what Scientology claims to give us.
4. Away With Governments!
Away With Governments!... and let's all live in a state of complete anarchy-or do they mean chaos?
5. Spiritualism
Is there life beyond the veil? Can the spirits communicate with us after death?
6. No Meat For Dinner
Vegans are super vegetarians. They don't eat drink milk or eat eggs.
7. Down With Marriage
Most people believe marriage to be a scared institution. Some, however, think it a waste of time-or worse.
8. Tune in to Nature's Radio
With a little black box and a lot of thought, it is possible to grow bigger carrots by remote control - or is it?
9. Build Your Own Body
Men! You can make your torso more so! Here are the muscle men. Look at them, and see if you think it's worth the trouble.
10. Down With Work
Do you like work, or would you like to lead an idle life? Is a tramp's life really a happy one?
11. Witchcraft
Meet a witch and hear about "the wickedest man in the world"
12. The Seventh Day
Practically everything is shut on an English Sunday. The Lord's Day Observance Society are campaigning to make the laws about Sunday even more strict than they are now.
13. One Man Against The World
Harold Steele made his courageous protest against atom warfare. It failed - or did it?

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