The story of the building and fitting-out of the Cunard liner "Queen Elizabeth II", with delays being blamed on all sides by all sides.
The story of the building and fitting-out of the Cunard liner "Queen Elizabeth II", with delays being blamed on all sides by all sides.
Media Studies / Art and Design: Compare the style of documentary filmmaking show here with that of 'Seawards the Great Ships' (also in this collection). Analyse the different camera, sound and editing techniques used to underscore these two very different visions of Clyde shipbuilding.
History / Shipbuilding: What reasons are given for the decline of shipbuilding in this film? Research the different reasons for the decline of Clyde shipbuilding and what aspects of Clyde shipbuilding remain strong today.
History / Shipbuilding: There is a lot of pride in the people shown in this film. Discuss whether this pride is reflected in the style of the film and whether pride is depicted as a positive or negative force.
English / Journalism: Turn this nine and half minute clip into a retrospective newspaper article about the building of the QE2.
Social Studies: Social class lines are clearly drawn in this film. Can you identify the different strata and hypothesise as to how they may feel about their true role in the delays affect the ship.
Modern Studies / Politics / Economics: The film says that "fear of the sack" created the greatest workforce in the world. Research and then debate whether this is true and whether it is still reflected in today's society, e.g. strength of certain trade unions and "rewards for failure" in the banking and finance sector.
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