Summary: I. "King sees Navy on invasion eve." George VI visits the Fleet in a northern port and is welcomed aboard by C-in-C Admiral Fraser. After attending the C-in-C's daily conference, King watches a human torpedo and midget submarine being demonstrated and also sees a shooting and bombing display by Barracudas and other planes of the Fleet Air Arm. Band of the Royal Marines plays "Sunset" as the King departs.
II. "The other man's job. Plastics give eyes to the armed forces." Mass production of plastic lenses which are tougher and more transparent than glass ones and therefore obviously useful in wartime conditions. Before the war both Britain and the USSR imported 75% of their binoculars from Germany; now Britain produces sufficient lenses for both the British and Russian markets. Manufacturing scenes of plastic contact lenses, including cutting and polishing. Army officer has these new lenses fitted - "they don't hurt a bit."
