Road, Rail and Runways
Charting the upheavals in the UK's transport systems at a time when the popularity of air travel soared, rail networks were dismantled and the car was king.
Throughout the 1960s, the Rank Organisation produced hundreds of short colour films on almost every aspect of British life. In a series reworking the best of this material to offer fascinating and often surprising insights into a transformative period of recent British history, this episode concentrates on the unprecedented upheavals in Britain's transport systems during a period when the popularity of air travel soared, rail networks were comprehensively dismantled and towns and cities were being reshaped to accommodate the unstoppable rise of the motor car.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Kathryn Williams |
Executive Producer | David Okuefuna |
Broadcasts
- Mon 24 Jun 2013 20:00
- Tue 25 Jun 2013 02:00
- Tue 15 Jul 2014 02:20
- Wed 24 Sep 2014 20:00
- Mon 26 Oct 2015 03:05
- Sat 20 Aug 2016 02:00