Sun, Sea and Sangria
Melvyn Bragg reveals archive footage telling the history of modern Britain. A look back to the 1970s, when British holidaymakers started heading abroad.
Melvyn Bragg, accompanied by a vintage mobile cinema, travels across the country to show incredible footage preserved by the British Film Institute and other national and regional film archives, and tell the history of modern Britain.
This episode comes from Bristol airport and looks back to the 1970s, when package holidays really took off and millions of British holidaymakers headed abroad.
Former Pontins entertainer Paul James remembers when this most British of holiday chains first set up camp in the Mediterranean. Jean Pitt and Jane Hosegood talk about what it was like being some of Bristol airport's first package holiday reps. And Stephen Manley-Clarke recounts how his passion for air travel, beginning with his first package holiday, led to a life spent in the air.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Melvyn Bragg |
Series Producer | Dympna Jackson |
Executive Producer | Ruth Pitt |