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Documentary which journeys back to the 1950s when the coach was king. Those who had not travelled beyond their own villages and towns were given a taste of exploration and freedom.
Documentary which takes a glorious journey back to the 1950s, when the coach was king. From its early origins in the charabanc, the coach had always been the people's form of transport. Cheaper and more flexible than the train, it allowed those who had travelled little further than their own villages and towns a first heady taste of exploration and freedom. It was a safe capsule on wheels from which to venture out into a wider world.
The distinctive livery of the different coach companies was part of a now-lost world, when whole communities crammed into coach after coach en route to pleasure spots like Blackpool, Margate and Torquay. With singsongs, toilet stops and the obligatory pub halt, it didn't matter how long it took to get there because the journey was all part of the adventure.
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Duration: 02:05
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Duration: 01:15
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | June Whitfield |
Producer | Debbie Martin |
Series Producer | Ben Southwell |
Executive Producer | Michael Poole |
Broadcasts
- Wed 5 Jan 2011 21:00
- Thu 6 Jan 2011 03:30
- Sat 8 Jan 2011 20:00
- Sun 9 Jan 2011 01:20
- Wed 26 Jan 2011 20:00
- Thu 27 Jan 2011 02:15
- Wed 2 Mar 2011 23:50±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Thu 3 Mar 2011 00:20±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Sun 24 Apr 2011 23:20
- Sat 20 Aug 2011 20:00
- Sun 21 Aug 2011 01:25
- Wed 12 Oct 2011 19:30
- Thu 13 Oct 2011 00:15
- Tue 20 Dec 2011 19:00
- Wed 21 Dec 2011 02:00
- Wed 27 Jun 2012 20:00
- Thu 28 Jun 2012 01:45
- Tue 11 Dec 2012 20:00
- Wed 12 Dec 2012 01:00
- Mon 8 Apr 2013 21:00
- Tue 9 Apr 2013 03:00
- Thu 11 Apr 2013 23:00
- Sun 2 Mar 2014 19:00
- Sun 2 Mar 2014 23:40
- Wed 5 Mar 2014 00:35
- Tue 13 May 2014 01:05
- Thu 28 May 2015 23:00
- Sun 31 May 2015 02:40
- Thu 31 Mar 2016 20:00
- Wed 20 Jul 2016 23:00
- Sat 14 Jan 2017 19:00
- Mon 26 Jun 2017 01:20
- Mon 29 Oct 2018 01:00
- Tue 10 Sep 2019 01:00
- Sat 4 Dec 2021 20:30
- Sun 5 Dec 2021 01:40
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