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Driving School
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Paul Jackson dissects 1997 docusoap 'Driving School' which spawned 'reality TV' and made a star of Maureen Rees. From February 2011.
Paul Jackson tells the story behind another TV classic, 'Driving School'. Broadcast in 1997, it only ran for six editions, but left an indelible mark on British documentary TV.
Commanding audiences of up to 12 million, it made a star of Cardiff cleaner, Maureen Rees who failed her driving test six times, and arguably helped spawn Britain's first "reality television" celebrity.
With Alan Yentob, Grant Mansfield and Phil Hall.
Producer: Sarah Taylor
First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in 2011.
Last on
Sun 22 Jan 2017
05:30
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Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Paul Kobrak |
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- Sat 26 Feb 2011 10:30±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM
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