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  1. The Bluebell Line

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1110
    NoS ID
    329351
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: In Britain the age of steam is still alive and puffing, with over 100 steam railway companies now operating. Maggie Palmer visits the Bluebell Line in Sussex and meets the Reverend Awdry,...

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  2. A Cut Above The Rest

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1111
    NoS ID
    329352
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: Maggie Palmer investigates the world of Savile Row. Ever since the early 19th century, when Henry Poole, tailor to kings and emperors, set up shop in this small Mayfair street, Savile Row has...

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  3. Energy

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1112
    NoS ID
    329353
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: Solar-assisted water heating in houses that were built before 1st World War... educating children to conserve resources for their own future, and seeing how Britain’s brewers make their own...

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  4. Polka Theatre

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1113
    NoS ID
    329354
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: A new theatre, created specially for children, has recently opened in London. Our reporter discovers that it is much more than a place where youngsters are passively entertained. With its...

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  5. Thorpe Park

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1114
    NoS ID
    329355
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: New Zealander, Barbara Ewing looks at a new concept in land reclamation at Thorpe Park Leisure Centre in Surrey where 500 acres of worked out gravel pits have been transformed into a theme...

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  6. The Camden Medical Rehabilitation Centre

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1115
    NoS ID
    329356
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: Vicki Luke learns of some remarkable success stories at CMRC which has just celebrated its 25th anniversary. Patients who were diagnosed as hopelessly paralysed are able to walk again as a...

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  7. Somerset House

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1116
    NoS ID
    329357
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: Except for very brief periods, the recently restored Somerset House Fine Rooms are closed to the public. However, just for three weeks, The Society of Antique Dealers is holding an exhibition...

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  8. Ronnie Scotts

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1117
    NoS ID
    329358
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: Ronnie Scott’s club in London, now celebrating its 20th year, is famous for attracting the very best the jazz world has to offer. New Zealander Barbara Ewing, herself a jazz fan, pays a visit.

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  9. Hit Parade

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1118
    NoS ID
    329359
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: From Vera Lynn to The Boomtown Rats, the British Hit Parade has been going strong now for 25 years. Barbara Ewing investigates its history and meets Cliff Richard, in the charts for over 21 years.

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  10. Going, Going, Gone

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1119
    NoS ID
    329360
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: What are simply old crocks to some, can pove to be crocks of gold to others. That is what New Zealander Barbara Ewing discovered when she attended an auction of vintage cars at Christie’s....

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