Disappearing Britain

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United Kingdom

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How it feels

This three-part series uses rare archive footage and interviews to look at changes in British life. Each episode focuses on a different topic like tea drinking, coal mining, or seaside holidays.

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What happens

Disappearing Britain was a three-part TV mini-series broadcast in 2006 on the Channel 5 in Britain. The series contained rare archive film of Thatcher-era Britain, with a retrospective commentary, and interviews with the general public. Three shows were broadcast: "Tea" Wendy Craig explored the changing British relationship with tea "When Coal Was King" Ricky Tomlinson reported on the decline of British coal mining "Beside the Seaside" Sarah Lancashire investigated the changing nature of summer holidays (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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