Disappearing Britain
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 3 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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