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Wish You Weren't Here? "Holidaymakers are money - there can never be too many of them." - Cornish hotelier. "We're busy creating in Cornwall the conditions they are trying to get away from in Birmingham."-Cornish resident. The sinking pound and fuel surcharges mean fewer people going abroad, and the new motorway marching steadily westwards from Bristol makes Cornwall that much more accessible to weekenders from London and the Midlands. The result is ringing cash registers and prosperity for some. Others believe that Cornwall is being destroyed. Jack Pizzey and the Man Alive team have been listening to both sides of the argument in Cornwall - and to the views of the tourists themselves. In Penzance, Desmond Wilcox chairs a debate featuring politicians, hoteliers and residents as the people of Cornwall ask: how much tourism is too much? Clip taken from Man Alive, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 14 June, 1974. 00:00 Jack Pizzey reports from Cornwall 17:38 Penzance studio debate 48:24 End credits You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive 1974: Is Tourism Destroying Cornwall? | Man Alive | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

1974: Is Tourism Destroying Cornwall? | Man Alive | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

Ludovic Kennedy reports on youth clubs in the Elephant and Castle area of South London. He compares traditional youth clubs - like the one run by the Christ Church United Clubs at Kennington Oval,… 1960: London's Changing Youth Clubs | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

1960: London's Changing Youth Clubs | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

"How would you like your kids to stay here?" Ian Breach reports on the problem of damp council housing in Glasgow and Edinburgh. In the Hutchesontown area of inner city Glasgow, many of the modern… 1979: Living With Damp | Grapevine | Scotland on Film | BBC Archive

1979: Living With Damp | Grapevine | Scotland on Film | BBC Archive

"I don't know what's happened to birding these days - people thinking about food, and wearing trousers..." Bryan Bland. They call them twitchers; birdwatchers who dash from place to place ticking… 1985: The Crazy World of Competitive Bird Watching | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

1985: The Crazy World of Competitive Bird Watching | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

It can be the greatest pitfall of the social year. And it can be followed by a 12-month hangover. If your boss hasn't spoken to you since, it's a fair bet that you had a good time at your office… 1970: The Office Christmas Party | Man Alive | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

1970: The Office Christmas Party | Man Alive | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

Brian Widlake,Valerie Singleton and Paul Burden report on the use of satellites to provide direct television signals to British homes. Currently, satellite television provides programming for a mere 5,000 homes across Britain. That looks likely to change, however, with BSB - British Satellite Broadcasting - aquiring the franchise to provide high-powered satelitte transmissions, direct to televisions in Britain from 1990. BSB - a consortium led by Granada, Anglia, Virgin, Amstrad, Pearson and ITN - has vast experience in television, electronics and publishing. Can it finally make satellite television a mass market proposition? Just what will it take to make this a success with the British public? Clip taken from The Money Programme, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 14 December, 1986. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive 1986: Could Satellite TV Take Off in Britain? | The Money Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

1986: Could Satellite TV Take Off in Britain? | The Money Programme | Retro Tech | BBC Archive

Bette Midler, a performer whose act was described as outrageous, played a week-long tour at the London Palladium in 1978. Talking to Valerie Singleton ahead of her concerts, Midler spoke about her… 1978: BETTE MIDLER on the appeal of BRITISH COMEDY | BBC Archive

1978: BETTE MIDLER on the appeal of BRITISH COMEDY | BBC Archive

Profile of the one and only Lancashire steeplejack Fred Dibnah. Fred demolishes unwanted chimneys the old fashioned way - brick by brick, starting at the top - or by taking bricks from the bottom and… 1979: Steeplejack FRED DIBNAH takes down a MASSIVE chimney BRICK by BRICK | BBC Archive

1979: Steeplejack FRED DIBNAH takes down a MASSIVE chimney BRICK by BRICK | BBC Archive

BBC Television Newsreel's air correspondent Charles Gardner reports on the latest developments in air traffic control in Britain. At the summit of the Snaefell Mountain Railway on the Isle of Man, a new triangulation tower is part of an expanding communications network, which enables airline pilots to contact relay stations by radio telephone. Across Britain, air traffic control is evolving to cope with increasing air traffic over Britain, it's been dubbed the Blanket Cover Radio Telephone Scheme. How does it work? Mr Gardner visits Uxbridge Control Station to find out, and try his hand at being an air traffic controller. Clip taken from Television Newsreel, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 3 April, 1951. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive 1951: How Air Traffic Control Works | Newsreel | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

1951: How Air Traffic Control Works | Newsreel | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

"He starts the day as he means to continue, with a wee dram." Join Big Jim Collie - a Scottish crofter who lives alone in a bothy in the foothills of the Cairngorms - as he embarks on one of his… 1976: BIG JIM's Big BOOZY Bike Trip to Braemar | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

1976: BIG JIM's Big BOOZY Bike Trip to Braemar | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has died at the age of 81. In 1973, he explained the uniqueness of reggae and how he could convey serious themes within joyful music. Interview conducted by music… 1973: JIMMY CLIFF on the uniqueness of REGGAE | BBC Archive #Reggae #JimmyCliff

1973: JIMMY CLIFF on the uniqueness of REGGAE | BBC Archive #Reggae #JimmyCliff

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1982: Tron - How Was it Made? | Nationwide | Science Fiction | BBC Archive

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Man Alive's Jeanne La Chard looks at life on the Pension. In future a single pensioner will live on £6.75 a week - and married couples on £10.90. Is money all that is needed? The old face problems which the rest of us, too often, push to one side - while we live in the Welfare State that their generation built. In almost every other country they are respected as 'senior citizens.' Here they are, usually, just 'the old' and often made to feel a nuisance. Jeanne asks them about how they make ends meet, what they spend their money on, and what they would splash out on if money was no object. Clip taken from Man Alive: The Pension, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 19 April, 1972. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive 1972: Living on the State Pension | Man Alive | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

1972: Living on the State Pension | Man Alive | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

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1959: What Worries the People of Sheffield?

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1972: The Historic Building Investigator

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"An essential of democracy is free speech." Woodrow Wyatt asks whether fascist meetings should be allowed in public buildings. Oxford City Council has agreed to allow a pro-fascist group to hold a meeting in the town hall, but not without opposition. Wyatt speaks to Mr Ferguson, a Conservative councillor, who was one of a group of councillors who unsuccessfully attempted to stop the fascists from using the town hall. The Leader of the City Council - former Mayor of Oxford, Lady Townsend - believes the fascist organisation should be allowed to use the town hall, but only if certain conditions are met. In Birmingham, the town hall has recently been used by Sir Oswald Mosley - Wyatt asks the Lord Mayor of Birmingham if he believes he was right to allow the former leader of the British Union of Fascists to use the town hall. Other contributors in Birmingham include Councillor Thomas, Councillor Wright, Alderman Meadows and Mr Darnell - the President of the Trades Council. Finally, Wyatt interviews the people of Birmingham. Do they agree that Mosley should have been allowed to speak in the town hall? Clip taken from Panorama, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 27 October, 1958. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive 1958: Free Speech for Fascists? | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

1958: Free Speech for Fascists?

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