Britain since 1930

Programme Outline

00.53 - 03.44 Pre-war Britain

Footage

• Back-to-back housing
• Experiments in town planning
• Examples of Art Deco architecture

Commentary

• Changes in housing during the 1930s

03.44 - 10.33 The war and the post-war building programme

Footage

• Bomb damage
• Harlow New Town
• High-rise blocks
• Milton Keynes
• Public buildings

Commentary

• Impact of bombing raids
• The building boom
• New ideas in town planning
• Building for the Welfare State

10.33 - 22.19 Changes in transport and technology

Footage

• Roads
• Airports
• Power stations

Commentary

• The rise of the motorway
• Developments in air travel
• Changing patterns of communication
• Power sources and renewable energy

22.19 - 28.45 The environmental challenge

Footage

• The Gower Peninsular
• Caravan sites
• National Parks

Commentary

• The ecological impact of development
• The legacy of the past and our responsibilities towards our descendants