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New Town, Home Town
First transmitted in 1979, writer Colin Ward sets out to discover the truth about Britain’s New Towns.
He visits Harlow, Peterlee, Runcorn and the youngest and biggest New Town, Milton Keynes, hearing from their architects and residents, and examining their reputation.
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Sat 24 May 198019:30
BBC Two except East & South East
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Post-War Architecture Collection
This programme is part a collection of BBC programmes examining the triumphs and failures of post-war architecture.
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Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current BBC editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Colin Ward |
| Producer | David Heycock |
| Executive Producer | Christopher Martin |
| Film Editor | Christopher Rowlands |
| Camera Operator | Peter Chapman |
| Researcher | Katya Krausova |
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