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World Service,30 Jul 1998,13 mins

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Stopping off in Newcastle on Tyne on this journey along the Great North Road in the UK. Also know as the A1, it runs from London to Edinburgh, 400 miles away. The presenter explores the contradictions of poverty and prosperity she sees in Newcastle and Gateshead.

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