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24/08/1973
Approximately 25,000 ice creams, 13,000 deckchairs and 45,000 toilet rolls are needed during bank holiday weekend in Southend, as revealed in this edition of Nationwide. (1973)
Approximately 25,000 ice creams, 13,000 deckchairs and 45,000 toilet rolls - just some of the figures for a bank holiday weekend in Southend. We meet the people who keep the town running smoothly, from the road-sweeper to the manager of the sweet factory. Also in the programme, Brian Ash reports from Selfridges department store on London's Oxford Street on precautions to protect customers from bomb attacks. (1973)
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Fri 24 Aug 1973
18:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
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Southend Holiday
Duration: 10:25
Did You Know?
Beauty pageants were introduced at British seaside resorts as a way of drawing in the crowds after World War II. They were very popular events and the one in Morecambe that started in 1945 as Bathing Beauty Queen eventually evolved into the Miss Great Britain contest. This was televised from 1971 until 1985, when Michael Grade, the new Director General of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, put a stop to its transmission on the grounds that it was 'close to offensive'.
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- Fri 24 Aug 1973 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
Bank Holidays Collection
Clips from this programme are available online as part of the Bank Holidays Collection.