The Long Summer

(Channel 4 documentary series, 1996)

A series charting Britain's progress between the two world wars, narrated by actor Alan Bates.
Bob Wingrove discovered recordings of two programmes:
“ 'Electricity' shows the following: Birmingham trams, London Transport types STL, LT, Tilling ST, Maidstone Corporation Tilling Stevens (B10?), Maidstone and District TD1, also a Maidstone Trolleybus (of the first batch)
'Light bulbs and Lino' featured an Ipswich Corporation single deck trolleybus (Ransomes Simms and Jeffreys) registration DX5615, also an Aldershot and District Dennis Lancet.”

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