Great Radio 4 program highlighting the various Pop songs commissioned by UK town planners. Contains such classics as “A Leicester Fiesta” (10’05”) and A celebration of Milton Keynes shopping centre (13’20”).😀
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#bbc #NewTowns #UnitedKingdom

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001gk63

The Silkin Way- Old railway now footpath/#cycleway named after John Silkin Labour Politician. 1966 “In the long run, the #newtowns will be judged by the kind of citizens they produce, by whether they create this spirit of #friendship, #neighbourliness and #comradeship. That will be the real test, and that will be my objective so long as I have any responsibility for these new towns.”
#TownPlanning #Telford #Heritage

I wrote a couple of pieces about films for my blog this year.

First there was ‘Unhomely: new towns on film’...

https://precastreinforced.co.uk/2022/07/16/unhomely-new-towns-on-film/

#films #NewTowns #movies #UK