Holidaying in the 70s: Wish You Were Here

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Two-part retro-doc about how British holiday habits changed in the 1970s.

Production

Production

Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2024

Still image for Holidaying in the 70s: Wish You Were Here season 1 episode 1: Episode 1

1. Episode 1

Fun retro-doc charting the rise of the package holiday in the 1970s and how Brits swapped staycations for fun in the Mediterranean sun.

Still image for Holidaying in the 70s: Wish You Were Here season 1 episode 2: Episode 2

2. Episode 2

Step back in time to see how we holidayed in the 70s - from the advent of the jumbo jet to the popularity of Benidorm, and the rise of skiing holidays and interrailing.

Cast

Photo of Pooky Quesnel

Pooky Quesnel

Narrator

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