Timeshift: Timeshift: All the Fun of the Fair - A History of the British Fairground

OPIS

Part one of two. The popularity of travelling funfairs in Britain during the 20th century, using archive footage and images to explore the evolution of the rides and attractions that captured the public's imagination. The programme also investigates the role fairs played in rapidly expanding industrial towns, where entertainment could sometimes be hard to come by. Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt.