BBC One 1970 1 season 5 eps Ended

Nairn's Europe

1970 1 season 5 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

30 min

S1 · E1 · Apr 30, 1970

Hereford - Bourges (France) Episode 1

Hereford and Bourges are both ancient market towns surrounded by countryside which is characteristic of their two countries. The pressures of a changing, increasingly urbanised society has forced them both to adapt their traditional roles.

30 min

S1 · E2 · May 7, 1970

Newcastle - Aarhus (Denmark) Episode 2

Newcastle and Aarhus are both provincial centres. Yet they show, in their very different ways, that the provinces need not be a mere smudged carbon copy of the metropolis, and display a life style quite distinct from London or Copenhagen.

30 min

S1 · E3 · May 14, 1970

Oxford - Padua (Italy) Episode 3

Oxford and Padua are not only among Europe's most historic centres of learning. They are also part of the booming industrial complex of the new Europe. How far can they reconcile their traditional roles with the pressures of the 1970s?

30 min

S1 · E4 · May 28, 1970

Inverness - Lulea (Sweden) Episode 4

Inverness and Lulea are two of Europe's most northerly outposts. They face similar problems of geographical isolation and climate. Problems which offer the opportunity for exciting architectural solutions.

30 min

S1 · E5 · Jul 23, 1970

Barnsley - St Niklaas (Belgium) Episode 5

The North of England and Belgium share the same taste for chips and strong beer. They face the same problems of an industrial heritage and they have the same chance to create a lively and vigorous environment.

5 episodes in Season 1

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A series of programmes in which Ian Nairn contrasts the urban civic style of Britain and the Continent.

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Cast

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Ian Nairn

Self - Presenter

Keith Alexander Executive producer

Executive producer

Keith Alexander

Total runtime 2h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Type Documentary

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Premiered

April 30, 1970

Final episode

July 23, 1970

Status

Ended

Network

BBC One

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Documentary

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

2h 30m

Original language

English

Production

B

BBC Manchester

Production

United Kingdom

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Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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