Basingstoke - Runcorn - British New Towns (1974)
• January 1st, 1974 • 1h 27min
Documentary
Overview
Great Britain was the first country to plan the establishment of 'new towns' to house the overflow from rapidly expanding industrial centres. Today these towns number over one hundred. This film examines the operation of two of them.
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