Reel History Of Britain
MELVYN BRAGG signs in at Bristol Airport to look back to the 1970s when package holidays took off and holidaymakers flocked abroad in their millions.
One-time Pontin’s entertainer Paul James remembers when this most British of holiday chains first set up in the Mediterranean while the airport’s first two holiday reps reminisce.
Meanwhile Stephen Manley-Clarke reveals to Melvyn how his passion for air travel, beginning with his first package holiday, led to a life spent in the air.