Name the programme - architecture/ motoring documentary.

[garyb]

Description:
late 50s/ early 60s B/W TV documentary(may have been a series) revolving around one man in his car (Morris minor or similar) driving up the newly opened M1 extolling the architectural virtues of the sights he sees along the way.

Does anyone recall it's name?

[Dez]

1 man and his car?


lol no idea

[Callyman]

A guy called Tom Fort did a program recently driving his Traveller down the A303, was it him?

[v6 steve]

B/W telly what's that you must be a lot older than the rest of us

[Fraz]

you may be thinking of this

http://www.motorbar.co.uk/dvd_britainsbestdrives.htm

[Robs-se]

Although born in the early 60's i do not recall said program, what channel was it on - BBC1/2 or ITV ( spoilt in those days weren't we)

[v6 steve]

Although born in the early 60's i do not recall said program, what channel was it on - BBC1/2 or ITV ( spoilt in those days weren't we)

and most of the time BBC 2 was playing the teat card and all the channels turned off at night

[garyb]

Sorry folks, bit of a bum steer on the year. The documentaries were made between 70&72, it was his books and key articles that were published in the late 50s/ early 60s

The chap was Ian Nairn.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Nairn

The programme was Nairn's Travels, a series of 6 documentaries for the Beeb.

For the more serious minded on the forum 'tis definitely worth keeping an eye open for any re-runs . Torrents seem a bit thin on the ground ...

[C411BRAnut]

Although born in the early 60's i do not recall said program, what channel was it on - BBC1/2 or ITV ( spoilt in those days weren't we)

and most of the time BBC 2 was playing the teat card and all the channels turned off at night

The teat card? Wish I'd seen that in my adolescence. Would have been a treat!