Some article in the Grauniad today mentioned the writer and architectural correspondent Ian Nairn who died of the drink 40 or so years ago.
BBC i-player has a few of his programmes in their archive; an intriguing rabbit hole for folks of a certain age.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p01q1km2/nairn-across-britain
The segment up the A5 from London passes by here. The Leeds to Edinburgh section covers bits of my teens by rail down the Aire Valley. Stuff round Skipton and Settle must surely ring some bells for legacylad; is the Naked Man Cafe still extant?
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The Minis, Minxs and Vauxhalls should trigger all our nostalgic wot nots.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Sun 5 Sep 21 at 20:34
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