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Arena: Private Life of the Ford Cortina

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular, most stolen, and most misunderstood car.

'Dagenham dustbin'? 'Poor man's Rolls-Royce'? In the year that may well see the end of a legend, some of the motoring public, including Sir John Betjeman, Tom Robinson, Alexei Sayle, Sir Terence Beckett and Magnus Magnusson take apart the Ford Cortina: Life and Works 1962-1982.

Contributors

Speaker:
Sir John Betjeman
Speaker:
Tom Robinson
Speaker:
Alexei Sayle
Speaker:
Sir Terence Beckett
Speaker:
Magnus Magnusson
Lighting Cameraman:
John Hooper
Director:
Nigel Finch
Executive Producer:
Alan Yentob
Source: Radio Times

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