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The Beaten Track: 1: Inside the Goldfish Bowl

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Four talks in which travel historian Ian Ousby argues that the English tourist industry is not a modern creation.

The perspective from the centre of Cambridge, besieged by college-tripping coach parties. And the earlier visit of Mr George H Ball from Boston, who "did" Cambridge in 1897.

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Presenter:
Ian Ousby
Producer:
Joy Hatwood
Source: Radio Times

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