Introduced by Rene Cutforth
A programme from the BBCtv Archives for each of the past 25 years: 1970
Bird's-Eye View Beside the Seaside
An aerial tour of the English seaside in the company of Sir John Betjeman
A swooping seagull takes its flight From Weymouth to the Isle of Wight;
From Cornish clifftops, wild and bare,
To crowds at Weston-super-Mare; The seaside seen as history - Bournemouth, Butlin's and Torquay,
Whatever paddles, surfs or sails, Braves the waves or rides the gales -
A scrapbook made in summertime Of seaside joys in film and rhyme.
Film cameraman IAN STONE Helicopter pilot TED NOWAK Film editor EDWARD Roberts Producer EDWARD MIRZOEFF