Introduced by Frank Bough

Your weekly escape from the winter blues. Essential viewing for anyone planning a basic break or dreaming of faraway places...

Anne Gregg explores the white beaches and clear blue waters of Mauritius, and catches the season's biggest barracuda. Win two weeks on this tropical island as second prize in the Holiday 87 Radio Times competition. At Butlin's holiday camp, John Pitman finds Skegness is still 'so bracing'. The glamorous grannies show their paces, Barbara Windsor entertains, and the kids scream for blood - Captain Blood, the pirate. And John Carter joins a coach tour of Yugoslavia from the dramatic waterfalls of Plitvice to the ancient walled city of Dubrovnik. In the studio, news and advice to help make your holiday decisions.

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