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The Archive Hour: Airports

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

These are difficult times for airports, but the BBC
Sound Archive shows that they have always had their problems. Steve Punt takes us back to a time of perfect diction, when pilots hadn't a clue where they were going, when Heathrowwas a row of tents and plane-spotting was a respectable job for any well-spoken reporter. Producer Geoff Ballinger

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Steve Punt
Producer:
Geoff Ballinger
Source: Radio Times

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