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The Archive Hour: Oh What a Lovely Pier!

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Brighton's West Pier used to be the only Grade I listed pier in the country. Today it's a bare and rusting hulk destroyed by waves, vandals and neglect. Why did we let the queen of piers come to this sorry state? Seaside entertainer Tony Lidington celebrates the pier's social history and mourns its passing.
Producer Angela Hind.

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Presenter:
Tony Lidington
Producer:
Angela Hind
Source: Radio Times

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