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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Britain in a Box, Series 4, Driving School

Paul Jackson on the docusoap that arguably spawned Britain's first reality TV celebrity.

Paul Jackson dissects 1997 docusoap 'Driving School' which spawned 'reality TV' and made a star of Maureen Rees. From February 2011.

Paul Jackson tells the story behind another TV classic, 'Driving School'. Broadcast in 1997, it only ran for six editions, but left an indelible mark on British documentary TV.

Commanding audiences of up to 12 million, it made a star of Cardiff cleaner, Maureen Rees who failed her driving test six times, and arguably helped spawn Britain's first "reality television" celebrity.

With Alan Yentob, Grant Mansfield and Phil Hall. 

Producer: Sarah Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.

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