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1957: Wakes Week in Blackburn

Oscar winner John Schlesinger's 1957 film about the Wakes Week holiday in Blackburn is a delight.

It looks at a tradition where mill towns shut down and thousands of workers head to Blackpool.

This clip is from Tonight.

BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 16 August 1957.