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1970: The life of the dustman

Name: 1970: The life of the dustman
Duration: 5 min 1 s
Description: Bob Wellings of Nationwide spends the day with a group of London dustmen. What are the daily challenges they face? How do the public treat their rubbish? Is the profession changing? Can you make good money from totting? And finally, can you enjoy being a dustman?

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Bob Wellings of Nationwide spends the day with a group of London dustmen. What are the daily challenges they face? How do the public treat their rubbish? Is the profession changing? Can you make good money from totting? And finally, can you enjoy being a dustman?

Originally broadcast 10 February, 1970.

BBC Archive

27 January