1960: SCUNTHORPE is BOOMING | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

"To the unemployed of Glasgow it would seem like paradise."

Francis Williams reports from Scunthorpe, a town riding the wave of the booming steel industry. One third of Scunthorpe's residents work directly in steel, and the town's population is increasing every year as more and more people seek the high wages and job security of the steelworks. Can Scunthorpe cope with this newfound prosperity, or has the town effectively sold its soul to steel?

Originally broadcast 11 July, 1960.




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