During the 1970's these amazing colour films provided a break in between the test card and the television trade information. It provided a chance to view some of the best freely available colour films then available. This mixed range of footage was often 'sponsored' as an indirect form of advertising, but these informative, usually beautifully shot colour movie features were indeed classics in their own right.
Enjoy this nostalgic trip around the coast of Britain showing different aspects of our shore-line, courtesy of ESSO films and subsequently the BBC's iconic, Colour Television Trade Test Transmissions.
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