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South Wales Evening Post
|July 10, 2025
MARION MCMULLEN looks back at how the BBC brought some seaside and circus fun into UK homes 50 years ago
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THE BBC headed to the seaside 50 years ago with a circus big top and a lineup of variety acts.
Seaside Special launched on July 5, 1975, from Blackpool and went on to spend the summer broadcasting from different seaside resorts around the UK.
This story is from the July 10, 2025 edition of South Wales Evening Post.
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