Cable Cars and TV Stars - The Story of Stoke-on-Trent 1986

Available for over a year

A brief history of the 1986 National Garden Festival at Etruria - a summer of fun, flowers and famous faces - when the great and the good from across the UK came to witness the regeneration of Stoke-on-Trent. It's a story of celebrities, setbacks and celebrations. Contains rarely-heard archive from BBC Radio Stoke, BBC TV and the Staffordshire Film Archive. With thanks to Ray Johnson and the Staffordshire Film Archive.