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Ten O'Clock Bulletin | Scottish Miners Visit Eton
Promoting better understanding between social classes and nations.
CHANNEL | Home Service
FIRST BROADCAST | 12 June 1961
DURATION | 1 minutes 26 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1961
Synopsis
A group of Scottish miners from Ayrshire visit this elite public school. They tell the news programme how they got involved in lessons, from reading poetry by Robert Burns to explaining how a colliery works. Although some had misgivings about the snobbery they might encounter, all are impressed by the friendliness and hospitality they have received.
Did you know?
Eton College was founded in 1440 by Henry VI and has a reputation for educating members of the aristocracy and royals. Eighteen UK prime ministers have been educated at Eton College, the most recent being Alec Douglas-Home. David Cameron is the first Eton-educated leader of the Conservative Party since Douglas-Home.
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