FACTUAL
The Shoemakers
Saturday 29 December 2007 20:00-21:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Ray Gosling revisits his home town of Northampton, once the centre of the British shoemaking industry. Since the 1960s, most of the footwear factories have closed and shoe fashions have changed dramatically. Ray visits a remarkable museum of shoes and tracks down some of the remaining manufacturers, finding out how traditional leather shoes are made and why a certain market for them continues to thrive.
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