BILLY BRAGG IN SOMERSET
27 December 2003
Presented by Billy Bragg
This week’s special edition of Excess Baggage is presented by popular protest singer Billy Bragg. On his frequent trips to London, Billy drives past a road sign which says – “Chard – The birthplace of powered flight”. This has always interested him but he has never visited – until now that is. Billy will be visiting Chard to find out more about its history. He will also be sampling the delights of Cider Brandy, hearing the unique Odcombe Carols and hollering “Come all jolly fellows who follow the plough” in memory of the tens of thousands of agricultural labourers who gathered to protest on Ham Hill more than 100 years ago.
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