FACTUAL
Clubs
Saturday 8 July 2006 10:30-11:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Ian Hislop casts a wary eye over the historical, social and moral landscape of that oft quoted but rarely defined landscape - Middle England.
Is one of the key criticisms levelled at Middle England - that it is exclusive and self-serving - valid? To find out, Ian visits Guildford to look at the clubs, explicit and implicit, that sustain Middle England. As well as improving his golf swing and jam-making skills, he discovers a long history of civic engagement that defines Middle Englanders and the world they inhabit.
