FACTUAL
9 February 2008
Saturday 9 February 2008 5:45-6:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Julian Putkowski presents a series on cases from the National Archives that show up Civil Service bureaucracy at its nonsensical and frequently hilarious worst.
In 1912, cost-conscious HM Customs replaced Falmouth's steam launch with a former sailing boat fitted with an auxiliary motor. Unfortunately, the motor proved unable to cope with the strong currents off the Cornish coast.
