Archive footage has emerged online showing Glasgow families enjoying all the fun of the British seaside in Blackpool in the 1960s.
The clip, which was originally recorded for Scottish news magazine programme A Quick Look Round, aired on BBC 1 Scotland back in July 1966 and features a number of Glasgow holidaymakers speaking about their reasons for visiting the famous Lancashire resort.
The microphone is put to mums, dads, and youngsters, who each give their own views on why Blackpool is worth making the 400-mile round trip from Glasgow by road and rail.
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Traditionally, tens of thousands of Glaswegians would stage a mass exodus from the city in the second half of July for the Glasgow Fair Fortnight, which to this day remains a public holiday.
In the days when commercial air travel was still beyond the reach of many working families, most Glasgow locals would opt for the Clyde and Ayrshire coasts, with thousands of others making trips east to places such as Fife and Portobello.
But there was one slightly more far-flung destination that attracted generations of Glasgow families to its 1.6-mile-long, fun-filled promenade: Blackpool - the legendary seaside resort with its iconic tower, beaches, piers and theme park.
Records show that upwards of 18 million people visited Blackpool annually in the 1960s, making it as popular as the likes of Paris and Venice are today.
Discussing Blackpool's annual influx of Glaswegian holidaymakers, A Quick Look Round's reporter says: "During the Scottish fortnight, the wry bawdry and the repartee flows in cheerful waves from one side of the road to the other."
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The reporter interviews a handful of Glasgow families for the piece and asks them why they've chosen Blackpool. As we are about to discover, the resort's abundance of both top rate indoor and outdoor attractions held great appeal for Glaswegians.
"Well, this is my wife and I came for the same reason as she came," says one Glasgow man.
"Entertainment, if the weather's not too good then you can always get a bit of entertainment, but the weather has been fabulous, so it doesn't matter so much about entertainment."
A woman adds: "I like Blackpool, this is my sixth time here. I like the crowds, people and... [there's'] plenty entertainment."
"But isn't it like actually staying in Scotland when you come here?" asks the reporter, referring to the mass influx of Scots in the town during the last two weeks of July.
"Well, no," replies the woman, "there's mixtures of Welsh, English, Scots all here."
The reporter then turns his attentions to a group of young Glasgow men, who are quite clear on why they've come to Blackpool.
"Girls!" shouts one of the young men, "plenty of girls!"
You can watch the full film here.
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