The Town That Floored the World
The Town That Floored the World
John Sessions narrates a documentary looking at how Kirkcaldy became the world centre for linoleum, revealing how the town built its fortunes on the manufacture of the floor covering. Current and former workers in the industry and natives of the Fife town - including crime writer Val McDermid - share their stories, and lino's role in high art and design is also traced
The Town That Floored the World airs on BBC Scotland HD (Freeview) at 7:00 PM, Tuesday 1 October. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
John Sessions
Narrator
Shruti Rao
Producer
Maurice Smith
Executive Producer
Colin Cameron
Executive Producer