Christmas Expense

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Christmas Expense


Reporter Lawrie Quayle is on the streets of Plymouth in a report that shows the city centre and New George Street before extensive redevelopment and pedestrianisation. He is asking media’s most sought-after questions about Christmas: Is it too commercial and has it lost its meaning? Whether you opt in or opt out of Christmas, it’s definitely here to stay and along with it, the annual press reports about meaning, money and make believe.


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