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In the years after the First World War, few people believed that
aeroplanes would ever develop into a safe, efficient and affordable
way for people to travel long distances, especially across the oceans.
The first airliners had only a short range – 500 miles at most – though that was probably plenty for the passengers
because they were not for the faint-hearted.
They were uncomfortable, cold, noisy, far from reliable -- and not very safe either.
They were basically wartime bomber designs, adapted to carry a few passengers in a rudimentary cabin.
What a contrast with airships!
They could cruise for long distances, carrying more passengers in far greater comfort than aeroplanes.
They had kitchens and toilets and, on trans-ocean flights, cabins and showers as well.
They were slower than aeroplanes but, crucially, they were a lot faster than the ocean liners they were competing against.
They were going to SHRINK THE WORLD, linking Britain with the far-flung nations and colonies of the Empire!
In this popular presentation, richly illustrated with photographs and original newsreel footage, I tell the fascinating story of a whole lost technology, and a whole lost way of travelling the world.
See and hear about the first Zeppelin flight in 1900, the founding of the world’s first airline in 1909, the first-ever trans-Atlantic passenger flights, and the grand vision of linking Britain’s world-wide empire with rapid airship transport;
Savour the unique pleasure of travelling by Zeppelin, and contrast it with modern air travel;
Meet some of the celebrities who made airship travel so fashionable in the 1930s;
And experience the horror of the moment when THE ZEPPELIN YEARS came to a sudden and violent end.
Why should you never buy a used airship from this man? 
Find out when you hear the talk!
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