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1972: Selling French Candles During the UK Power Shortages | Nationwide | BBC Archive

"Packet of ten for thirty pence - who wants the first lot?" Nationwide's Lynn Lewis takes his car on the ferry to France, to find out how profitable it can be to import French candles into electricity-starved Britain during the 1972 miners' strike. He hopes to make £100 profit, by purchasing 1000 boxes of candles in Boulogne-sur-Mer and selling them in Petticoat Lane, London. Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, 15 February, 1972. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive