6.00 Flouncer’s Music Show
A special edition of the music show accompanied by a full Blackpool tram journey from Fleetwood to Starr Gate, then back to Clevelys.
7.40 BBC Prepetual Motion – The Blackpool Tram
All you’ve ever wanted to know about Blackpool’s historic tram network.
8.15 Dream Town – A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool
1994 BBC documentary with David Thewlis, looking at some of Blackpool’s attractions. Some interesting historic footage, including Jayne Mansfield switching on the illuminations.
8.55 Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Episode 1
Trouble abounds at the Pleasure Beach – there’s a crash on the Avalanche, the Pepsi Max breaks down, and Bradley Beaver is assaulted in the childrens park! Nick Hancock narrates this 1998 series.
9.20 Noisey Blackpool: The Controversial Rise of Blackpool Grime
Vice send their man Poet out to the seaside town to follow the burgeoning careers of rappers Afghan Dan, Soph Aspin and Little T. What’s behind the beefs? Are the rappers wack? Tune in to find out.
9.50 Peter Kay: Live at the Top of the Tower
Everybody gerrin! It’s spittin’! CaB’s favourite Christmas cash-in cunt performs his acclaimed stand-up show at the Blackpool landmark, back when he was actually funny.
11.00 The Parole Officer (2001)
Steve Coogan’s first feature film role, starring as the titular parole officer in this tangentially-related-to-Blackpool comedy.