Future nostalgia

This week we take a trip to the great British seaside. The faded grandeur of resort towns reflects the times but Kathryn Ferry of the Seaside Heritage Network says celebrating the social legacy of a holiday golden age will make them shine again.

Also inside

• Let’s hear it for the motorway service station, a hardy travel perennial that has changed with the times
• How the cost of living crisis has led to fewer prospective parents looking to adopt
• Sir Karl Jenkins has enjoyed a remarkable career but the acclaimed composer wishes his father had been around to see his success
• The latest in the More Than One Story film series explores the relationship between domestic violence and homelessness
• Jemaine Clement takes flight in new reboot of Time Bandits
• The lessons we can learn from folklore that can make the modern world make sense
• And vendor Tony, who sells in Barnstaple and South Molton, says he’s eager to get fishing lessons

Plus much more!

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