An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
223. Sun, Sea, and Sex
August 22, 2022
Description
The rise and fall of Butlin's, Benidorm and Franco, class, package holidays, bikinis, mass tourism and sunbathing. The third episode in our holiday series has it all - join Tom and Dominic as they...
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Books Referenced
Tourists
Author: Lucy Lethbridge
Context:
Described as 'Lucy Lethbridge's brilliant new book on the invention of the tourist industry, the invention of holidays in the modern sense.' Referenced multiple times throughout the episode as a source for historical facts about tourism.
The Wind in the Willows
Author: Kenneth Grahame
Context:
Referenced when discussing caravanning history - 'Mr. Toad had a caravan, didn't he, in The Wind and the Willards?' (slight mispronunciation of the title in speech)