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Look Both Ways

4 Extra Debut. Lynne Truss celebrates 50 years of the road safety icon 鈥� the zebra crossing; from Abbey Road to the Inner Hebrides. From 2001.

Introduced to save lives on 31st October 1951, the zebra crossing is an established part of the British landscape, used by millions every day.

Lynne Truss celebrates this icon on its 50th birthday.

Travelling from Abbey Road in North London, to the Inner Hebrides, Lynn also meets the man who designed its black-and-white pattern.

Taking part:

* Mich猫le Roberts
* George Charlesworth
* Peter Lydiatt
* Elaine Williams
* Stuart Maconie

A poem from Roger McGough

Producer: Erika Wright

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 on October 31st 2001.

15 minutes

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