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Series on Scottish life. Former members of the emergency services recollect when communications were limited to a flashing light on a police box and ambulances were a novelty.
Series on Scottish life over the last century, with personal accounts and rare film footage. Former members of the emergency services recollect when communications were limited to a flashing light on a police box and when ambulances were a novelty in our streets. Also recalled is one of the most tragic incidents in Scottish living memory - the fire in Cheapside Street, Glasgow.
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Wed 15 Oct 200819:30
BBC One Scotland
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