Episode Sixty - 28th April 1966 - Hover to Calais

Send us Fan MailIn memory of a dearly departed friend, we go back 60 years to a very special nautical episode that we know he would have enjoyed. In an exciting departure from normal service, Raymond Baxter presents to us live from the first ever commercial crossing of the Channel by hovercraft. And along the way he shows us a whole range of exciting new developments in the world of seagoing transportation. This includes:- Hydrofoils- Research submarines- Aquanauts (the "Dandies of the Deep")- Underwater ejector seats- Dracone barges- Plenty of hovercraft chatAvast ye landlubbers! Anchors aweigh! etc etc.Support the showIf you press on that link above here that says "Support the show", you can chuck us a couple of quid to show your appreciation for this nonsense (not that we expect anyone to do this)As always, there is a video version of this podcast available. Just search for our channel on YouTube. Subscribe to the audio version on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Podcast Addict or whatever your favourite podcast app might be. Subscription links can be found on our website here: https://tomorrowsworldaudittime.buzzsprout.com/Links to our social media can be found here: linktr.ee/twaudittime