“Failingly friendly and infectiously informal.”

Got a laugh out of this 1980 news program about British people shopping for ski wear in London and heading to Sauze d’Oulx in the Italian Alps for a winter holiday.  Truly a time capsule that probably hasn’t been opened for decades. The deadpan delivery of the host as he describes the spartan accommodations and the lack of sleigh rides makes for some highly enjoyable unintentional comedy in 2020.  This guy is a hoot.

Here’s an additional clip from ‘Wish you were here?’ originally aired 10/01/1980. Unfortunately the audio was lost in time but the s

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