1970: CUMBERNAULD - The NEW TOWN with the OLD TAX | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

"It's a concrete fantasy, an architect's dream, a planner's delight and the pride of its ultra-modern citizens." With its underpasses, pedestrian footbridges and striking brutalist architecture, Cumbernauld has a claim to being the most modern town in Britain, but even in this shining monument to modernity, an ancient form of levy - the feu - keeps homeowners shackled to the past. Nationwide's Jack Pizzey investigates this antiquated, feudal tax, and speaks to some of the 'vassals' who are required to pay it. Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, Tuesday 18 August, 1970. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive