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Samantha Smith reports the problems facing Newquay. David Stafford finds out the link between a sycamore tree and the birth of the trade union movement.

Samantha Smith reports on the problems facing the Cornish tourist resort of Newquay and asks whether its future lies in its surf and drink culture or in selling upmarket luxury accommodation.

In Dorset David Stafford finds out how a common object - a humble sycamore tree in Tolpuddle - links in with hugely significant developments in the history of the world - in this case the rise of trade unions.

Mark Horton takes to the water to follow scientists who are using the latest technology to produce modern maps of some of the least known areas on Earth - the seabed around our coast.

29 minutes

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Mon 18 Jan 2010 19:30

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  • Mon 18 Jan 2010 19:30