Episode Sixty - 28th April 1966 - Hover to Calais

Send us Fan Mail In 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 chat Avast ye landlubbers! Anchors aweigh! etc etc. Support the show If 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 .

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Episode Sixty - 28th April 1966 - Hover to Calais is an episode from Tomorrow's World Audit Time by Russ & Mark.

This episode is 146:05 long.

This episode was published on Feb 21, 2026.

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