Coronation Street in 1979. In 1982, the arrival of Channel 4, and its edgy new soap opera "Brookside", was one of the biggest changes for "Coronation Street". Unlike "Coronation Street", which had a very nostalgic view of working-class life, "Brookside" brought together working and middle-class families in a more contemporary environment. The dialogue often included expletives and the stories were more hard-hitting, and of the current Zeitgeist. Whereas stories at this time in "Coronation Street" were largely about family affairs, "Brookside" concentrated on social affairs such as industrial action, unemployment, and the black market. The BBC also introduced a new prime time
Baldwin Street Baldwin Street Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand is the world's steepest residential street, according to "Guinness World Records". It is located in the residential suburb of North East Valley, northeast of Dunedin's central business district. A short straight street a little under long, Baldwin Street runs east from the valley of the Lindsay Creek up the side of Signal Hill towards Opoho, rising from above sea level at its junction with North Road to above sea level at the top, an average slope of slightly more than 1:5. Its lower reaches are only moderately steep, and the surface is