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A televised documentary is set to air this week charting Britain's love affair with caravans.

The BBC 4 show will be aired on Wednesday at 21:00 GMT and highlight how caravans were once a privilege for a favoured minority and grew to become popular among a larger segment of consumers after World War II.

Among those mentioned in the programme will be motorhome pioneer Sam Alper, who invented the Sprite model, caravan insurance policyholders may be interested to read.

Speaking to the Newmarket Journal, Fional Alper, wife of the late Mr Alper, said that her husband had been "an extremely resourceful man". He built his first caravan from parts of a Spitfire fighter plane, the publication states.

"In some ways, he has been likened to the Henry Ford of caravans and was a man who could get things done," Mrs Alper added.

Mr Alper realised that at a cost of roughly £500, caravans on sale in his day were too expensive for many to afford, so he set about creating a cheaper alternative, developing and selling the Sprite for around £199 in 1948.

The show - Caravans: A British Love Affair, will be repeated on February 26th, March 1st and March 2nd.

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