Tonight we will hear the history of the Dodgems, Author and historian Kay Townsend has written a book about the most popular ride ever made.
Kay, from Weymouth, has just released Dodgems – Where Did They Come From and Who Made Them?
Kay’s grandfather, Richard Townsend had been travelling his ‘Ark’ ride around the West Country since 1934 and, before that, would travel around with a steam gallopers set.