Bata-ville: We are not afraid of the future takes 42 former shoe-makers on a coach trip to the Czech Republic where they come face to face with machines capable of performing the jobs they used to perform at the Bata company’s now defunct factories in Cumbria and Essex.

The vision of Bata's founder was not only to become "shoe-makers to the world" but also to provide his workforce with an ideological village to live in. This included everything from their housing to amenities like shops, cafes and