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-- More exciting and interesting documentaries and travel reports on my channel! -- They are as much a part of Great Britain as the crown jewels are to the Queen. The pub is the hub, they say here, the centre, a piece of distinctive Britain with ale and Sunday roast. Home, living room, marriage market - more than just a petrol station for the thirsty. And yet more and more pubs are closing. Beer tax, smoking bans and the greed of investors are causing problems for this quintessentially British institution. London correspondent Hanni Hüsch and her ARD team have been searching in England, Wales and the most remote corner of Scotland - for the perfect place, for the soul and secret of the public house, which can look back on a centuries-long tradition. A place where everyone is equal, landowners and truck drivers, a place that brings grandma and grandchildren together.