[7113]

I spotted this today while trawling the BBC site and decided it was worth passing on.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7644630.stm

Finally the Isle of Sheppey has a claim to "fame"

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[poliss]

I might have known he was a Swampy.

 

[Bilbo]

He was actually born in Swansea - his father was Scottish - so what is he ?
Interesting evening on BBC4 tomorrow - if you are in to Railways .

 

[7113]

QUOTE (Bilbo @ 1 Oct 2008, 18:56) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>He was actually born in Swansea

Whereas according to a couple of other sites he was born and educated in Maidstone!

Regards

 

[bike2steam]

Beeching was a close friend of Ernest Marples, Transport Minister , whos family had a large road building company at that time - very convenient would you say.
PM

 

[nevardmedia]

QUOTE (Bilbo @ 1 Oct 2008, 18:56) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>He was actually born in Swansea - his father was Scottish - so what is he ?
Interesting evening on BBC4 tomorrow - if you are in to Railways .

Looking forward to seeing this - we have the old box on record.
I suppose he'll have a Welsh passport

 

[7113]

Well I sat and watched this last night and found it to be balanced and informative. Plus we had some excellent archive footage to watch as well.

Regards

 

[pedromorgan]

i actualy prefered the victoria wood programme that followed but it was a good watch.

I have just seent he viewing figures on the hislop programme and they are stunning!
It was the channels second highest rating programme ever! (after "the curse of steptoe").
it had an audience of (are you ready for this??) 1.3 million!! thats a 6.7% share!!!! i am stunned.

railway walks from earlier in the evening got 680,000 viewers. (3.6%share)

Peter

 

[dwb]

QUOTE it had an audience of (are you ready for this??) 1.3 million!! thats a 6.7% share!!!!

We started watching it last night on the iPlayer because it was promoted on the front page of the BBC website. We got about half way through before deciding to call it a night. Some of the archive footage I have seen before because it is from the British Transport Film unit but I had not seen the colour stuff of the Jubilees etc. It was certainly entertaining.

David

 

[John H-T]

QUOTE (pedromorgan @ 4 Oct 2008, 09:03) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i actualy prefered the victoria wood programme that followed but it was a good watch.

I have just seent he viewing figures on the hislop programme and they are stunning!
It was the channels second highest rating programme ever! (after "the curse of steptoe").
it had an audience of (are you ready for this??) 1.3 million!! thats a 6.7% share!!!! i am stunned.

railway walks from earlier in the evening got 680,000 viewers. (3.6%share)

Peter

Just goes to show that Railways can make good TV!

 

[7113]

QUOTE (pedromorgan @ 4 Oct 2008, 09:03) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>railway walks from earlier in the evening got 680,000 viewers. (3.6%share)

Funnily enough Railway walks showed just how clearly the old line can still be seen - especially from the air!

Regards