Timeshift S08E03 · Last Days of Steam

Overview

Documentary that tells the surprising story of how Britain entered a new age of steam railways after the Second World War and why it quickly came to an end.

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1. 1 1. How to Be a Good President2008-09-14 · 1h 0mHelped by contributors including Shirley Williams, Douglas Hurd and Simon Hoggart, journalist Jonathan Freedland attempts to define the qualities which make a great US president.
2. 2 2. Between the Lines - Railways in Fiction and Film2008-10-09 · 1h 0mNovelist Andrew Martin presents a documentary examining how the train came to shape the work of writers and film-makers, from Wordsworth and Dickens to The Railway Children.
3. 3 3. Last Days of Steam2008-10-16 · 1h 0mDocumentary that tells the surprising story of how Britain entered a new age of steam railways after the Second World War and why it quickly came to an end.
4. 4 4. How to Write a Mills and Boon2008-11-02 · 1h 0mTo mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks.
5. 5 5. How to Solve a Cryptic Crossword2008-11-10 · 1h 0mDon Manley reveals the tricks that compilers use to bamboozle and entertain cryptic crossword solvers, while fans including Prunella Scales explain why they enjoy them.
6. 6 6. The Comic Songbook2008-12-22 · 1h 0mDocumentary which celebrates Britain's tradition of comic songs, from Noel Coward's Mad Dogs and Englishmen to Benny Hill's Ernie, and reveals the skill involved in creating them.
7. 7 7. Fashion versus the BBC2009-01-22 · 1h 0mA team of fashion writers and commentators including Peter York, Colin McDowell, Ted Polhemus and Hilary Alexander looks at the relationship between British fashion and the BBC.
8. 8 8. The North-South Divide2009-04-02 · 1h 0mJournalist John Harris travels around England to find out why the north-south divide is still an economic reality following the decline of industry, and if it can be closed.