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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 18^th Aug 2016, 20:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Feb 2021, 02:50 on BBC Four HD

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team visit the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the Beeching cuts of the 60s. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Ruth Goodman
Presenter:: Alex Langlands
Presenter:: Peter Ginn
Production Company:: Lion Television
Series Producer:: Stuart Elliott
Director:: Stuart Elliott
Executive Producer:: Nick Catliff
Production Manager:: Claire Smith
Producer:: Emma Randle-Caprez
Producer:: Georgina Stewart
Production Coordinator:: Rachael Pagett
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Camera Operator:: Tom Pilbeam
Editor:: Guy Scutter
Researcher:: Fjolla Iberhysaj
Participant:: Sandra Fry
Participant:: Jim Jeffrey
Participant:: Dave Knowling
Participant:: Alan Taylor
Participant:: Barbara Turner
Participant:: Alasdair Page
Participant:: Mike Esbester
Participant:: Brian Robinson
Participant:: Alan Johnson
Participant:: Darren Robinson
Participant:: John Brodribb
Participant:: Jeremy John
Participant:: Marc Lucas

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Full Steam Ahead

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 21^st Jul 2016, 20:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Jan 2021, 02:45 on BBC Four HD

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Ruth Goodman
Presenter:: Alex Langlands
Presenter:: Peter Ginn
Participant:: Keith Payne
Participant:: Ian Wilkinson
Participant:: Medina Dick
Participant:: Phil Jones
Participant:: Ron Whalley
Series Producer:: Stuart Elliott
Director:: Stuart Elliott
Executive Producer:: Nick Catliff
Production Manager:: Claire Smith
Producer:: Emma Randle-Caprez
Producer:: Georgina Stewart
Production Coordinator:: Charlotte Lee
Production Coordinator:: Rachael Pagett
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Sound Recordist:: Bill Rudolph
Camera Operator:: Tom Pilbeam
Editor:: Steve Brown
Production Company:: Lion Television

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Full Steam Ahead

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 11^th Aug 2016, 20:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 14^th Feb 2021, 02:30 on BBC Four HD

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn help get the most famous locomotive in the world, the Flying Scotsman, into steam. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Ruth Goodman
Presenter:: Alex Langlands
Presenter:: Peter Ginn
Production Company:: Lion Television
Participant:: Paul Harrison
Participant:: Brian Hallett
Participant:: Philip Payne
Participant:: David Turner
Participant:: Bill Griffiths
Participant:: Patrick Rowe
Participant:: Meg Arnot
Participant:: Noel Hartley
Participant:: Richard Elliott
Participant:: Keiran Flynn
Participant:: Tony Green
Series Producer:: Stuart Elliott
Director:: Stuart Elliott
Executive Producer:: Nick Catliff
Production Manager:: Claire Smith
Producer:: Georgina Stewart
Researcher:: Fjolla Iberhysaj
Production Coordinator:: Rachael Pagett
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Sound Recordist:: Bill Rudolph
Camera Operator:: Tom Pilbeam
Editor:: Dominic Hutton
Graphic Designer:: Eddie Gachegua
Producer:: Emma Randle-Caprez

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Full Steam Ahead

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 28^th Jul 2016, 20:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st Jan 2021, 02:30 on BBC Four HD

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. This episode looks at how railways began to move people, rather than just goods, around the country. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Ruth Goodman
Presenter:: Alex Langlands
Presenter:: Peter Ginn
Series Producer:: Stuart Elliot
Director:: Stuart Elliot
Executive Producer:: Nick Catliff
Production Manager:: Claire Smith
Producer:: Emma Randle-Caprez
Producer:: Georgina Stewart
Production Coordinator:: Rachael Pagett
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Sound Recordist:: Bill Rudolph
Assistant Producer:: Tom Pilbeam
Editor:: Steve Brown
Production Company:: Lion Television

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Pompeii: New Secrets Revealed with Mary Beard

BBC One

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 3^rd Mar 2016, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 28^th Feb 2020, 03:00 on BBC Four HD

Documentary. With unparalleled access to Pompeii and featuring cutting-edge modern technology, Mary Beard guides us through this amazing slice of the ancient world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mary Beard
Writer:: Mary Beard
Director:: Ian A Hunt
Producer:: Elena Mortelliti
Film Editor:: Nigel Timperley
Executive Producer:: Richard Bradley
Executive Producer:: Caterina Turroni
Director of photography:: David Langan
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Composer:: Neil Cartwright
Production Company:: Lion Television
Production Company:: At Land Productions

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Full Steam Ahead

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 4^th Aug 2016, 20:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Feb 2021, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn find out how railways transformed the British diet. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Ruth Goodman
Presenter:: Alex Langlands
Presenter:: Peter Ginn
Participant:: John Martin
Participant:: Glenn Kilpatrick
Participant:: Barry Brown
Participant:: Stewart Edward Dark
Participant:: Mike Bull
Participant:: Don Tyler
Participant:: Daniel Dickinson
Participant:: George Willy
Participant:: Guy Debes
Participant:: James Harper
Director:: Chris Mitchell
Producer:: Chris Mitchell
Executive Producer:: Nick Catliff
Production Manager:: Claire Smith
Producer:: Emma Randle-Caprez
Producer:: Georgina Stewart
Production Coordinator:: Rachael Pagett
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Assistant Producer:: Tom Pilbeam
Editor:: Steve Brown
Production Company:: Lion Television
Series Producer:: Stuart Elliott
Graphic Designer:: Eddie Gachegua

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Full Steam Ahead

Episode 6

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 25^th Aug 2016, 20:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Feb 2021, 02:30 on BBC Four HD

Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team find out how more leisure time and cheap rail transport meant more freedom for working-class Victorians. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Ruth Goodman
Presenter:: Alex Langlands
Presenter:: Peter Ginn
Production Company:: Lion Television
Participant:: Andy Croggon
Participant:: Matt Green
Participant:: Dan Wealden
Participant:: Richie Swinglehurst
Participant:: Paul MacDonald
Participant:: Simon Penn
Participant:: Richard Edgecliffe-Johnson
Participant:: Joby Carter
Participant:: Basil Craske
Participant:: Billy Johnson
Participant:: Hal Debes
Participant:: Guy Debes
Participant:: John Spencer
Director:: Chris Mitchell
Producer:: Chris Mitchell
Series Producer:: Stuart Elliott
Executive Producer:: Nick Catliff
Production Manager:: Claire Smith
Producer:: Emma Randle-Caprez
Producer:: Georgina Stewart
Production Coordinator:: Rachael Pagett
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Sound Recordist:: Bill Rudolph
Camera Operator:: Tom Pilbeam
Editor:: Dominic Hutton
Editor:: Steve Brown

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Fry's Planet Word

Episode 2: Identity

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Oct 2011, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Dec 2011, 00:00 on BBC HD

Documentary series. Stephen Fry argues that the way we speak defines us above all - be it a national language, a regional dialect or even class variation. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Stephen Fry
Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Director of photography:: Simon Ffrench
Sound Recordist:: Adam Toy
Sound Recordist:: Dan Gleich
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Composer:: Debbie Wiseman
Production Manager:: Lucy Tate
Executive Producer:: Cassian Harrison
Executive Producer:: Gina Carter
Director:: John-Paul Davidson
Series Producer:: John-Paul Davidson

Fry's Planet Word

Episode 4: Spreading the Word

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Oct 2011, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Fri 30^th Dec 2011, 00:00 on BBC HD

Stephen Fry looks at the written word, starting with the earliest form of writing - cuneiform, and ending with the modern inventions of blogging and twittering. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Stephen Fry
Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Director of photography:: Simon Ffrench
Sound Recordist:: Adam Toy
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Sound Recordist:: Sean O'Neil
Composer:: Debbie Wiseman
Composer:: Andy Hopkins
Production Manager:: Lucy Tate
Executive Producer:: Cassian Harrison
Executive Producer:: Gina Carter
Director:: Helen Williamson
Producer:: Helen Williamson
Series Producer:: John-Paul Davidson

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Fry's Planet Word

Episode 5: The Power and the Glory

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 23^rd Oct 2011, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Dec 2011, 02:55 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Stephen Fry explores language. He looks at our desire to entertain and explain through stories, and why any attempt at formula is doomed to fail. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Stephen Fry
Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Director of photography:: Simon Ffrench
Sound Recordist:: Adam Toy
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Sound Recordist:: Sean O'Neil
Composer:: Debbie Wiseman
Composer:: Andy Hopkins
Production Manager:: Lucy Tate
Executive Producer:: Cassian Harrison
Executive Producer:: Gina Carter
Director:: Helen Williamson
Producer:: Helen Williamson
Series Producer:: John-Paul Davidson

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