The Joy of Train Sets BBC 4

[Sprintex]

REMINDER:

On tonight, BBC4 9pm.




Paul

[steam-driven boy]

Hi,
Four short, but perhaps for some, reassuring clips from the show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0140zth - as I mentioned on another recent tv topic, I've found timeshift documentaries to be pretty darn good on the whole, managing to be entertaining enough to keep the 'passing' viewer from moving on while avoiding the dumbing-down excesses almost universal in modern times - it can be done if the will/ability is there, and if so will quite probably feel all too short 

Regards, Gerry.

[EtchedPixels]

I don't think you can do the subject justice in the time allotted - always the challenge with TV. Railways are so tangled up in Victorian/Edwardian british politics - an area that makes the current shower look positively honest and responsible.

Things like the Euston Square Confederacy could fill an entire book of their own.

[pape_timmo]

Thanks for the reminder, Sky+ recorder set...

[Sprintex]

and will probably feature a lot of Pete Watermans layout, although it's really amazing - almost every show that talks about models... and there's his layout 

Five minutes in and there's Pete and his layout - enjoying it?? 

I think Pete is great, he's a high-profile figure who's nuts about trains both real and model, and he really doesn't give a sh stuff what anyone else thinks!! 

Personally I think it's only because of people like him that so many more famous people now talk about building model railways a bit more - Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, etc,  even Anne Diamond has a blog on her model railway 


Paul

[pape_timmo]

Anne Diamond ?

Crickey, didn't expect that one... Well done that woman 😃

[Jerry Howlett]

Happily watching this for the first 15 minutes only to be interupted  by Number 1 son to say that Grandaughter Mia had  arrived that minute    ! 
NO CONSIDERATION THESE YOUNGSTERS !!!!!!!

[Sprintex]

I'm sure she could've crossed her legs for another 45 minutes!! 


Paul

[Jerry Howlett]

 

I'm sure she could've crossed her legs for another 45 minutes!! 

Paul

No consideration these young folks...
Is it repeated ? ... Gosh no that would be twins....

[Sprintex]

Is it repeated ?

Yep, it's on again at 3am tomorrow and at half past midnight next tuesday 


Paul

[OwL]

There was a modern image layout pictured near the end, im sure it was an N Gauge layout, and im sure i saw NGF written in graffiti under a bridge, it was the layout with a blue class 153 rolling over the top of it.
Bet someone with i player can check it out.

[Sprintex]

Just checked as I recorded it on DVD - it says "NCF" 

There's another bit of grafitti a few seconds later that says "bell end" 


Paul

[OwL]

Which gives me an idea, i might make some NGF grafitti, and 'Tag' the layout under my bridge.

[ewsclass66]

hi all the modern era layout was set in wales and i think it was indeed n gauge layout and was in the model railway magazines which one not sure but will check tomorrow.i know it was only about 3 foot long  with fiddle yards at both ends.and was put on ebay after been in mag.i think it sold for just over £300 pounds.  i was going to bid on it but wifey said no more layouts.  :)chris

[Hailstone]

Happily watching this for the first 15 minutes only to be interupted  by Number 1 son to say that Grandaughter Mia had  arrived that minute    ! 
NO CONSIDERATION THESE YOUNGSTERS !!!!!!!

Congratulations Grandad - could this be an excuse to buy her a trainset?