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Beeching's Tracks , BBC ONE Viewpoint Productions has been commissioned to make a 30-minute documentary for BBC ONE: Beeching's Tracks-presented by Joe Crowley. This is part of the BBC's Beeching season and was broadcast Sunday 26th October. Filmed during August and September 2008, Joe Crowley makes a journey around central southern England and discovers firsthand how Beeching's axe changed people's lives and the very landscape itself. Key locations include East Grinstead, where Dr Beeching lived, and the former site of of the carriage works at Lancing, which closed as a result of the restructuring in 1966, making nearly 2000 people redundant. |  | | From here the programme moves to Hayling Island, once connected to the mainland by rail. Joe meets Peter Keat who has fond memories of family days out at the seaside, before he heads for Shillingstone to meet a group of enthusiasts who have rescued a disused station. Then it's on to the magnificently restored Horsebridge Station in Hampshire, now privately owned. After visiting the IOW Steam Railway Joe's journey concludes at West Grinstead where the site of the old station now forms part of a conservation area. |  |
Interviewees include Nicholas Owen, who, apart from famous as a newsman, is a published authority on historic transport; and David Shepherd OBE, world renowned artist, conservationist and pioneer of the railway preservation movement. Presented by Joe Crowley Produced and Directed by David Ellery Executive Producer for BBC Jane French The BBC's Beeching season includes a series of 10 programmes exploring the impact of Dr Richard Beeching's reshaping of British Railways, both when his infamous report was first published in 1963, and today. Read full story Broadcast Now follow this link. [Still photo's for this page and Beeching's Tracks programme: Richard de Jong]
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Ghost Stories of the Isle of WightRECENT RELEASE!! - Available now The Isle of Wight has long been regarded as the world's most haunted island! Marc Tuckey has spent many years researching and investigating the paranormal, and in this programme he reveals some of the island's most spine-chilling mysteries... The regular appearance of a three-masted naval vessel from the 19th century off Sandown, shadowy figures that haunt the Botanic Gardens at Ventnor and the apparition of Alfred Lord Tennyson at his former home Farringford House, are all featured along with other haunting tales! Written & Presented by Marc Tuckey. Directed by David Ellery Approximate duration 45 minutes. Available through our on-line shop and selected retailers. Price £12.95 | .gif) |
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Britain Through the Decades - Life in the 1930sLife in the 1930s is the first of a new six-part series reflecting life in Britain in decades past. The programme includes the 'co-operative' movement, development of the family car and air travel, celebrations of HM George VI's coronation in 1937 and preparations in response to the threat of war. 
| The emphasis is not major public events that made cinema newsreels, but an informative look-back to everyday life in a bygone era very different from today. High quality archive footage in black & white and colour has been sourced from public archives and private collections to compile the series. This programme covers 1930-39. Life in the 1940s is currently in production and will be available later this year. Life in the 1930s: Duration approximately 57 minutes. Price: £12.95. Available on DVD in both PAL & NTSC formats from the On Line Shop. |
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RMS Queen Mary titles...May 2006 saw the 70th anniversary of RMS Queen Mary's maiden voyage - the last surviving 1930s 'superliner'. To mark the occasion Viewpoint Productions produced Regal & Retired - the Story of RMS Queen Mary for BBC Television. The programme includes a significant amount of quality archive footage from Movietonenews, much of which is new even to those familiar with the ship's long history. The programme was shot on location in California (where the liner remains today),Scotland and Southampton in the UK, and features 20 exclusive interviews. Viewpoint intends to release the programme on DVD. Details will appear on this website when available. |  | To complement Regal & Retired the programme's Director, David Ellery has written RMS Queen Mary - 101 Questions & Answers, published by Anova Books (Conway). A weel-produced hardback, packed with facsinating facts, figuresand dozens of excellent photographs. Available now throughthe Viewpoint on-line shop and other retailers, priced £9.99 |  | Regal & Retired the Soundtrack is another recent release. This audio CD is based on the original music written for the BBC programme by Laurence I. Dunsmore. It features 13 tracks that reflect aspects of the ship's history, which Laurence has re-worked for this special collection. Available from the on-line shop priced £9.99 |  |
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The Isle of Wight... In All it's Glory
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The Living Album - Hampshire's Gypsy Heritage 
| The Living Album is an educational DVD used in all schools throughout Hampshire County and beyond. It is split into five modules with themes like Historic Background, Fairs & Gatherings and Youth Culture, complete with Teaching Notes. We've had the great privilege of working closely with the Gypsey Traveller community in making this film. This DVD is not commercially available, but if you work in education or have a special interest further details can be obtained from: David Bond, Education Officer, Hampshire Record Office, 01962 846141 david.bond@hants.gov.uk Further education projects are scheduled for the near future. Details will appear here when available. |
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