On now, sorry for late posting
Steam Days
Thursday 09 October
8:00pm - 8:30pm
BBC4
1/2 - The Fishing Line
Miles Kington travels on one of the most picturesque railways in Britain, from Fort William to Mallaig, built by crofters for the herring trade.
Discovering Snowdonia
How lovely the train journey from Dolgellau to Barmouth in Wales must have been before Dr Beeching had his way. But although the railway tracks have gone, it's still possible to hike along the route. Julia Bradbury does just that, enjoying some stunning scenery on the way.
Between the Lines: Railways in Fiction and Film
Thursday 09 October
9:00pm - 10:00pm
BBC4
Charles Dickens, Edith Nesbit, John Betjeman and JK Rowling - writers have long had their imaginations fired by the railways. Andrew Martin, creator of Jim Stringer the Edwardian railway detective, gets on board to explore the allure of steam trains.
The Lady Vanishes
Thursday 09 October
10:00pm - 11:35pm
BBC4
A close second behind The 39 Steps as the best film of Alfred Hitchcock's British period, this sublime comedy thriller was co-scripted by Alma Reville (Mrs Hitchcock) and the dynamic duo of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat. There isn't a wasted frame, as Michael Redgrave and Margaret Lockwood search a Balkan express train for dotty Dame May Whitty. Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne drew all the plaudits as the cricket-mad Charters and Caldicott, but the support playing of Paul Lukas, Mary Clare and Cecil Parker is also first class. Hitchcock cameo fans should keep their eyes peeled during the London station scene.
The Signalman
Thursday 09 October
11:35pm - 12:15am
BBC4
Charles Dickens's ghost story in which a lonely signalman is haunted by a hooded figure which seems to warn of danger.
Steam Days
Thursday 09 October
8:00pm - 8:30pm
BBC4
1/2 - The Fishing Line
Miles Kington travels on one of the most picturesque railways in Britain, from Fort William to Mallaig, built by crofters for the herring trade.
Discovering Snowdonia
How lovely the train journey from Dolgellau to Barmouth in Wales must have been before Dr Beeching had his way. But although the railway tracks have gone, it's still possible to hike along the route. Julia Bradbury does just that, enjoying some stunning scenery on the way.
Between the Lines: Railways in Fiction and Film
Thursday 09 October
9:00pm - 10:00pm
BBC4
Charles Dickens, Edith Nesbit, John Betjeman and JK Rowling - writers have long had their imaginations fired by the railways. Andrew Martin, creator of Jim Stringer the Edwardian railway detective, gets on board to explore the allure of steam trains.
The Lady Vanishes
Thursday 09 October
10:00pm - 11:35pm
BBC4
A close second behind The 39 Steps as the best film of Alfred Hitchcock's British period, this sublime comedy thriller was co-scripted by Alma Reville (Mrs Hitchcock) and the dynamic duo of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat. There isn't a wasted frame, as Michael Redgrave and Margaret Lockwood search a Balkan express train for dotty Dame May Whitty. Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne drew all the plaudits as the cricket-mad Charters and Caldicott, but the support playing of Paul Lukas, Mary Clare and Cecil Parker is also first class. Hitchcock cameo fans should keep their eyes peeled during the London station scene.
The Signalman
Thursday 09 October
11:35pm - 12:15am
BBC4
Charles Dickens's ghost story in which a lonely signalman is haunted by a hooded figure which seems to warn of danger.
