Flying Scotsman

I rather enjoyed it, well done BBC, just something nice and easy to watch, and dosn't require too much thinking about. As an aside I also thought it was rather good to see that there were 2 members of the footplate crew who seemed a bit younger, eg lack of grey hair! All in all rather enjoyable, and a wonderful advertisement for the SVR. Dare I say it are railways and trains becoming rather trendy?

 

A good bit of Television, no need for false jeopardy or histrionics. A very pleasant 1hr spent enjoying other peoples pleasure. Made me think it is a long time since October till March/April when I will get my next footplate fix.

 

Got round to watching it and it was a lovely programme. Really relaxing and informative with lovely shots.

Really hope it comes out on DVD with the Return of the Flying Scotsman programme from earlier in the year.

 

I think it must be bad enough having an owners rep and a traction inspector looking over your shoulder but having a camera on you too! As you say Al they handled it rather well, having driven various Diesels it's made me appreciate it's not an easy job, train driving is not a something you can just do, it's a very skillful job.

 

Further to my post above, I understand it's the version without the commentary on Sunday. Somehow, I managed to set my video recorders to record the same programme, which wasn't this one! Ah well, that's what get_iplayer's for...

 

I rather enjoyed James May's Christmas programme about putting his own A3 pacific back together too , am I prematurely getting middle aged? I love BBC4!

 

I must say BBC4 is one of the better tv channels. I remember hearing sometime ago it was a toss up between BBC3 or BBC4 which channel was going to get the chop.

 

I think BBC 3's audience is rather more likely to watch it online.

 

It was - given the demographics of the two channels (and I quite liked BBC 3 despite being way out of its target audience age profile), putting BBC 3 online was the best move. BBC 4 can be a little like Radio 3: not huge audiences, but you mess with it at your peril.

BBC 4 really is the BBC at its best.

 

No - you just appreciate intelligent television.

 

Seem to recall that was made specifically for the Aus Steam 88 trip.
If the ill-fitting was due to cab floor work I apologise.
I was 'volunteered' to do that at Southall but freely admit to lacking carpentry skills.
I am given to believe most of it managed to last until the NRM overhaul - but they might have wanted to save my feelings of course.

 

One of the great things about BBC4 is Friday nights when if does some great documentaries about music which you won't get on another channel.

 

And people complain about the licence fee...

 

Errr.... let's not go there, shall we?! (in the absence of a 'diving for cover' emoticon)

 

Thoroughly enjoyable programme, even if I did have to watch it on a tiny screen via iPlayer the day after it broadcast. On the topic of BBC4 in general, any channel that shows The Sky at Night is immediately in my good books.

 

For many years I've watched only once in a while on iPlayer, never enough programmes to justify buying a licence to watch them live. Since the revised law came in I've been very good and not watched anything even on iPlayer. I'm now half tempted to get a licence.

 

Depends how honest you are, there is no way they can check up

 

Have you seen what's on the BBC 4 Collections page for railways? Whether it justifies a purchase of a TV licence is another matter for you.