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« on: November 24, 2008, 22:58:02 »
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fpvr4
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 19:57:02 »
Hang on, I am getting confused.

Is this a repeat of "Down the Line"?

Will I (in Central) be able to watch other regions - I am sure that it is in Central listings!?

Will it be on iPlayer?
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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 21:17:48 »
I think it is, yes. The trouble I suspect was, there's already a TV series called "Down the Line" which covers (mainly) overseas routes. It was reshown in the weeks after the original Calder programme went out. So this repeat appears to have been rebranded to avoid confusion.

I could be wrong, but that's my guess...
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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2008, 00:43:16 »
Related article, from The Independent: see http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/on-and-off-the-rails-britains-old-railway-routes-are-being-reclaimed-1029216.html
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

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« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2008, 16:54:02 »
In case anyone missed the repeat on BBC4, relex109 has found another showing of the programme, on BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) iplayer - see http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=3879.msg30930#msg30930

I found the BBC4 version of the repeat a bit clunky on my PC, but the iplayer version here is of much better viewing quality.  Wink Cheesy Grin
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