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Title: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: TonyK on December 19, 2016, 23:33:07 When the rest of the family have finished watching highlights of Strictly Come Baking and the like, and it is safe fore me to come back into the room, I shall adjust the dial to BBC4 on Thursday 29 December at 9.00pm. Why?
Flying Scotsman from the Footplate! This programme offers a 60-minute driver's eye view of a trip along the Severn Valley Railway, from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. Cameras mounted in the cab catch the action there, as well as outside. It sounds an absolute gem of a telly program. Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: rogerw on December 29, 2016, 19:25:37 Just a reminder of this for tonight
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: JayMac on December 29, 2016, 23:11:13 A Christmas cracker of a programme. The sounds and pictures were words enough. Just a minimal amount of voice over from the footplate crew themselves.
It appeared to be filmed almost entirely with Go-Pro type cameras and drones. Showing just how good these technologies now are. I can't wait to get my 4K camera drone into the air alongside (adhering to the law on distance from vehicles and buildings) railways and film some trains. Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: Thatcham Crossing on December 30, 2016, 09:21:58 Mention was made of max. linespeed of 25mph, but looked like it was doing a bit more than that at times!
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: rogerw on December 30, 2016, 21:26:38 For those that missed it the first time around it is repeated on Sunday, 9.00pm BBC4
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: JayMac on December 30, 2016, 21:40:35 For those that missed it the first time around it is repeated on Sunday, 9.00pm BBC4 And available on BBC iPlayer until 28th January 2017. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b086kn87/flying-scotsman-from-the-footplate Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: GBM on December 31, 2016, 09:59:52 Cracking programme. Wonderful to have no music, with just a running commentary from the crew, fed with live audio.
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: TonyK on December 31, 2016, 14:19:57 I've watched a bit of it, and think it is brilliant. I shall wait for my family to sod off home again before pouring the port and enjoying it alone.
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: Oberon on January 01, 2017, 09:15:17 Ooh - wouldn't it be nice if they can do a similar programme when Tornado is allowed to run at 90mph, out where big engines belong, on the main line, specifically the ECML..
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: Western Pathfinder on January 01, 2017, 10:30:27 one can only hope so.
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: TonyK on January 01, 2017, 19:49:47 There is a "Sounds from the Footplate" edition at 9pm on BBC4 tonight. No commentary.
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: ChrisB on January 01, 2017, 19:55:57 Repeat of the original programme
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: TonyK on January 01, 2017, 22:52:09 Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: JayMac on January 01, 2017, 23:15:22 Not really. The original broadcast on the 29th December had some voice-over from the footplate crew. The second showing tonight, 1st January 2017, didn't. Both available via iPlayer Voice-over: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b086kn87 No voice-over: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b087k5rf Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: ChrisB on January 02, 2017, 12:19:37 It was marked as a repeat in the TV listings - what a swizz!
Title: Re: 'Flying Scotsman from the footplate' - BBC4, 29 Dec 2016 Post by: TonyK on January 02, 2017, 12:33:52 What a swizz or not a swizz. It was very good indeed.
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