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« Reply #75 on: January 12, 2012, 20:55:16 » |
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From the Worcester News: As seen on TV: the day Mr Portillo stopped by
A Malvern school will feature in TV series Great British Railway Journeys, hosted by Michael Portillo, on Tuesday, January 17.
The documentary series sees former Conservative politician Mr Portillo travel the length and breadth of the country by train, and Tuesday's episode comes to Great Malvern to examine the legacy of composer Sir Edward Elgar.
The programme will focus on Elgar^s connection with the railway, which he used to attend concerts and music festivals throughout the United Kingdom.
During filming last July, Mr Portillo visited Malvern St James, where he was entertained by Elgar's Chanson de Matin, performed by pupil Tamsin Elsey and music teacher Malcolm Forbes-Peckham. Tamsin and Mr Portillo also discussed the influence of Elgar^s music in her life and her interest in the composer.
Headteacher Patricia Woodhouse said: ^We were delighted that Mr Portillo was able to take in the rich heritage and history of Malvern, as well as experiencing the exceptional musical talents of the girls at Malvern St James. We are very much looking forward to seeing the programme.^
He also visits the home of Queen Victoria^s favourite bishop in Hartlebury, near Worcester, sniffs out the secrets of Worcestershire Sauce, and follows in the footsteps of Victorian health fanatics to the Malvern Hills.
Great British Railway Journeys can be seen on BBC2 at 6.30pm.
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William Huskisson MP▸ 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.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #76 on: January 13, 2012, 15:59:36 » |
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Iplayer is a right pain for me now. I found out about this new series on Monday evening (having missed Monday's episode) and only managed to watch the Iplayer clip yesterday evening because I had to borrow my brother's computer since mine won't play the audio and video at the same speed. It is fine with most videos, but not BBC» Iplayer ones.
It should give you the option to download for viewing on Windows Media Player, it's what I do when the stream goes a bit skewwiff. |
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« Reply #77 on: January 18, 2012, 17:42:43 » |
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It should give you the option to download for viewing on Windows Media Player, it's what I do when the stream goes a bit skewwiff. That's what I do with BBC» IPlayer, I download the 'for portable devices' video (which gives me a windows media format (.wmv) file) and play it in Windows Media Player. It used to work fine, then halfway through another TV series I was watching a while back Windows Media Player suddenly stopped playing it in sync. and the DRM stops me trying to use other media players. I CANNOT stream from IPlayer, it will not buffer fast enough (0.5mbps internet connection speed out here, which is also why I tend to go for the portable devices download rather than the higher quality Windows Media version) so it plays a second or two of video then I have to wait ages for the next second. |
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« Reply #78 on: January 18, 2012, 19:53:21 » |
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« Reply #79 on: January 18, 2012, 20:11:18 » |
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Just watched the latest episode. Won't spoil it too much for those yet to see except to say that I no longer share the same opinion of Newport Station as that stated by Mr P......
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #80 on: January 19, 2012, 02:30:04 » |
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Series 3 starting to find its way onto Youtube, much to my delight. And who should crop up in episode one but Adrian Vaughan, former BR▸ (W) signaller and railway author? Although in this case he was discussing the history of Somerleyton Hall in Suffolk. |
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« Reply #82 on: January 22, 2012, 20:54:32 » |
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Except for the price, I'm not sure what is different between the issue mentioned by Rob S and this one: http://www.bookcascade.co.uk/search/1908174056 :? I finally watched a few episodes today. The continuity has certainly improved and the content as enjoyable as ever. Now to download the rest of the series (thank goodness for 100mbps internet). |
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« Reply #83 on: January 22, 2012, 21:14:11 » |
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The difference is stated in a couple of the reviews for both versions of the book on the Amazon website.
The ^20+ version is a bigger sized paperback, published a couple of months earlier than the one I mentioned. It apparently has all the maps and the adverts of the original....the cheaper one is apparently the same dimensions as the original and a hardback. According to someone that bought both, the hardbacked cheaper version lacks the maps and ads. That said one of the reviews for the cheaper book says that it contains maps too.....so maybe there are fewer maps rather than no maps. When mine arrives I'll see.
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« Reply #84 on: January 24, 2012, 17:39:57 » |
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Well it's arrived already...astonished given that I chose free delivery!!  It's fantastic....especially for ^5  Regarding the maps and illustrations....there is a publishers note at the start that states that due to the size and condition of the original maps they have been unable to reproduce them in there entirety....they do include street maps of Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, Leeds, Glasgow & Edinburgh...the writing on the maps is tiny...there also a small selection of illustrations including a page of cathedrals, castles of England, views of Edinburgh, London (including the crystal palace) views of the Isle of Wight, abbeys of England, some Welsh bridges....and some adverts including insect destroying powder, a sewing machine, a glass and china shop in Oxford Street with prices. Hope this helps |
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« Reply #85 on: January 27, 2012, 19:10:12 » |
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Not the best of quality but series one and two, which feature the Swindon to Penzance trip, are available to watch FREE online from Michael's own website.... here ^.. WWW▸ .MICHAELPORTILLO.CO.UK▸ 27-Jan-2012 @ 19:08 |
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« Reply #86 on: January 27, 2012, 20:04:01 » |
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An alternative source for Series 1 is this page on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/GreatBritishRailway1#g/c/986822D8B854B8B8Better resolution and correct aspect ratio than the videos on Mr P's website. Downside is each episode split into three parts, but queueing up clips using youtube's playlist function can overcome that. |
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« Reply #87 on: January 28, 2012, 04:43:05 » |
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I know I witter on about this fairly frequently, but it never ceases to amaze me how someone who appeared so reptilian as a politician can come across so well and be so engaging as a TV presenter!
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« Reply #88 on: January 28, 2012, 10:42:21 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ 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.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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