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Anthony Burton travels from York through Leeds and Harrogate to discover more about Britain's industrial past and the role of railway companies in the 19th Century. Along the way, he finds out about the dark and dangerous work of tunnelling, the different classes of passenger coaches and the grandeur of railway hotels.

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'When I look at a film without the music it's like lively death.' So says Steven Spielberg , director of Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and 1941, all with scores by the American composer John Williams. Williams now has the composer credit for some 45 feature films, among them How to Steal a Million, Jane Eyre , Towering Inferno, Superman, Star Wars. Many directors will admit that music i... Read more

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Brian Redhead reports from the 'Rocket 150' event held at Rainhill, Lancashire to mark the 150th anniversary of the world's first inter-city railway and the Stephensons' legendary Rocket locomotive. On display are 'celebrity' engines from across the country, including the 'Green Arrow', the 'Flying Scotsman' and the record-breaking Mallard-class train that bore its designer's name, 'Sir Nigel Gres... Read more

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An episode of Change of Direction featuring Buzz Aldrin

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The fifth of six programmes from the Bristol Arts Unit investigates some of the mysteries of rock 'n' roll. XTC is a four-man rock group from Swindon, who spent a weekend in August at The Manor - a manor house near Oxford now established as a 'living-in' recording studio - making their new single "Towers of London". Shadowed by television cameras and microphones, the members of XTC - Andy Partri... Read more

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"Make 'em laugh, make 'em cry, but above all, make 'em wait". the classic formula for soap opera, and it still fascinates us, 50 years after American soap manufacturers used it to capture audiences for their commercials. Angela visits the Crossroads Motel, meets J.R. and Sue Ellen (separately), and becomes Nelson's girl-friend in The Archers, in her search for the roots of the popularity and profi... Read more

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from the Long Room, The Oval Peter West introduces highlights of an eventful summer, and is joined by cricket's outstanding players and personalities for the presentation of the annual awards. Among the trophies is the Players' Player, the Young Cricketer and one to the English cricketer whose performance on television gave the greatest pleasure this year. In this his final year as a commentator... Read more