RMweb Premium figworthy Posted November 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2020 A new series starts this coming Friday (27/11) on Channel 5 at 8PM First programme cover North Devon (Barnstaple & Ilfracombe and Lynton & Barnstaple) Adrian 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted December 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2020 Thanks Adrian for the head up. I have watched 1&2 of the new series and really enjoyed the Killin line. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted December 7, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 7, 2020 Episode 3 this Friday is (it seems) the Banbury - Cheltenham route Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I, (along with many others I recall), had reservations about his first series. But I have to say that I found series 2 to be much better, and have also enjoyed the episodes of the current series so far. I do like a bit of social history, and not just railway coverage, so I think the balance is quite good. Mrs Rivercider is also finding the series interesting. cheers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I watched the second episode and found pleasant watching, although I craved to know a bit more. Good light entertainment but thinly spread. It must be tricky to do a programme that will hold enough appeal for rail enthusiast and casual watcher alike though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I was only aware of this because of Digiguide, but it seems that season 4 is starting tonight. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted October 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, montyburns56 said: I was only aware of this because of Digiguide, but it seems that season 4 is starting tonight. 9pm - Yorkshire 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 My TV lising described it as "Series continues" rather than a new season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Last episode was in Cornwall walking the old mineral tramways and railways from coast to coast. Quite entertaining - but (!) - very sorry to see and hear that, during a section dealing with Trevithick, Tim perpetuated the old myth that 'Rocket' was the first * steam railway locomotive! I often wonder if the researchers for these programmes actually do any proper research or do they just listen to what other ill-informed people have said previously and just copy it. * - first 'modern' multi-tube boiler loco maybe but definitekly not 'the first'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted October 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 25, 2021 You're not the first person to confuse Rob Bell with Tim Dunn, as Tim recounted in Steam Railway magazine. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted October 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2021 14 hours ago, 5050 said: Last episode was in Cornwall walking the old mineral tramways and railways from coast to coast. Quite entertaining - but (!) - very sorry to see and hear that, during a section dealing with Trevithick, Tim perpetuated the old myth that 'Rocket' was the first * steam railway locomotive! I often wonder if the researchers for these programmes actually do any proper research or do they just listen to what other ill-informed people have said previously and just copy it. * - first 'modern' multi-tube boiler loco maybe but definitekly not 'the first'. It did seem a real shame that Rob (not Tim!) was talking about Trevithick but jumped from Cornish boilers to Rocket with no mention of the Trevithick road vehicles or locomotives - especially as he was fairly close to Camborne. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 25/10/2021 at 21:21, Nile said: You're not the first peron to confuse Rob Bell with Tim Dunn, as Tim recounted in Steam Railway magazine. I know!! I just realised while I was having my Corn Flakes that I might have made a mistake - and I had. It was latish when I did it - and after a very confusing and frustrating day. Sorry Tim................ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Noticeable that they altered the order as last weeks Yorkshire one was featured as being next week's at the end, TV guide says it's Kent which IIRC was featured at the end of the Yorkshire one . Does not seem to be on next week. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomag Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 With the Cornwall one I got a sense of deja vu. I then realised that Julia Bradbury did exactly the same walk, in the same direction, as this one - I hope she is getting better. I doubt you would mistake Rob with Julia though! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackFivesMatter Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 The latest show on the Kentish branch line was interesting, but did it need a trigger warning "shows historic footage of war". Hardly footage of the Holocaust or dead bodies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Maybe they thought viewers would be expecting something more peaceable? I don't remember a trigger warning for Rob Bell's series about coastal defences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted October 31, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 31, 2021 An interesting episode, but was I alone in being a bit miffed near the beginning when he was stood in a field and asked us to listen (I think the point he was trying to make was that you could hear were birds), and having the background muzak still running, thus making it difficult to hear what he was talking about. I appreciate that the Ch5 programmes are a bit of a low budget thing, but that was an easy error to avoid. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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