The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill

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The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill

First transmitted in 1980, 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.

The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill (60 mins)

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1959 documentary showing images of a Liverpool still recovering from the post-war gloom.
35 mins
A City Crowned with Green
How London has grown in size and spread into the surrounding country. (1964)
29 mins
In the Highest Tradition
A look at regimental tradition and the stories that make up regimental history. (1989)
After the Battle
American reporter Ed Murrow returns to London where he spent much of World War II. (1959)
30 mins
The Past at Work
Anthony Burton looks at the role of railway companies in the 19th Century. (1980)
25 mins
Chronicle
Documentary about the Vikings who allegedly discovered North America. (1966)
50 mins
The Grandeur That Was Rome
Sir Mortimer Wheeler surveys the art and architecture of the Roman period. (1960)
29 mins
The Great War Interviews
Frank Brent, an NCO with the Australian Imperial Force, fought at Gallipoli.
18 mins
Buried Treasure
Sir Mortimer Wheeler explores the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe. (1958)
28 mins
Sir Mortimer and Magnus
Sir Mortimer Wheeler discusses how attitudes to archaeology have changed. (1974)
15 mins
Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland
Conflict and peace. The highly acclaimed tale of the Troubles, by those who lived it
PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster
Jeremy Clarkson tells the story of the Arctic convoys of WWII and their greatest disaster.
59 mins

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The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill