Ashley Hill
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I cannot share the architects enthusiasm for his new Wolverhampton station. It's a complete carbuncle that is no better than a car showroom on an industrial estate!
Quite! Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that. Noticeable also that Tim actually got to visit East Cornwall but just did a voiceover for the Wolverhampton segment.I cannot share the architects enthusiasm for his new Wolverhampton station. It's a complete carbuncle that is no better than a car showroom on an industrial estate!
Probably a Covid thing. He doesn't appear in the foreign segments either!Noticeable also that Tim actually got to visit East Cornwall but just did a voiceover for the Wolverhampton segment.
I watched that last week. I may be going to Scotland in the next year or so, when we are allowed to travel and would do a trip to Wemyss Bay, just to see the fantastic station there, I have heard about it, but the programme was very timely. (Maybe do Ardrossan Harbour station too-I see that only open in 1987?)Good that there’s a story about the series on Network Rail’s website, easily accessible from their homepage:
The Architecture the Railways Built – Wemyss Bay - Network Rail
Tim Dunn’s The Architecture the Railways Built is back for a second series.www.networkrail.co.uk
As was the previous one! At least this one seems like a nice looking one and some thought seems to have gone into passenger use instead of trying to force them through corners everywhere.I cannot share the architects enthusiasm for his new Wolverhampton station. It's a complete carbuncle that is no better than a car showroom on an industrial estate!
I watched that last week. I may be going to Scotland in the next year or so, when we are allowed to travel and would do a trip to Wemyss Bay, just to see the fantastic station there, I have heard about it, but the programme was very timely. (Maybe do Ardrossan Harbour station too-I see that only open in 1987?)
Yes, for the ferry connections too no doubt.Yes, I was impressed by that station as well. Seemed to be very well designed for passenger flows as much as anything.
Will the trams be incorporated into the station?As was the previous one! At least this one seems like a nice looking one and some thought seems to have gone into passenger use instead of trying to force them through corners everywhere.
Quite! Beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that. Noticeable also that Tim actually got to visit East Cornwall but just did a voiceover for the Wolverhampton segment.
Just watched the Wolverhampton / Royal Albert Bridge / Gällivare episode.
Very pleased to see the new Wolverhampton station - a vast improvement. For those criticising, remember it’s not finished yet.
Also very pleased that the camera didn’t swing to the right when interviewing that architect outside the old Low Level Station, as then the nation’s TV viewers wouldn’t have seen what was there, and perhaps some may have been encouraged to go there. It’s busy enough as it is!
No doubt he did look to the right at Low Level, and thus spent the time more productively in The Best Pub In The World.
The Great Western perchance? It's been a long, long while since I last imbibed in there.
Are you saying that you are not watching simply because you've already been to the various places that Tim and his crew are now visiting?I watched one episode, realised I’d been to all the places featured (incl. Gällivare), and gave up after that.
Are you saying that you are not watching simply because you've already been to the various places that Tim and his crew are now visiting?
Fair enough!Partly. Also I’ve been busy!
DELIGHTED to share this news tonight! I, with @siddyholloway, are hosting a brand new TV series for
@UKTV's @YesterdayTweets channel. #SecretsOfTheLondonUnderground is about the hidden parts of London's Underground - and it's out later this year
UKTV has commissioned, Secrets of the London Underground for its factual channel, Yesterday. The six-part UKTV Original series will be produced by UK indie, Brown Bob Productions.
In the new series, railway historian Tim Dunn (pictured left; The Architecture The Railways Built) and Siddy Holloway (right) from the London Transport Museum, will explore hidden areas of the London Underground that hardly anyone knows about including a station only accessible by getting a train driver to stop at just the right place, but which played a key role during the Second World War.
“We’re delighted to be going underground with Brown Bob for this new series on Yesterday. Viewers are fascinated by the Tube and this series promises unseen locations, fresh stories and secrets galore from right across the city. All of which will be brought to screen by the irrepressible Tim Dunn who is this time joined by London Underground expert Siddy Holloway. Prepare to be captivated,” UKTV’s Hilary Rosen said in a statement.
“We’re really excited to be producing another series for Yesterday, taking Tim on a new adventure, and introducing Siddy to the audience,” Jacqueline Hewer, CEO of Brown Bob Productions, added. “We can promise one thing – you’ll never travel on the tube again without wondering what’s through that door at the end of the platform…”
Secrets of the London Underground has been commissioned for UKTV by deputy director of commissioning Hilary Rosen and ordered by Yesterday channel director, Gerald Casey. The series is produced by Brown Bob Productions and the executive producer is Rob Dersley.
The series is currently filming with adherence to COVID-19 procedures and regulations, according to UKTV. The series will air on Yesterday later this year and will also be available for catch-up on UKTV Play.
Rob Bell has also visited Down Street. One presumes TV companies are restricted to what disused stations LU will let them access?Tim Dunn visited in his first series.
prepare to be disappointed :The L&B is not a miniature railway.I do think the new series has a nice broad mix of subjects. I've never had much interest in minature railways, but I finished watching one episode wanting a trip on the Lynton and Barnstaple. The contrast between the two stations at Bath was another nice angle, whilst the inclusion of a European destination adds a bit of exotic interest.
I suppose that as much as we love 'em, a railway is still a railway and there are only so many types of structures one can go through before we inevitably visit something similar.
prepare to be disappointed :The L&B is not a miniature railway.
Like you, I find the lack of maps disappointing. I also wish there were plans showing the actual structure and how it fits together - it is after all called the architecture the railways built. I guess, however, isn't really aimed at railway enthusiasts but rather at the general public.The current series is going well. Fascinating to see inside Temple Meads and Huddersfield. I wish there were more maps, including railway lines.
Always good to hear of another Tim Dunn series but the title seems very close to both "Secrets of the Underground" and "Secrets of Underground London" which had a show about the tube.
He did, but it was edited out because there just wasn't time to fit it all in. He did, however, tweet about it with some photos of the inside - I know he reads this thread so maybe he'll post the pictures here for you...?Well he's admitted he likes clocks so no wonder he's keen to go up high. It's a shame he never he never visited the Bristol TM clock tower,the door to it was seen open on the aerial footage. He didn't mention the lost spire either.