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Post by ianvisits on Oct 21, 2011 11:36:17 GMT
I was told about this the other day - and I gather they are filming right now - so presume the series will be for next year. www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/10_october/21/bbctwo.shtmlJanice Hadlow, Controller, BBC Two, today announced a major new documentary series with unique access to London Underground. The 6x60-minute series, The Tube, takes viewers behind the scenes of the world's oldest, biggest and busiest underground train network. Made by Blast! Films, the series will tell the inside story of one of the most critical moments in the tube's history as the underground network undergoes the biggest upgrade of any railway system ever planned in the world. |
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Post by The Tram Man on Oct 21, 2011 15:31:49 GMT
The Tube is back? Woo-hoo! Can't wait to see the new episodes.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2011 15:33:48 GMT
Obsessive MD...
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Post by The Tram Man on Oct 21, 2011 15:43:29 GMT
What do you mean? MD?
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Post by Alight on Oct 21, 2011 16:06:21 GMT
Managing Director. It is a quote from the article  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2011 16:48:19 GMT
Me and some friends were interviewed by Blast! Films on the day of the last 1967ts. Hopefully its included
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Post by The Tram Man on Oct 21, 2011 17:47:31 GMT
Managing Director. It is a quote from the article Oh. Right you are! |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Oct 21, 2011 18:17:56 GMT
The Tube is back? Woo-hoo! Can't wait to see the new episodes. It's a different production entirely. The original 'The Tube' was an 18 episode (+3 specials) 25min Mosaic Films production for ITV1 London, repeated on Sky Three. Will 'Miranda' be reprising her role? |
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Post by The Tram Man on Oct 21, 2011 18:26:17 GMT
Oh. Really? Oh well. It'll still be fun to see.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2011 9:27:30 GMT
Yes Bronzeonion, me too at Seven Sisters after the last 67 stock run. I even Tweeted that one!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2011 18:17:03 GMT
Out of interest, those of you that got interviewed, did the crew say wehn the series will be aired roughly?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2011 18:24:00 GMT
Middle of next year ish
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Post by mikebuzz on Oct 23, 2011 18:56:13 GMT
At first I thought woo-hoo a 6-part series on the history of the Underground. Still it should hopefully be interesting enough as it is.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2011 8:45:46 GMT
Out of interest, those of you that got interviewed, did the crew say wehn the series will be aired roughly? I was with bronzeonion when they filmed us, and I seem to remember them saying it would be aired in early spring 2012. |
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Post by Geoffram on Oct 26, 2011 14:03:47 GMT
This from a TV Trade magazine:-
Blast! Films is to make a major new documentary series for BBC2 based on unique access to London Underground.
The 6x60-minute series The Tube takes viewers behind the scenes of the world's oldest, biggest and busiest underground train network.
The Tube will tell the inside story of one of the most critical moments in the history of the underground network as it undergoes the biggest upgrade of any railway system ever planned in the world.
Running a system built and designed in 1863 for the demands of the 21st century is an extraordinary feat. The upgrade will be done under immense pressure to keep lines open and minimise the length of station closures.
Cameras will go to the places viewers have always wanted to see – behind the hoardings to reveal the massive new engineering works, inside the command centre to see what running the world's most complex train set is really like and illuminating a hidden underground world that only comes to life at night.
The series will include the people who run and use the tube, from its obsessive MD Mike Brown down to the litter collector who walks miles every night collecting rubbish off the track.
Janice Hadlow (Controller of BBC2) says: "BBC2 is known to be the home of high quality documentaries and I'm always looking for films that will shine a probing light on modern Britain. This film will give viewers a fascinating new insight into one of the capital's best known landmarks at a time of rapid change."
Should be interesting!
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Post by chrisvandenkieboom on Oct 26, 2011 14:06:20 GMT
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Post by SE13 on Oct 27, 2011 7:50:26 GMT
Merged for your viewing pleasure.
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Post by Dstock7080 on Feb 11, 2012 23:37:33 GMT
At last on the schedules for: Mon 20 February, "The Tube" 21:00 BBC2/BBC HD. (6x60mins)
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Post by citysig on Feb 12, 2012 0:14:10 GMT
Excellent. With the last of the filming done just last Friday (10th Feb) so it will all still be fairly topical one would hope.
Video (well it isn't a video, but it's my Virgin thingy which I tape stuff on.) (Well it isn't a tape it's a memory thingy). It's all set up anyway, whatever it's called. Except unlike a video, people will need to either watch it, come to my house to watch it, or miss it. I cannot take it to them. Anyway, that'd be another thread ;D
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Post by Deep Level on Feb 12, 2012 0:32:54 GMT
I should be able to send it in whatever format Windows Media Centre records TV in if that helps anyone?
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Post by jmm on Feb 12, 2012 11:13:34 GMT
Is there anyway I can watch it from Spain?
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Post by Tubeboy on Feb 12, 2012 15:29:47 GMT
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Post by Deep Level on Feb 12, 2012 17:53:31 GMT
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Post by cso on Feb 12, 2012 18:51:30 GMT
IIRC you can't use iPlayer from outside the UK...
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Post by causton on Feb 12, 2012 22:37:28 GMT
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Post by auxsetreq on Feb 19, 2012 10:07:29 GMT
First of six programs on from tomorrow night Monday the 20th BBC2 at Nine o'clock 2100 hundred hours pm.
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Post by ianvisits on Feb 19, 2012 15:42:43 GMT
First of six programs on from tomorrow night Monday the 20th BBC2 at Nine o'clock 2100 hundred hours pm. Is there such a thing as 2,100,000 hours am?  |
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Post by alfie on Feb 19, 2012 16:32:00 GMT
Itd be 210,000 hours pm ;D
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Post by jazza on Feb 21, 2012 1:03:24 GMT
We now have three different threads on this. Could all comments be moved into one thread by a staff member if possible please?
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