The Model Railway Story: Documentary which explores how the British have been in love with model railways for over a century, with unique archive and contributions from modellers.
The Model Railway Story: From Hornby to Triang and beyond, this documentary explores how the British have been in love with model railways for more than a century. What began as an adult obsession with building fully engineered replicas became the iconic toy of 50s and 60s childhood. With unique archive and contributions from modellers such as Pete Waterman, this is a celebration of the joys of miniaturisation. Just don't call them toy trains!
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02John Barry
The Persuaders
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00:46Massive Attack
Two Rocks and a Cup of Water
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Andy Hall |
| Director | Andy Hall |
| Series Producer | William Naylor |
| Executive Producer | Michael Poole |
| Participant | Pete Waterman |
| Narrator | Stephen Mangan |
Broadcasts
- Wed 23 Jan 2013 21:00
- Thu 24 Jan 2013 03:00
- Tue 29 Jan 2013 00:30
- Tue 19 Feb 2013 23:10
- Tue 28 May 2013 21:00
- Sun 2 Jun 2013 01:30
- Tue 17 Dec 2013 00:00
- Fri 8 Aug 2014 01:15
- Tue 13 Oct 2015 22:30
- Fri 16 Oct 2015 01:00
- Wed 4 May 2016 21:00
- Thu 5 May 2016 02:00
- Wed 11 Jan 2017 21:30
- Thu 12 Jan 2017 03:00
- Sun 10 Sep 2017 20:00
- Mon 11 Sep 2017 02:30
- Sun 9 Sep 2018 19:00
- Wed 6 Mar 2019 22:00
- Thu 12 Dec 2019 21:00
- Thu 14 Dec 2023 19:00
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