London to Brighton in 4 minutes BBC interlude

London to Brighton in 4 minutes BBC interlude. From the days when TV was all live and programming was hectic. Often when one program finished, the next one was not ready yet, and the gap had to be filled. So the BBC developed a number if interludes to fill these gaps, this being the most famous one. I think the others included a potters wheel and playing cats.

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• London
• to
• Brighton
• in
• four
• minutes
• BBC
• interlude

[Scousar]

There was another one, very similar to this except that it had a guy with a BBC accent, naratting, almost singing, a rhyming limerick. The rhyme pertained to motion and speed and trains, but was spoken in a sort of monotone voice, it was amazing and I never did actually see it all, I was born in Liverpool in 1959.

[drzozzy]

Yes, that was a film about the night train carrying post and milk across the country, it's bound to be on here somewhere

[Starryvideos]

The times when telly was  worth watching and everything was desant.

[danlefou]

Actual maximum speed of these trains was 75mph.

[priapus56]

I must be odd or something..but I actually would like to watch this at normal speed.

[jnisb29]

this is fantastic. my dad recorded this off the tv when it was on years ago, ive grown up watching this!

[defoekeane]

fantastic

[superjock68]

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[kafcan]

I can remember those days very well. I had forgotten though that everyone dressed smartly in those days! Good film.

[david552]

@drzozzy @Scousar - the poem you're talking about is "This is the night mail" - WH Auden, if you search on YT for that title you'll find a copy of it.

[bymacorg20]

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Works with ANY camera! ckeck it out :P

[briggerful]

@drzozzy That was "Night Mail" It's on DVD from Ebay or Amazon. No milk though.

[MayBellez02]

Lol, I might be too tired but I fell asleep.

[accadaccasuperstar]

oh wh y must a bleeding diesel pull the train? steam engines are the best, especially the gwr!