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BRANCH LINE - 1 - Sir John Betjeman Posted by: THERESALWAYSSOMEONE
Video duration: 586 seconds Global video hits: 11854 Part 1 - A 1963 BBC programme showing the 24 mile S&D line from Evercreech Junction. In this first episode we reach Highbridge - then the end of passenger services. Related: branch, gauge, john_betjeman, line, locos, midland_railway, poet_laureate, railways, somerset, standard, steam Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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BRANCH LINE - 3 - Sir John Betjeman Posted by: THERESALWAYSSOMEONE
Video duration: 436 seconds Global video hits: 7120 Part 3 - The final part of the 1963 BBC film. Sir John Betjeman completes his journey along the 24 mile branch line from Evercreech Junction to Burnham on Sea by taking a freight from Highbridge to the sea. Related: branch, burnham, gauge, highbridge, john_betjeman, line, locos, midland_railway, poet_laureate, railways, somerset, standard, steam Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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British Sea Power on Betjeman & Me - BBC2 Posted by: makingprogress
Video duration: 119 seconds Global video hits: 8662 Clip of British Sea Power performing "The Licorice Fields of Pontefract" on John Betjeman & Me, BBC2. Broadcast 21.08.06 Related: betjeman, british, john, pontefract, power, sea Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Indoor Games Near Newbury - Sir John Betjeman Posted by: mtfssjr2
Video duration: 264 seconds Global video hits: 671 Sir John Betjeman reads Indoor Games Near Newbury taken from Banana Blush with music by Jim Parker Related: banana, betjeman, blush, english, games, indoor, jim, john, near, newbury, parker, poetry, sir, spoken, word Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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BRANCH LINE - 2 - Sir John Betjeman Posted by: THERESALWAYSSOMEONE
Video duration: 575 seconds Global video hits: 6478 Part 2 - Continuing the BBC broadcast of 1963 we look at Highbridge and the freight trains which were still running to Burnham on Sea. The former loco works of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway were derelict but still in situ. Related: branch, evercreech, highbridge, john_betjeman, line, locos, midland_railway, poet_laureate, railways, s&djr, somerset Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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David Brent - on John Betjeman Posted by: rankingjohnmajor
Video duration: 112 seconds Global video hits: 9349 come friendly bombs fall on Slough... Related: betjeman, brent, david, john, office, the Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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A child ill by John Betjeman Posted by: DuctTapeMyFace
Video duration: 59 seconds Global video hits: 2097 A child ill by John Betjeman Related: age, betjeman, body, buckley, child, death, die, do, gothic, hallelujah, ill, jeff, john, little, man, not, old, poem, poetry, slough, young Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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John Betjeman - Norfolk Churches Posted by: notyobs
Video duration: 312 seconds Global video hits: 3962 Here is an extract from an utterly superb programme made by Sir John Betjeman in 1974 about Norfolk's churches (videoed on transmission in 1987.) A couple of great extracts of small church choirs. At the end you'll see some trebles singing a wonderfully complex descant to the last verse of "Ye Holy Angels Bright". Related: betjeman, cathedral, choir, choral, church, norfolk, trebles Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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John Betjeman Posted by: cjstitchman
Video duration: 297 seconds Global video hits: 4480 John Betjeman's Bristol and Bath. This short 5 minute film was shown at the Centenary Celebrations of Sir John Betjeman's life. It was held at St. Marys Redcliffe Church in Bristol. Related: bath, betjeman, bristol, john Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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John Betjeman reads his poem, "Executive" Posted by: GrandPrix55
Video duration: 136 seconds Global video hits: 1319 Read by Betjeman during the 1970s for a TV interview. Related: betjeman, england, english, laureate, poems, poetry Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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In a Bath Teashop by John Betjeman Posted by: brychar66
Video duration: 141 seconds Global video hits: 1215 A short but perfect poem by Betjeman with some reminiscences by the reader. Related: a, bath, betjeman, bryant, charles, english, in, john, poetry, tearoom Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Betjeman: Indoor Games near Newbury Posted by: brychar66
Video duration: 239 seconds Global video hits: 402 I am reading this at the request of a friendly viewer in America. Betjeman and his first love - high jinks at an indoor party - dancing the foxtrot - the quiet cupboard and love's intensity - home in the Lagonda - and so to bed. The music is provided by Charlie Kunz - Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie and A Medley. Related: betjeman, bryant, charles, charlie, english, games, indoor, john, kunz, near, newbury, poetry, spoken, word Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Westgate on Sea by John Betjeman Posted by: brychar66
Video duration: 121 seconds Global video hits: 2820 Another great one by England's most popular humorous poet. Related: betjeman, bryant, charles, john, light, on, poetry, sea, verse, westgate Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Joan Hunter Dunn - John Betjeman Posted by: tomchambers
Video duration: 208 seconds Global video hits: 251 Sir John Betjeman fell in love with Miss Joan Hunter Dunn on sight, when he passed her in the corridor of the Ministry of Information during the war. She was the ministry's catering manager, but also as the poet surmised, a doctor's daughter. Related: joan, sir, subalterns, tom, betjeman, chambers, hunter-dunn, john, love, poem, poetry., song Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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John Betjeman How To Get On In Society Posted by: brychar66
Video duration: 95 seconds Global video hits: 479 Another of Betjeman's wicked little sketches with a distinctly 30s ambience. Related: 1930s, betjeman, bryant, charles, comic, get, how, john, on, to, verse Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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"The Licorice Fields At Pontefract" by John Betjeman Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 72 seconds Global video hits: 75 The memory of young love in fragrant surroundings on a Sunday evening. Related: betjeman, fields, john, licorice, poem, poetry, pontefract, reading Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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"A Subaltern's Love Song - Miss Joan Hunter Dunn" Betjeman Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 172 seconds Global video hits: 146 Betjeman's best known poem Related: betjeman, dunn, hunter, joan, poem, subaltern, tennis Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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"A Shropshire Lad" by John Betjeman Posted by: SpokenVerse
Video duration: 98 seconds Global video hits: 163 Captain Webb was a great swimmer, the first to swim the English Channel. He came from Dawley. Related: betjeman, captain, dawley, poem, shropshire, swim, swimming, web Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |
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Undenominational by John Betjeman Posted by: brychar66
Video duration: 70 seconds Global video hits: 172 One of Betjeman's poems about the church. Related: betjeman, bryant, charles, english, john, poetry, undenominational Display Video Comments | Hide Video Comments | Add Comment |




















Latest comments made on this video:
By: robmcg567. on 22 Nov 08, 04:53:25
Very, very, nice.
By: bronzeonion. on 21 Nov 08, 21:48:36
yeah there now opening alot of them up again
By: kryztlship. on 06 Nov 08, 02:15:00
thank's so much for uploading this, it's wonderful.
By: BackwoodPictures. on 28 Oct 08, 23:28:49
It would be very interesting to see where would be now if the job was given to someone like Betjeman instead of Marples and Beeching. I think that a small amount of lines would have to be closed but in essence, lots would remain open and provide a great and valuable service today. I don't think that Beeching saw the cultural influence that a lot of these lines provided. I know that I would have paid a higher tax rate to live in a better country. That's would we would have now. Don't you agree?
By: congo1024. on 13 Oct 08, 22:00:05
Magical. Words of wisdom.
By: porno6361. on 03 Oct 08, 21:07:15
at 5:16 he says "i hope your enjoying it",no john,i'm loving it,at least you were lucky to travel omn it
By: porno6361. on 03 Oct 08, 20:59:03
god,we haven't half fucked this country up,thanks for posting,this is how this country was and should be
By: THERESALWAYSSOMEONE. on 30 Sep 08, 17:51:09
Austin Somerset that's an 'A40'
By: brucesterman. on 23 Jun 08, 19:28:27
It makes me feel queasy and quite sad to think what we have lost and to think of the hell we have sponsored to replace it. If we all wanted it to stay like this so much how have we let the rats destroy it. Resist their influence at ever opportunity!
By: PhilipGriffin1234. on 17 May 08, 18:37:56
I'm live not far from this line (And the line from Wells to Yatton used to run through my village), but I recognize so many locations, such as the Girder bridge (at 5:55) and Shapwick, and there's no sign of the station now. A crying shame all the lines in the area were taken up. Worth mentioning too that the bus services in the area now are expensive and absolutely appalling! The railways are a link that we need, but we can't rebuild them. John. B was absolutely right, to the letter!
By: jontibloom. on 16 May 08, 10:15:08
What would Betjeman have written about cars and traffic if he were alive today. To me looking at this clip it seems like from a byegone and tranquil age.
By: GWR1940. on 31 Mar 08, 09:34:23
John B,was right the goverment where wrong! he saw all this coming road jams e.t.c this was a crime when this was closed,
By: AustinSomerset. on 15 Mar 08, 23:27:42
This is delightful, many thanks. As his Metroland film shows suburban villas with stained glass windows and proud clipped hedges that have (now) more than likely been replaced by upvc and 4x4's sitting on tarmacadam'd front gardens - so a quick google of today's images of the area shows how most of this line is now buried under housing estates and supermarkets - all generating the extra traffic he spoke about. Where did I put that time machine!
By: webrarian. on 19 Jan 08, 22:39:09
Prophetic words from JB about the need for railways given the 'hellish' state of roads in years to come. Thank you so much posting these three films
By: 01276. on 10 Jan 08, 18:17:33
thanks for uploading :)