please empty your brain below
Metro-land was first broadcast 26th February 1973.

They've completely removed it from YouTube, but here's an aural taster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2TC3iMwIPU

diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.06.13 - 7:58 a.m. | #

Excellent. Many thanks for the heads up.

Chris | 25.06.13 - 8:13 a.m. | #

Should have included Diamond Geezer on my blogroll years ago - a kindred spirit right down to the love of Betjeman.

http://jeziorki.blogspot.com/search/label/John%20Betjeman

And public transport and places around a capital city... in my case Warsaw (after 40 years in London)

Michael Dembinski | Homepage | 25.06.13 - 11:32 a.m. | #

Metroland is on BBC 4 tonight at 23.00 :)

Rick | 25.06.13 - 9:08 p.m. | #

Great niche websites of our time...

The entire script of Metroland, in subtitles.
http://tvguide.lastown.com/bbc/preview/metroland.html

"Early electric, punctual and prompt,"
"Sketchley and Unigate, Dolcis and Wallpamur"
"This Neasden nature trail is something I've developed over the 21 years that I've lived here"
"beautiful room and bevy of beautifully dressed and beautifully hatted ladies"
"Mrs Hill, we've got eight rounders now."
"Grass triumphs."

diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.06.13 - 9:26 p.m. | #

First time I have seen it. Thanks for the suggestion.

You have been there before of course: http://lndn.blogspot.co.uk/2006_08_01_lndn_archive.html

Andrew | 26.06.13 - 12:48 p.m. | #











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