Secrets of the London Underground S04E01 - Earl's Court
Summary:
Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore Earl's Court station – a busy interchange on the Piccadilly and District lines, it's a station that has always embraced innovation. It was the very first station to install a passenger escalator and the first to install automatic lifts. Tim discovers how even today, the station is embracing the modern, with a re-design of the walkways created to fit in with its famous glass roof.
Siddy visits Alperton, a classic example of the famous London Underground architect, Charles Holden, and the design was regarded as futuristic when it was built in the 1930s. And behind a locked door, Siddy reveals a hidden treasure – a legendary escalator originally built for and relocated from the Festival of Britain.
At the London Transport Museum depot, a dedicated volunteer shows Tim the restored inner workings of a 1930s platform indicator, which used a telegraph system to show passengers the destination of their next train.
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Show Name....... Secrets of the London Underground
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 2021-07-18
Type............ Documentary
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Plot............ Railway historian Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway from the London Transport Museum explore hidden areas of the London Underground that - despite being just feet away from where millions of people regularly travel - hardly anyone knows about.The pair explore abandoned tunnels, secret bunkers and hidden staircases that have been concealed from public view for years. They will use their unique and privileged access to tell the story of places including London's most clandestine tube station; the former terminus of the world's first electric railway; and a station now only accessible by getting a train driver to stop at just the right place, but which played a key role during the Second World War
Cast............ Tim Dunn ... Tim Dunn
Cast............ Siddy Holloway ... Siddy Holloway
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Network......... Yesterday
Country......... United Kingdom
Language........ English
Runtime......... 60 mins
Status.......... Running
Air Date........ Tuesday 20:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/54475/secrets-of-the-london-underground
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Episode Name.... Earl's Court
Season.......... 4x01
Plot............ Tim Dunn and Siddy Holloway explore Earl's Court station a busy interchange on the Piccadilly and District lines, it's a station that has always embraced innovation. It was the very first station to install a passenger escalator and the first to install automatic lifts. Tim discovers how even today, the station is embracing the modern, with a re-design of the walkways created to fit in with its famous glass roof.Siddy visits Alperton, a classic example of the famous London Underground architect, Charles Holden, and the design was regarded as futuristic when it was built in the 1930s. And behind a locked door, Siddy reveals a hidden treasure a legendary escalator originally built for and relocated from the Festival of Britain.At the London Transport Museum depot, a dedicated volunteer shows Tim the restored inner workings of a 1930s platform indicator, which used a telegraph system to show passengers the destination of their next train
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2024-07-02 Tuesday, 14:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2931410/secrets-of-the-london-underground-4x01-earls-court
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Episode Name.... Paddington
Season.......... 4x02
Plot............ Tim and Siddy go under the platforms of Paddington station. It has five different tube lines running through it, with its oldest and newest lines opening 150 years apart.Tim dusts off the old Mail Rail line which used to transport post under London to sorting offices across the capital, and Siddy discovers some former police cells underneath the platforms, and unearths what remains of the luggage carousels from when passengers on the Heathrow Express were allowed to check-in their luggage in the main station.At Tottenham Court Road, Siddy reveals the huge changes to the station to accommodate the Elizabeth Line, and tells the story of how the station's iconic mosaic artwork was preserved during the works and takes us behind a locked door to uncover a floodgate installed as part of Britain's Cold War defences.At the London Transport Museum depot, Tim meets a young tube driver, who's built up a large following on social media for her posts showing behind the scenes of her job
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2024-07-09 Tuesday, 14:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2931411/secrets-of-the-london-underground-4x02-paddington
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