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Brian Cox's Jute Journey
Documentary journey into actor Brian Cox's past, and on to Kolkata in the footsteps of the Dundee jute workers who left to seek their fortunes in India.
Hollywood actor Brian Cox is a son of Dundee. The city is the big constant of his life. He grew up amid the clatter of the jute mills, where both his parents began their working lives.
The jute trade, making hessian from India's 'golden' fibre, dominated Dundee for over a century, linking it with Kolkata. It is now fast becoming a memory. Documentary journey into Brian Cox's past, and on to Kolkata in the footsteps of the Dundee jute workers who left to seek their fortunes in India.
Last on
Fri 25 Oct 2024
02:40
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Presenter | Brian Cox |
Director | Brian Ross |
Producer | John Archer |
Broadcasts
- Mon 5 Oct 2009 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sun 22 Nov 2009 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Sun 22 Nov 2009 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland & Wales only
- Tue 23 Feb 2010 20:00
- Wed 24 Feb 2010 01:30
- Tue 6 Jun 2023 22:00
- Mon 12 Jun 2023 01:25
- Wed 23 Oct 2024 21:00
- Fri 25 Oct 2024 02:40
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