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The Golden Age of Liners

Episode 2 of 9

Paul Atterbury travels around Britain finding out how the great ocean liners made such a mark on the popular imagination and why they continue to enchant.

Paul Atterbury embarks on an alluring journey into the golden age of ocean liners, finding out how these great ships made such a mark on the popular imagination and why they continue to enchant to this day.

Paul's voyage takes him around Britain and reveals a story of design, politics, propaganda, Hollywood glamour and tragedy. Along the way, he uncovers some amazing survivals from the liners of the past - a cinema in Scotland built from the interiors of the SS Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔric, a house in Poole in which cabins from the Mauretania are lovingly preserved - as well as the design inspiration behind the first great liners.

59 minutes

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:25

    Blondie, Philip Glass

    Heart of Glass

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Paul Atterbury
Executive Producer Michael Poole
Producer Rachel Jardine
Series Producer John Das

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