Rent Metro-Land (2006)
3.7 of 5 from 55 ratings
0h 49min
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- Synopsis:
Sir John Betjeman, the nation's best loved poet, hosts this colourful eulogy to the people and places served by London's Metropolitan Line. As the leafy counties of Bucks, Herts and Middlesex yielded to the engines of the first steam underground, the pastoral world of Betjeman's youth gave way to the suburban dream of the railway planners. Betjeman contrasts the old and the new ways of life as he follows the Neasden nature trail, visits the Pinner village fair, plays a round of golf at Moor Park and explores the historical houses along the line. From Baker Street to the forgotten station at Quainton Road, Sir John Betjeman is your guide on an eccentric and unforgettable journey into Metro-Land. - Actors:
- Sir John Betjeman
- Directors:
- Edward Mirzoeff
- Producers:
- Edward Mirzoeff
- Writers:
- Sir John Betjeman
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries
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Reviews (1) of Metro-Land
Little piece of history - Metro-Land review by NC
For me is a 4 because i am of an age. If like poetry, or a cameo of how it used to be, this is a gem. For anyone else will be a 1. I remember Sir John in the day. The quiet man. The Queen's poet. I knew the railway he was on, and the places he went past. Not necessarily rose tinted, but do miss the security we had then in our persona. It seemed like we would go on the same for ever...............no mobiles or ICs then. People did rubbish jobs, with hard learned skills, for not much money, but maybe had more self worth at least...............Sir John probably saw the changes coming, as was documenting something that had, in fact, already gone.............
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