Most of the programmes on BBC4 on Saturday night are about the London cab 
and cabbie, but one of them may have wider interest: "The Flipside Of 
Dominick Hyde" is a 1980 play about "a time traveller from 2130 studying the 
London Transport system".

"John Rowland"  wrote in message 
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>
> Most of the programmes on BBC4 on Saturday night are about the London cab 
> and cabbie, but one of them may have wider interest: "The Flipside Of 
> Dominick Hyde" is a 1980 play about "a time traveller from 2130 studying 
> the London Transport system".
>

And next Saturday it's the Underground.

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008, John Rowland wrote:

> Most of the programmes on BBC4 on Saturday night are about the London 
> cab and cabbie, but one of them may have wider interest: "The Flipside 
> Of Dominick Hyde" is a 1980 play about "a time traveller from 2130 
> studying the London Transport system".

Saw that on videotape a few years ago. It's quite a sweet little film, 
really. Not actually about the London Transport system in any way, i 
should warn you, although there is a scene on the 2130 version of the 
tube, which still has the same signage, which is amusing if you're amused 
by that kind of thing (which i am).

The two other things i remember from it are (a) the reference to Gilbey's 
gin, which is now all but extinct, and (b) the phrase "beardy jungler", 
which has passed into legend amongst the friends i watched it with.

The bloke in it looks like the guy who played the Doctor Who with big 
hair, but it isn't him. I think.

tom

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"Tom Anderson"  wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 26 Jul 2008, John Rowland wrote:
>
>> Most of the programmes on BBC4 on Saturday night are about the London cab 
>> and cabbie, but one of them may have wider interest: "The Flipside Of 
>> Dominick Hyde" is a 1980 play about "a time traveller from 2130 studying 
>> the London Transport system".
>
> Saw that on videotape a few years ago. It's quite a sweet little film, 
> really. Not actually about the London Transport system in any way, i 
> should warn you, although there is a scene on the 2130 version of the 
> tube, which still has the same signage, which is amusing if you're amused 
> by that kind of thing (which i am).
>
> The two other things i remember from it are (a) the reference to Gilbey's 
> gin, which is now all but extinct, and (b) the phrase "beardy jungler", 
> which has passed into legend amongst the friends i watched it with.
>
> The bloke in it looks like the guy who played the Doctor Who with big 
> hair, but it isn't him. I think.
>
It's Peter Firth, the chap who plays Harry Pearce in "Spooks".
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"John Rowland" wrote:
>
> Most of the programmes on BBC4 on Saturday night are about the London cab 
> and cabbie, but one of them may have wider interest: "The Flipside Of 
> Dominick Hyde" is a 1980 play about "a time traveller from 2130 studying 
> the London Transport system".

Did anyone ask the time traveller whether construction work on Crossrail had 
started yet?

Chris

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008, Chris Read wrote:

> "John Rowland" wrote:
>
>> Most of the programmes on BBC4 on Saturday night are about the London 
>> cab and cabbie, but one of them may have wider interest: "The Flipside 
>> Of Dominick Hyde" is a 1980 play about "a time traveller from 2130 
>> studying the London Transport system".
>
> Did anyone ask the time traveller whether construction work on Crossrail 
> had started yet?

Don't be silly, man - it's science fiction, not fantasy!

tom

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