Summary At the site of the John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank, Glasgow, Melvyn looks back to the 1930s when Britain's shipyards, once the wonder of the industrial world, were fighting to survive. Charlie Grozier, who grew up just a street away from John Brown's, reminisces about the time when he was just 12 years old and he watched in awe, on launch days, of the ships his father worked on. At the top of the Titan Crane, historian and shipbuilding expert Anthony Burton describes the decline of shipyards across the country and Tom Graham explains the impact that this collapse had on his home community along with thousands of others.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Melvyn Bragg John Krish Les Dennis Derek Martin
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Sep 19, 2011
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : UK
Production companies : BBC Manchester
Summary At the site of the John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank, Glasgow, Melvyn looks back to the 1930s when Britain's shipyards, once the wonder of the industrial world, were fighting to survive. Charlie Grozier, who grew up just a street away from John Brown's, reminisces about the time when he was just 12 years old and he watched in awe, on launch days, of the ships his father worked on. At the top of the Titan Crane, historian and shipbuilding expert Anthony Burton describes the decline of shipyards across the country and Tom Graham explains the impact that this collapse had on his home community along with thousands of others.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Sep 19, 2011
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : UK
Production companies : BBC Manchester
