"Director: Edward Mirzoeff"

• Metro-Land (As Seen On BBC) | DVD | (30/06/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £36.99

  Sir John Betjeman takes you on a journey into Metro-Land in his own eccentric and much loved style. Betjeman explores and contrasts the earlier and later ways of life while following the Neasden Nature Trail calling in to the Pinner Village Hall and enjoying a round of golf on the great Moor Park course near Rickmansworth. Join Sir John with this quintessential guide on an un-miss able journey along the Metropolitan Line from Baker Street to Quainton Road (now forgotten) - a must. Special Features: The Metropolitan Line in the News Footage of the Metropolitan Line extension to Stanmore (1932) The 1945 crash at Northwood The Metropolitan Line Centenary Parade at Neasden (1963) The last working Steam Train on the line (1971) The 1999 and 2000 Steam on the Met events The Centenary of the Uxbridge Branch (2004) 24-Page Illustrated Booklet Written by Edward Mirzoeff

• Metro-Land | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £18.29   |  Saving you £-3.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Sir John Betjeman the nation's best loved poet hosts this classic 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 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.