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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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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