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Brian Cox's Jute Journey
Documentary journey into actor Brian Cox's past, and on to Kolkata in the footsteps of the Dundee jute workers who left to seek their fortunes in India.
Hollywood actor Brian Cox is a son of Dundee. The city is the big constant of his life. He grew up amid the clatter of the jute mills, where both his parents began their working lives.
The jute trade, making hessian from India's 'golden' fibre, dominated Dundee for over a century, linking it with Kolkata. It is now fast becoming a memory. Documentary journey into Brian Cox's past, and on to Kolkata in the footsteps of the Dundee jute workers who left to seek their fortunes in India.
Last on
Thu 27 Mar 202502:25
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Brian Cox |
| Director | Brian Ross |
| Producer | John Archer |
Broadcasts
Mon 5 Oct 200921:00BBC Two Scotland- Sun 22 Nov 200918:00BBC Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Sun 22 Nov 200919:00BBC Two Scotland & Wales only
- Tue 23 Feb 201020:00
- Wed 24 Feb 201001:30
- Tue 6 Jun 202322:00
- Mon 12 Jun 202301:25
- Wed 23 Oct 202421:00
- Fri 25 Oct 202402:40
- Wed 26 Mar 202521:00
- Thu 27 Mar 202502:25
