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Never Mind, I Stopped My Train

The heroism of railwaymen in a horrific explosion in 1898. Martin Sorrell's recreation of a real event stars Martin Jarvis.

July 18th 1898: The heroism of driver, Walter Peart and fireman, Harry Dean when the boiler of their Great Western Railway steam engine horrifically exploded.

Martin Sorrell recreates the background to this story which acts as a tribute to all railwaymen.

Narrated by Martin Jarvis and Joanna Myers. With Ann Windsor as Ada Peart, Nicholas Murchie as Edmund Mears/William Jarrett and Jonathan Tafler as John Hodges.

Director: Martin Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.

45 minutes

Last on

Thu 1 Jun 201721:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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