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The Bridge: Fifty Years Across the Forth
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge, charting the memories of those who built it and those who operated the Forth ferries that ran until the bridge opened.
A unique amateur film provides the centrepiece of a documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of Scotland's great landmarks, the Forth Road Bridge. The documentary traces the memories of the people who built the bridge, the biggest of its kind in Europe at the time, as well as those who ran the Forth ferries that stopped running when it opened in 1964.
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Trailer: The Bridge: Fifty Years across the Forth
Duration: 00:31
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The artist with a unique landscape to portray
Duration: 00:35
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High-wire working for bridge engineers
Duration: 00:43
Music Played
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Grim Reaper Players
Heavy Gusting Wind (Stormy Night)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Maurice Smith |
| Producer | Sarah Howitt |
| Executive Producer | David Harron |
Broadcasts
Sun 31 Aug 201419:00BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
Thu 25 Sep 201420:00- Fri 26 Sep 201401:40
- Tue 21 Oct 201400:40
- Tue 5 Apr 201622:00
- Mon 11 Apr 201601:00
- Wed 24 Aug 201620:00
- Thu 25 Aug 201603:00
- Thu 13 Apr 201702:45
- Thu 13 Apr 201720:00
- Thu 20 Jul 201722:30
- Sun 7 Jan 201822:00
- Mon 8 Jan 201802:45
- Sun 13 Jan 201923:10
- Fri 14 Jun 201919:00
- Mon 17 Jun 201913:00
- Sun 15 Sep 202420:00
- Tue 17 Sep 202421:00
- Wed 18 Sep 202402:30
- Thu 19 Sep 202419:00
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