"Actor: Sir John Betjeman"

• 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

• Westcountry Collection | DVD | (03/08/2009) from £8.48   |  Saving you £16.51 (66.10%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This set includes John Nettles' West Country and Betjeman's West Country to produce a complete guide to the West Country. John Nettles' West Country is a nine part series following John Nettles as he returns to the West Country to explore the areas that influenced both him and his career. Betjeman's West Country is a seven part series presented by John Nettles featuring seldom seen archive footage (by and about Betjeman) extracts from some of his poems and interviews with his family and friends.