Tag: BBC

Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle

Timeshift: The People’s Liners – Britain’s Lost Pleasure Fleets

Some of the Society’s historical footage appears in this BBC TV programme. Director/producer Robin Toyne has contributed a couple of paragraphs for us.

“Clydebuilt: The Ships that Made the Commonwealth”

A new four-part television series starts on BBC Two Scotland on Monday 31st March.

River Clyde on Landward

In the final part of a feature on the River Clyde, BBC 2 Scotland programme Landward takes a journey down the River on Waverley. Dougie Vipond speaks with Waverley relief master Iain Jamieson and observes how the landscape of the river has changed with the demise of the Clyde shipbuilding industry.