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Clyde Shipbuilding

Mark Stephen introduces a fascinating selection of programmes charting the precarious history of the shipbuilding industry on Glasgow's river Clyde.

RUNNING ORDER

Timings are approximate and given in hours and minutes from the start of the Zone.

00:01 Past Lives with Mark Stephen

00:10 Clydebuilt Luxury: Elaine C Smith on the QE2

00:37 Songlines - Shipbuilding: Pat Kane and Robert Wyatt discuss Elvis Costello's poignant ballad.

01:03 Professional Portrait - William Mitchell: 1943 interview with former Clyde shipyard worker.

01:34 Clydebuilt Comics: Nicolas Parsons recalls some of the fine comedians who worked in the yards, including the Big Yin Billy Connolly.

02:32 Clydebuilt Luxury: Elaine C Smith concludes her history of the QE2.

02:58 Song of the Clyde: A radio impression of the river.

03:27 Covert Confederates: Mark Stephen tells how the Clyde ship yards played a vital role in the American Cival War.

03:53 Requiem for the Clyde: Reflecting the turbulent rise and fall of Glasgow's shipbuilding industry.

5 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 8 Jul 2009 00:30

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Jul 2009 00:30