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Trainspotting Live

Documentary

Trainspotting Live will bring three nights of spotting, joy and excitement to BBC Four as Peter Snow, mathematician Dr Hannah Fry and engineer Dick Strawbridge along with a team of rail train enthusiasts revel in the tantalising intricacies, trade secrets and true pleasures of trainspotting... live!

Jul 11, 20161 seasons3 episodesEndedEN

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Peter Snow

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Hannah Fry

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Dick Strawbridge

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Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

Premiered Jul 11, 2016

Episodes

1–3 of 3

Ep 1

Episode 1

Jul 11, 2016

60m

In Didcot, Peter Snow is joined by train lovers, collectors and enthusiasts across Britain. Peter challenges Ian McMillan to write a poem about the Flying Scotsman.

Ep 2

Episode 2

Jul 12, 2016

60m

Peter Snow and Dr Hannah Fry present live from Didcot Railway Centre, where the focus is on diesel locomotives, from Class 37s to the Intercity 125.

Ep 3

Episode 3

Jul 13, 2016

60m

Dr Hannah Fry and Peter Snow look towards the future of rail travel. Hannah explores how the timetables work and whether they can squeeze in extra capacity in the future.