Sadly we’ve now seen the last of the mail trains, with
Of course many remember the wonderful WH Auden poem, Night Mail (copyright Faber & Faber), which was commissioned by the GPO for a 1936 film.
Sometime television companies are so slow. The date for this has been known for sometime, and surely repeat of that wonderful film yesterday afternoon rather than another Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em would have been worthwhile move. At least it is available on DVD (a wee bit overpriced at eighteen quid I would say), with another classic rail film.
What would be the equivalent today? Releasing a series of advertisements on DVD? There surely wouldn’t be much demand for many corporate videos.
Now I must go away and listen to Coronation Scot by Vivian Ellis, as used for the Paul Temple theme…