Timeshift
Season 15 Episode 2 - A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story
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2002
Documentary
For over 200 years, Ordnance Survey has mapped every square mile of the British Isles, capturing not just the contours and geography of our nation, but of our lives. Originally intended for military use, OS maps were used during wartime to help locate enemy positions. In peacetime, they helped people discover and explore the countryside. Today, the large fold-out paper maps, used by generations of ramblers, scouts and weekend adventurers, represent just a small part of the OS output. As Ordnance Survey adjusts to the digital age, Timeshift looks back to tell the story of a quintessentially British institution.
Episodes in Season 15
1
The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys
60 min
2
A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story
60 min
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3
The Engine That Powers the World
60 min
4
The People's Liners: Britain's Lost Pleasure Fleets
60 min
5
Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC
60 min
6
How Britain Won the Space Race: The Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank
60 min
