Timeshift
Season 16 Episode 3 - Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps
7.0 ?
2002
Documentary
A look at how the introduction of the penny post changed Britain, and how enthusiasm for the first stamps led to the emergence of stamp-collecting as a popular hobby.
Episodes in Season 16
1
Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge Was Built
60 min
2
Sailors, Ships and Stevedores: The Story of British Docks
60 min
3
Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps
60 min
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4
Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop
60 min
5
Flights of Fancy: Pigeons and the British
60 min
