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Thomas The Tank Engine (26/12/2023)

Nick Jewers looks back at the life of Gloucestershire author Reverend Wilbert Awdry, the man behind Thomas The Tank Engine.

Nick Jewers looks back at the life of Gloucestershire author Reverend Wilbert Awdry, the man behind Thomas The Tank Engine.

There are short clips in this special from:

• Wogan, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ TV, 30th March 1988.
• Desert Island Discs, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳, 19th October 1964.
• Six Fifty Five Special, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ TV and ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Pebble Mill, 21st August 1981.
• Coronation St, Friday 24th July 2009, ITV Studios Continuing Drama.
• The Simpsons, Postcards from the Wedge, March 14th 2010 - Fox Broadcasting Company.
• Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, 9th October 1984, Britt Allcroft Company/Mattel/Clearwater Features.

1 hour

Broadcast

  • Boxing Day 2023 13:00