Whoohooo.....
Just listen to this brilliant BBC Radio Scotland show about The River Clyde and our beloved QE2....6 hours worth, documenting the shipbuilding itself, to the comedians like Billy Connolly and Chick Murray that the shipyards created.
Also, the music that was inspired by the Shipyards etc....
Here is the running order for the show followed by the link.....
RUNNING ORDER:
00:01 Tales of the Tay Part 1. Poet Kenneth Stephen embarks upon a canoe trip along Scotland's longest river.
00:27 Clydebuilt Luxury Part 1. Elaine C Smith meets some of the people who built the legendary ocean liner the QE2.
00:57 Steamin' Up the Andes. Susan Morrison traces the journey of a Clyde Built steamer to its new home in the Peruvian Andes.
01:24 The Banks O' Doon. Maureen Beattie recites the Burns poem about the Ayrshire river.
01:27 Songlines: Ol' Man River. John Cavanagh and guests explore the stories behind the show-stopping song from Show Boat.
01:54 Out of Doors: Mark Stephen meets some fishing enthusiasts on the River Tay.
02:02 Langoustines on the Clyde: Mark Stephen goes in search of the Clyde shell fish that's saving Scotland's fishing industry.
02:32 Guid Passage: An archive features from 1974 celebrating 800 years of ferry crossings on the Forth.
03:01 Tales of the Tay Part 2: Poet Kenneth Stephen concludes his canoe trip down the River Tay.
03:28 Sweet Afton: Alan Cumming recites the Burns poem about the River Afton.
03:31 Clydebuilt Luxury Part 2. Elaine C Smith concludes her celebration of the ocean liner the QE2.
03:59 Songlines: Shipbuilding. John Cavanagh and guests celebrate the epic song by Elvis Costello.
04:25 Out of Doors. Reporter Helen Needham tries some white water rafting on the Tay.
04:30 Clyebuilt Comics. Former shipyard apprentice Nicholas Parsons recalls some of the finest comedians to emerge from the Clydeside yards including Johnny Beattie, Chic Murray and Billy Connolly.
The link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jb8wg-NairB
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