50 years of BBC South. A series of 19 mini-features made by BBC South at Southampton in 2011 to celebrate the station's 50 year history.

Episode 8 Ingenuity. One of a series of features which celebrate BBC South's 50 years of broadcasting. Roger Finn ferrets back into the archives and examines some ingenious solutions to technological problems.

NFG are indebted to the BBC staff at Southampton for their help in sourcing items for the archive. See more episodes in the Category - BBC South.

50 years of BBC South. A series of 19 mini-features made by BBC South at Southampton in 2011 to celebrate the station's 50 year history.

Episode 9 Space. One of a series of features which celebrate BBC South's 50 years of broadcasting. Tom Hepworth investigates the story of the south's involvement with the space industry and visits Sir Patrick Moore's house in Selsey to look for Britain's first satellite, Prospero.

NFG are indebted to the BBC staff at Southampton for their help in sourcing items for the archive. See more episodes in the Category - BBC South.

Footage of the steam train the Coronation Scot being lifted by crane onto a ship bound for the USA. L/S's of the steam locomotive the Coronation Scot being loaded onto a transport ship called the 'Belpamela', Southampton docks, Hampshire. The steam engine is lowered into the shops cargo hold in readiness for it's trip to the World's Fair in New York in the United States of America