Steel Ships and Iron Men
- Episode aired Sep 20, 2011
At the site of the John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank, Glasgow, Melvyn looks back to the 1930s when Britain's shipyards, once the wonder of the industrial world, were fighting to survive. Ch... Read allAt the site of the John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank, Glasgow, Melvyn looks back to the 1930s when Britain's shipyards, once the wonder of the industrial world, were fighting to survive. Charlie Grozier, who grew up just a street away from John Brown's, reminisces about the time... Read allAt the site of the John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank, Glasgow, Melvyn looks back to the 1930s when Britain's shipyards, once the wonder of the industrial world, were fighting to survive. Charlie Grozier, who grew up just a street away from John Brown's, reminisces about the time when he was just 12 years old and he watched in awe, on launch days, of the ships his fat... Read all