Jack Tinker tells the story of Britain's most famous railway line, the line he's been travelling on for the last 30 years. He investigates the blood-curdling details of the celebrated Brighton railway murder; discovers how the Victorians managed to get 11 million bricks into the heart of the Sussex countryside to build the Ouse Valley Viaduct and finds out what it's like to live in the cottage perched above the mouth of the Clayton Tunnel. Incidental music by STEVEN FAUX
Research and dramatic scenes by ROY APPS
Producer PETER HOARE
BBC South and East, Elstree Stereo (R)