Timeshift · SEASON 15
A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story
Episode 2 · 2015-09-09
- Documentary
Episode overview
For over 200 years, Ordnance Survey has mapped every square mile of the British Isles, capturing not just the contours and geography of our nation, but of our lives. Originally intended for military use, OS maps were used during wartime to help locate enemy positions. In peacetime, they helped people discover and explore the countryside. Today, the large fold-out paper maps, used by generations of ramblers, scouts and weekend adventurers, represent just a small part of the OS output. As Ordnance Survey adjusts to the digital age, Timeshift looks back to tell the story of a quintessentially British institution.
60 minutes
Season 15 episodes
1. The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys2015-09-02
2. A Very British Map: The Ordnance Survey Story2015-09-09
3. The Engine That Powers the World2015-09-23
4. The People's Liners: Britain's Lost Pleasure Fleets2015-10-20
5. Looking for Mr Bond: 007 at the BBC2015-10-28
6. How Britain Won the Space Race: The Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank2015-11-16
