1954: A Few Days' Shore Leave in Devon and Cornwall | Brief Journey | BBC Archive

Brief Journey, introduced by Charles E. Stidwill, follows a Royal Navy sailor of HMS Carisbrooke Castle as he spends his 2-day shore leave travelling through Plymouth, Dartmoor and Looe. The film focuses on the picturesque region in the South West of England now served by the BBC's new television transmitter on North Hessary Tor, Dartmoor. 00:00 Introduction 00:31 A Duty Frigate returns to Plymouth Sound 01:14 Landing at Plymouth 02:58 Stepping ashore in Plymouth 03:53 Union Street Plymouth bus 05:10 North Road Station, Plymouth 05:36 Steam Train to Yelverton 06:41 Yelverton to Princetown Railway 08:49 Arriving at King Tor platform 09:32 King Tor, Dartmoor 11:11 Merrivale Farm 13:27 Dinner at the farmhouse 15:02 A motorcycle ride to Tavistock 15:46 A lift to Bere Alston 16:35 Crossing over to Cornwall 17:22 A boat ride across the River Tamar 18:48 Landing at Cotehele Quay 19:18 A lift towards Looe 19:54 Butcher's Arms Inn, St Ive 20:14 St Ive parish church 20:54 Catching the bus to Looe 21:21 Looe 23:30 Shark Angling 26:02 Torpoint Ferry 26:50 The end of shore leave Clip taken from Brief Journey, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 15 December, 1954. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive