The Way to the Sea

The Way to the Sea

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name = The Way to the Sea


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director = J. B. Holmes
producer = Paul Rotha
writer = W. H. Auden
(end commentary)
narrator = Geoffrey Tandy,
Norman Wooland
starring =
music = Benjamin Britten
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released = 1936
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country = UK
language = English
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"The Way to the Sea" is a 1936 documentary film about the London to Portsmouth railway line (what is now known as the Portsmouth Direct Line) and its recent electrification. This is prefaced with an historical representation of Portsmouth and the London to Portsmouth road (known in the Roman era as Ermin Street and Stane Street). It was produced by the Strand Film Company.

Its music was written by Benjamin Britten and its commentary by W. H. Auden, who also wrote the music and words respectively for the similarly-themed "Night Mail" that year. The music from both films was broadcast at 3pm on Saturday 1 September 2007 at the Cadogan Hall as a Proms Matinee concert. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2007/whatson/0109.shtml]

External links

* [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/13861 BFI Catalogue]


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