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In 2013 London Underground is 150 years old. The world's first underground railway is spending its anniversary year celebrating its own history. They're sending a steam train back underground, and there's a Royal visit to prepare for. On the tube, history is everywhere - it's do...

2013
Documentary revealing the tube's hidden history as it celebrates being 150 years old.
Episodes 2012
Following the workers who descend on the Tube each night to maintain, repair and clean it.(R)
The Tube's most unusual employee, a hawk called Toyah, is put to work on pigeon patrol.(R)
Upgrading the tube is not easy, with both new trains and new signals causing problems.(R)
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