A one-off rail-themed programme fronted by Ian Hislop brought in BBC Four's second best ever ratings on Thursday night. Ian Hislop Goes Off The Rails, a reflection of the damaging effect of the 1960s Beecham report on British railways, averaged a mighty 1.29m (6.7%) for the channel in the 9pm hour. The figure is BBC Four's best-rated factual audience ever and the second best audience overall. Only drama The Curse Of Steptoe has rated higher, with 1.4m (7%) in March this year. Other programmes in the channel's rail-themed evening also pulled in impressive audiences. Great Railway Journeys had 548,000 (3.6%) in the 10pm hour and at 8.30pm, Railway Walks picked up 680,000 (3.6%). Overall, BBC Four had a primetime share of 3.7%, ahead of ITV4's 2.6%, BBC Three's 2.2%, ITV2's 2.2% and E4's 1.9%. BBC Three's (more)...
- 10/5/2008
- by By Neil Wilkes
- Digital Spy
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