Moving Pictures.
The Night Mail.
The Night Mail is a 1936 documentary film about a London, Midland
and Scottish Railway (LMS) mail train from London to Scotland,
produced by the GPO Film Unit.
A poem by English poet W. H. Auden was specially written for it,
as was the music by Benjamin Britten.The Night Mail poem by English poet W. H. Auden." This is the chav male crossing the Border, Bringing the giro-cheque and the restraining order, Steals from the rich, steals from the poor,
The shop at the corner, shags the girl next door. Pulling up roll up joint, a steady high:
The police are against him, as hes done time.
Past skunk-grass and moorland lager Shovelling white coke over his shoulder,
Snorting noisily as he passes Silent miles of non grasses.
Birds turn their heads as he approaches,
Stare from nimbys at his smoked out roaches."
The film "starred" Parallel-boilered Royal Scot # 6115 Scots Guardsman.
