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My Secret Life...The Boatman (Original title)
Date: 06 June 2005 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Tim Wardle

Synopsis: Short film about Bill Callahan is a Yeoman Warder (Beefeater) at the Tower of London who is also an active volunteer lifeboat man at the Tower Hill RNLI lifeboat station on the River Thames. Alongside poetry from Owen Sheers, Bill talks about the challenges he encounters on the lifeboat and how this double life fulfils him.

Subjects:
Yeomen of the Guard, H.M. Tower of London, Lifeboats, Lifeboat services, River Thames

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TV Transmissions
Date: 06 June 2005Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:55-20:00Slot duration: 5 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo

Credits (3)
Production Company: Century Films, Executive Producer: Sue Collins