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What went wrong with the Tube Map?

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WRITTEN AND CREATED BY
Jay Foreman and Paul Kendler

EDITED BY
Jay Foreman Twitter: jayforeman

DIRECTOR
Jade Nagi Twitter: jade_nagi

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Paul Kendler Twitter: kendlerpaul

RUNNERS
Ángel Martínez
Lana Farhat

STUDIO RUNNERS
Chris Law
Patrizio Serao

VFX
Chris Walker https://www.artstation.com/zangrethor...

HARRY BECK
Jago Hazzard @jagohazzard

DATING APP VOICES
Jade Nagi
Sarah Fraser

SYDNEY METRO MAN
Dan Ilic www.twitter.com/danilic

PARIS METRO MAN (AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC)
Tim Byrne thetimtraveller

NORA BECK
Vivienne Egan Twitter: VivEgan41

ALAN FOALE
Half-Asleep Chris halfasleepchris

MAP MAN
Mark Cooper-Jones Twitter: markcooperjones

ALTERNATIVE TUBE MAPS DESIGNED BY
Jonathan Farrow
Sameboat via Wikimedia
Mike Hall
Mark Noad
Luke Carvill
Max Roberts
Jug Cerovic

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
Mark Ovendon @markovenden
Geoff Marshall @geofftech

OLD TUBE MAPS FOUND/SCANNED BY
Marc Dickson @haywardsheath
Luke Blaney @lucas42
Simon Frost @simondfrost
Colin Brown @colinbrown1968
Achyut Chaudhary @achyutchaudhary

AUDIO HELP
Eetu Mikkola
Mikey Farr
Ali Bros

WACKY WHEELS MUSIC BY
Mark Klem

RECOMMENDED READING
Mr. Beck's Underground Map by Ken Garland
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Becks-Und...

20 Comments

@jameshart1114 2 years ago

Well well well, the Overground has indeed now been split into different colours and names. You got your wish.

@eispalast1 3 years ago

I was sure you were joking about the IKEA symbols on the map. But then I looked it up and they are indeed on the map. That's absolutely wild. Wow.

@josephbrainard441 3 years ago

Mark's reaction in the end is hysterical

@Idfkwhatimdoing 2 years ago

2:15 “absolutely not, it's not possible, the very idea of a dirty Englishman drawing the plan for the new Parisian Metro but that doesn't make sense, right?” Lmao attention to detail is top notch

@g0d5m15t4k3 3 years ago

"You are the ungrateful corporation to my lifetime of loyal service." hit me in the feels.

@overvieweffect9034 3 years ago

that last point is probably the most important of the video. A good tube map does encourage people to use more public transport, simply because it makes is look very easy and convenient to move around the entire city with the underground

@itsjustclary4732 3 years ago

The “this could’ve been a map men episode” bit made me almost spit my drink out from laughing. This episode was so good!!! Thanks!!

@do7137 2 years ago

8:23 he’ll be happy to know that overground finally has different lines nearly a year on from this vid

@ValueNetwork 3 years ago (edited)

Hearing Jagos voice come out of “Harry beck” was extremely unexpected! What a pleasant surprise

@davidgustavsson4000 3 years ago

As a tourist in London, the tube map was absolutely crucial. An app is great if you know what you're doing, but being able to check station for station that you're on the right line in the right direction is invaluable.

@MegaKlak 3 years ago

Having Jago Hazzard revealed as Harry Beck was truly a moment.

@decisionsSus 2 weeks ago

I am still waiting for the next unfinished London episode. It’s been three years. We are hungry @JayAndMark

@nathanmcgill7249 3 years ago

Important thing to note: The New York Subway map was not always a mess. Massimo Vignelli, who was a passionate believer in modernist graphic design, produced a Harry Beck-style map of the subway in 1972. It was perfect, and Vignelli is likely also turning 45 degrees in his grave as we speak

@K3end0 3 years ago

Can i just say this style of video is absolutely timeless? For some youtubers, you cant even go back 2 years before you hit a style of video completely different from the reason youre subscribed today. But ive just been on a binge of jay foreman videos that stretch all the way back to 2014 and its like he released them yesterday. You have a superb style of video, great content!

@anarchojazz 3 years ago

Backs Victoria line map is truly gorgeous. The way he keeps the new line straight, showing it as modern and new is genuinely masterful

@ほしなみん 1 year ago

9:40 the stupid route here (and the route requirement) is absolutely amazing fifth time watching this and i just noticed LOL

@acehighjohn1759 3 years ago

As a Glaswegian i was delighted to see our subway map in all its glory, must have took a team of planners a very long time to create such a clear, detailed and beautiful map. God bless them all.