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==Popular culture== [[File:Great Western Dry Dock, Bristol, 2006 (08).jpg|thumb|Aboard the preserved ''Great Britain'', with [[Hotwells]] in the background]] ''Great Britain'' featured in several television specials. *The [[ITV1]] series ''[[The West Country Tonight]]'', in July 2010, told five aspects of the Great Britain's story: her history, her restoration and Bristolians' memories of her return to the city, showing their home footage of the event. Correspondent Robert Murphy travelled to [[Grand Bahama]] for an exclusive interview with [[Sir Jack Hayward]], then moved to the [[Falkland Islands]] where he spoke with islanders who worked in the salvage team.<ref>{{cite web|title=ITV's Wiltshire reporter wins RTS award |url=http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2015-03-10/itvs-wiltshire-reporter-wins-award/ |publisher=ITV |access-date=15 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312060546/http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2015-03-10/itvs-wiltshire-reporter-wins-award/ |archive-date=12 March 2015 }}</ref> *A [[BBC West]] documentary called ''[[When Brunel's Ship Came Home]]'' tells the story of the salvage operation and was broadcast on BBC One in the West of England on 12 July 2010. It includes memories of many of the people who were involved.<ref>{{cite web|title=When Brunel's Ship Came Home |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t37km |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114071532/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t37km |archive-date=14 November 2015 }}</ref> *A 15-minute animated short film called ''The Incredible Journey'' produced with the [[University of the West of England]] tells the story of the ship's return to Bristol from the Falklands in 1970.<ref>{{cite news|title=ss Great Britain anniversary marked with new animation |date=17 July 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8829000/8829153.stm |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402210715/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8829000/8829153.stm |archive-date= 2 April 2015 }}</ref> * In 2015 it was announced that the new British passport would include an image of the SS ''Great Britain'' on a page of Iconic Innovations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barrett |first1=David |title=New British passport design sparks sexism row for 'airbrushing women from history' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11970985/Extra-security-features-boost-new-British-passport.html |access-date=4 November 2015 |work=Telegraph |date=3 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103042202/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11970985/Extra-security-features-boost-new-British-passport.html |archive-date= 3 November 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Introducing the new UK passport design |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473495/HMPO_magazine.pdf |publisher=HM Passport Office |access-date=4 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142027/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473495/HMPO_magazine.pdf |archive-date= 8 December 2015 }}</ref> *The [[Living TV]] series ''[[Most Haunted]]'' went on the ship in 2009.
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