1. Mind the Gap was the name chosen for a pictorial book put together by Simon James. As well as the excellent, often quirky pictures of the London Underground, this book also features a commentary on stations to be found at the end of Tube lines.

2. Mind the gap is a film written by Eric Schaeffer and released in 2004

3. The phrase originated on the Northern Line, where the gaps between the curved train platforms at Embankment Station and the train itself were particularly large.

4. There was a short-lived TV game show on UK television called Mind The Gap. Hosted by Paul Ross, the set mirrored a tube platform.

5. Despite the phrase historically referring to the London underground transport system, over recent years it has become more famous as a word of warning to supporters of Darlington FC usually administered by their more sucessful rivals of Hartlepool United.

this gap just appeared and grew and grew and grew