another who remembers

[john scrivy]

Who remembers the tv series Robinson crusoe it was a french series dubbed in english it also had a very calming theme tune recently played on radio two,s chris evans show in one of the shows he demonstrates an unusual bow drill set up .

 

[Humpback]

Me.
I thought I'd managed to forget the tune, but you've just reminded me. I'm going to have to lie down!

 

[John Fenna]

Dee dedee de, de de, dahdah dah dah da etc
Silly beggar broke his knife trying to get a LIMPET!
Oh - I remember.......

 

[rancid badger]

is this bow drill set up, as brilliant as tom hanks fire plough' in "castaway"?


der der der derr der derr,
der
der
der
derr der derr de der derr
kindest regards
R.B.

 

[rancid badger]

Dee dedee de, de de, dahdah dah dah da etc
Silly beggar broke his knife trying to get a LIMPET!
Oh - I remember.......

Ah!, nope, sorry john, it's definitely der der de derr etc.

(shaking head slightly dee de dee etc. honestly!

Robinson Badger

 

[Gwhtbushcraft]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHB1zd1f5M

 

[Toadflax]

Who remembers the tv series Robinson crusoe it was a french series dubbed in english it also had a very calming theme tune recently played on radio two,s chris evans show in one of the shows he demonstrates an unusual bow drill set up .

There was that and Daktari every school holiday. And the theme is going through my head now. Aarrgghh! But I think I'd like to see Robinson Crusoe again. One of my childhood memories.

That was when children's TV lasted from about 4pm to 5:30 pm every day, daytime TV didn't exist and there were only about 3 channels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHB1zd1f5M

It probably isn't, but the melody sounds very much like a highland bagpipe tune.


Geoff

 

[John Fenna]

Rancid!
You are humming it with a Yorkshire accent!
I on the other hand am humming it with a Francophone accent (one I found lying around in Walloon Belgium a while ago).....

 

[John Fenna]

Thanks for the link - that settles the argument!

 

[john scrivy]

just watched a bit of the you tube link not only did robinson break his knife on a limpet it looked like he had made fire with a green timber spindle for his bow drll kit just proves if you try hard enough even with green timber well it is tv I thought Jack Hargreaves was brill on kids tv --- oops wrong post

 

[Wayland]

Funnily enough I've just been reading about Alexander Selkirk, the guy the story was based on.

Interesting character.

 

[rancid badger]

Rancid!
You are humming it with a Yorkshire accent!
I on the other hand am humming it with a Francophone accent (one I found lying around in Walloon Belgium a while ago).....

You were not to know that NE UK does not include the Y place and therefore you will be spared the wicker man jobby ( took two weeks to build a blimmin wild life hide, never mind a wicker thingy)
No- one is a full on thicko geordie ( well all right, born in Corbridge and not-technically at least, within hearing of Armstrongs buzzer)

By the way, I didn't know you could still get those Francophone things, we had one when I was small, but my brother took the plug off to stop my (even smaller) sister playing her records on it. she nearly blew her hand off after watching my eldest brother shoving the wires into the plug socket to get the thing going and, thinking the technique simple to carry out, went up with a hell of a flash and a bang. I nearly pi-wet myself laughing till mater turned up and clattered everyone present round the lugs in the classic-"kill em all-let god sort it out" fashion. ( all absolutely true-well except it wasn't really a francophone-)

Oh dear, I've got big stupid grin syndrome now
cheers and no offence to ANYONE form Yorkshire!

Rancid Crusoe

 

[john scrivy]

must admit as a ten year old when this was first aired on tv i thought it was quite good someone had managed to aquire the seriies for me on dvd two years ago which i enjoyed seeing again and reminicing a happy childhood ok im a sad old s-d

 

[sleeperman]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm my god I used to love that tune (and still do ) big wet remembering eyes now. One of my favourite childhood memories. cheers for that john.

 

[gorilla]

good memories - here's a couple of sites that will bring a few more back! dogtanian - 'one for all and all for one.......' classic

http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/tvthemes.htm
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/1011/index.html

 

[John Fenna]

Sorry about that Rancid - but then you should not be coy about being from Geordieshire NE UK could be anywhere from the Wash to John O'Groats!
Come to Wales and learn to carry a tune like Charlotte Church!
We only build a Wicker Man to welcome the Sais - but have lots of practice......heh heh heh!
I have just "wasted" my morning watching You Tube episodes of the old TV series - it is still the best version of RC around (though the clamation is pretty good too ...) memories are flooding in - love it!
John

 

[rancid badger]

You know, your right!-
Should be NE England really-or, in fact, Geordieshire!
does anyone know if this available on DVD then?
I cant do you tube.
Still grinning
R.B.

 

[wingstoo]

is this bow drill set up, as brilliant as tom hanks fire plough' in "castaway"?


der der der derr der derr,
der
der
der
derr der derr de der derr
kindest regards
R.B.

That's the Waltons, CE plays that on Mondays...Robinson Crusoe is on Tuesdays, then something else on Wednesdays...

LS

http://www.davidsemporium.co.uk/_SIXTEEN.html Will give you the music for RC

http://www.kfcplainfield.com/sound/waltons.wav For the Waltons...

Sad Git that I am,...

 

[Doc]

Robinson Crusoe....very good, but not a patch on the appallingly-badly dubbed 'The Flashing Blade':

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n5SxC1azbjY

 

[John Fenna]

Was there ever a plot to TFB?