Mears and Mcgregor?
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wentworth said:
I doubt that very much, in Australia it's illigal to sell a DVD player that wont play any region.
I'm led to believe that the Ewan McGregor program and the original Tracks episodes are unlikely to ever make it to DVD.
I am pretty sure the last time that was shown on the box it had been edited, because I was absolutley sure that Mr McGregor threw a bit of a wobbler the first time I saw it and the second time it was shown it wasn't in there 
Same here, but I wasn't sure if I was just imagining it from the preface of Ray's Bushcraft book, where Ewan talks about going off on one , hacking away, only to come back 10 mins later and Ray asking "Did you get bitten by any snakes?"
The first time I saw it I definately remember McGregor going of on one Any reason for the Tracks programmes and this not to make dvd?
Any reason for the Tracks programmes and this not to make dvd?
Motorbike Man said:
Ritchie asked Ray about this earlier this year and he said he didnt think they would ever be available again.
They are not owned my RM, in fact I think the ownership is convoluted and of course as RM's media value has increased since the tracks series was made they have a value to some while they are locked away in the BBC vaults, so don't hold your breath.
How annoying is that. Surely the Beeb realise that if they were to release them as dvds, they'd sell like hot cakes nowsandbender said:
I'm not digging, sniping or anything else as I really dont care whether these are released or not (before someone moans) - but I would also guess there's politics/legalities involved somewhere.
Reason I say this is when I worked for Woodlore I remember Ray saying how he told the BBC that if World of survival. Extreme survival ect had his name on it he would decide what they showed to the public (good or bad?), I think there is a contract about it all - things like tracks and the Ewen thing he has no control over or these are outside the contract or some other legal thing - but with his name being trade marked and such I reckon the Beeb cant release them without his ok either - sort of a catch 22!
Shame as tracks was what dragged me from Survival skills towards bushcraft and I think it would do all bushcrafters old and new good to see bushcraft at its purest, unpolluted by modern trends!
Reason I say this is when I worked for Woodlore I remember Ray saying how he told the BBC that if World of survival. Extreme survival ect had his name on it he would decide what they showed to the public (good or bad?), I think there is a contract about it all - things like tracks and the Ewen thing he has no control over or these are outside the contract or some other legal thing - but with his name being trade marked and such I reckon the Beeb cant release them without his ok either - sort of a catch 22!
Shame as tracks was what dragged me from Survival skills towards bushcraft and I think it would do all bushcrafters old and new good to see bushcraft at its purest, unpolluted by modern trends!
A real shame about the unlikelyhood of tracks making it onto dvd but why no dvd of Rays first tv programme,that was really good and i would buy it for sure as i expect others would too.
Well, if they were put outo n t.v hen chances are someone has copies online somewhere. Maybe check various warez sites ( disclaimer: please dont do anything illegal on my advice ). But what im saying is that I bet some1 somewhere has copies. Just gotta keep looking
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Was he in 'Great Outdoors' too? I seem to remember watching him in something else other than 'Tracks' in the Old Days which is not around on release or am I imagining things again?
Don't know that one! No, I'm sure he did something else before the first DVD series. Not sure what though, but it was good.
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