New Ray Mears series!

[slammer187]

On the Woodlore website it has been announced that Ray Mears will be showing another series on the BBC called Northern Wilderness which will accompany a book of the same title!
Here's the link
http://www.raymears.com/Woodlore/Whats_Woodlore_Upto.cfm

 

[sandbender]

Thanks for that.

 

[Nightwalker]

Excellent!

 

[sasquatch]

I've got a ticket to see him in Cardiff on November 2nd and he's talking about this series. I'm really looking forward to it to say the least!

 

[sasquatch]

In my excitement I forgot to ask if anyone else is going to this one?

 

[Mesquite]

In my excitement I forgot to ask if anyone else is going to this one?

I've got tickets for the little wifey and myself at Tunbridge Wells on the 22nd October.

Should be a good night out

 

[falling rain]

On the Woodlore website it has been announced that Ray Mears will be showing another series on the BBC called Northern Wilderness which will accompany a book of the same title!
Here's the link
http://www.raymears.com/Woodlore/Whats_Woodlore_Upto.cfm

Rudie looking forward to it.

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

great, just hope it's NOT about Australia again!

 

[slammer187]

great, just hope it's NOT about Australia again!

No I think it's about Canada!

 

[Shewie]

Play.com are taking pre-orders for the DVDs now.

Due for release 30/11/09

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/-/53/68...hern-Wilderness/Product.html?searchtype=genre

 

[jimford]

<yawn>

Jim

 

[Peterlee_Paddler]

Thanks for that link, Rich. Good price.
Off to find a mop now, Jim has spilt his Horlicks ...

 

[jimford]

Thanks for that link, Rich. Good price.
Off to find a mop now, Jim has spilt his Horlicks ...

Don't forget a flannel - it's down my chin as well!
;^)

Jim

 

[joejoe]

thank you xmas pressie to self sorted

 

[Chris]

I’m watching this (in disappointingly low video quality) on YouTube at the moment. I remember watching it when it first came out, when this thread started. Got a real nostalgia hit at the mention of play.com!

It strikes me that this sort of television doesn’t seem to get made under the bushcraft/survival umbrella. It’s all fast action and eating aardvark turds whilst jumping off a cliff now. Yet a mere 15 years ago we had this wonderful, educational television.

I really wish Ray would get more prime time TV slots these days.

Still, this has not aged at all and I hope they at least put it back up on iPlayer some time.

 

[British Red]

It strikes me that this sort of television doesn’t seem to get made under the bushcraft/survival umbrella.

Sadly i think there has always been a lot of aardvark turds made for television. I chat with Dave Knowles occasionally (Jack Hargreaves producer) and, whilst those shows were gold, remember some of the other dross that was turned out? I love what I describe as "gentle" shows. Victorian Kitchen Garden, Tales from the Green Valley and the like. I think they are occasional in every era sadly.

 

[Stew]

It all has to be about added drama now!!

Old RM world of survival was a favourite.

 

[grainweevil]

BBC4 did burp a few RM series during the summer a year ago, Northern Wilderness amongst them. They hid it well, mind you. I suspect he's too white, male, middle-aged and middle-class to get fresh telly time any more. Perhaps a sex change would do wonders...

As to Tales from the Green Valley and the subsequent "Farm" series, Victorian Kitchen Garden and follow up Wartime Kitchen Garden/Kitchen; you're talking my viewing language there, BR.

 

[Nice65]

Sadly i think there has always been a lot of aardvark turds made for television. I chat with Dave Knowles occasionally (Jack Hargreaves producer) and, whilst those shows were gold, remember some of the other dross that was turned out? I love what I describe as "gentle" shows. Victorian Kitchen Garden, Tales from the Green Valley and the like. I think they are occasional in every era sadly.

And The Herbs, gently educational. Many of todays children wouldn’t be able to identify or know how to use them. Or how to smoke a pipe

 

[Pattree]

Smoking herbs will bring you to the attention of Constable Knapweed!