frangar Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 Thought the episode tonight with Tim & Pru on the Oxford was quite moving and poignant. Not sure a new series with different presenters is going to have the same chemistry. I hope I’m boating in my mid eighties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, frangar said: I hope I’m boating in my mid eighties! I said to Diana maybe I have another 10 years if I am lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchward Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 Indeed it was a moving episode. As much asit is sad there journeys may be ending on the canal and TV there is joy to be had in the memories they must have of the decades of boating they have had. We all must enjoy what we have today and make sure we generate happy memories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) I think it was fairly obvious that she had forgotten who Princess Diana was. Next week they are reminiscing their overseas trips Edited October 20, 2019 by ditchcrawler Spilling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) The programme isn't really to my taste. Too much confected emotion and endless reminiscing. I'm not really interested in the Wests. Anyway, I look forward to reminiscing about this thread in the future. ? Edited October 20, 2019 by blackrose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenataomm Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 Still it'll probably be good news for the Mitre posts on the S. Oxford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 14 hours ago, zenataomm said: Still it'll probably be good news for the Mitre posts on the S. Oxford. Says the person who's never hit the gates in a lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharl Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 I enjoyed watching it last night, we actually passed them just outside banbury when they were filming it. Was a bit emotional in places. Spoils the illusion when you see the two boats involved as well as the 15 people behind the scenes of film crew directors and some friends who were helping them boat. They were just mooring up (we had come down from Croperdy and seen the reserved mooring signs by the lock) about a mile from the Banbury itself. I tried to get the ships dog to sit up on the cabin top so we might get a chance to be on film. Dog was not playing ball, but we waved as we passed and got a nod from Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Harold Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 38 minutes ago, Flyboy said: Says the person who's never hit the gates in a lock. There are boaters who have hit lock gates,and boaters who are going to! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Rose Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 I watched last Sunday's Oxford Canal programme and couldn't help noticing that the green-fronted boat moored just in front of Tim and Pru's boat in Banbury was Lily Rose. We moored there in late April/early May twice (3 nights in total) and I saw a bit of filming (with no sign of the owners) as I walked past to go food shopping. At the time I didn't know it was their boat or what the filming was for. I was not there when they set off but saw them start to pass our boat when I watched the programme. They managed to avoid hitting Lily Rose. Which was nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted October 27, 2019 Report Share Posted October 27, 2019 58 minutes ago, Lily Rose said: I watched last Sunday's Oxford Canal programme and couldn't help noticing that the green-fronted boat moored just in front of Tim and Pru's boat in Banbury was Lily Rose. We moored there in late April/early May twice (3 nights in total) and I saw a bit of filming (with no sign of the owners) as I walked past to go food shopping. At the time I didn't know it was their boat or what the filming was for. I was not there when they set off but saw them start to pass our boat when I watched the programme. They managed to avoid hitting Lily Rose. Which was nice. Don't worry, he probably hit Lily Rose on the way back. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtheplod Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 Do you think the recent spate of canal programmes has encouraged people to give it a go? I was wondering with all the emphasis on being green etc, is it greener for a family of 4 to fly somewhere for their weeks holiday, or cruise on a narrowboat for a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dor Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 I’ve enjoyed watching the previous series, both UK and international ones. However I got the impression that this last series was a bit more maudlin and that’s not what I look for in entertainment. A friend told me he had to give up after ten minutes which rather supported my view. I would love to think my wife and I will still be boating into our late eighties, and all credit to them for not giving up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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