Ianws 50 Report post #1 Posted November 23, 2020 On BBC Four earlier tonight. Available in catch up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matty40s 4026 Report post #2 Posted November 23, 2020 Wondered where he'd got to.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan de Enfield 6994 Report post #3 Posted November 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, matty40s said: Wondered where he'd got to.... He 'went under the ground' 16 years ago so he's not been far since. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditchcrawler 2051 Report post #4 Posted November 23, 2020 There have been some good things covered in the series so far Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ianws 50 Report post #5 Posted November 23, 2020 He looked comfortable handling the boat, not surprising I suppose. If you can hop around the top of a chimney hundreds of feet up you aren’t going to be fazed by a boat travelling at 4mph max. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonathanA 79 Report post #6 Posted November 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said: He 'went under the ground' 16 years ago so he's not been far since. Or as he would have put it "arf a day out with the undertaker" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ditchcrawler 2051 Report post #7 Posted November 24, 2020 He is doing a bit of legging in this one https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074mcv/fred-dibnahs-magnificent-monuments-5-bridges-and-tunnels This was last nights episode https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074n9t/fred-dibnahs-building-of-britain-5-building-the-canals Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkH2159 15 Report post #8 Posted November 24, 2020 For those of us who do not subscribe to the BBC and its iPlayer 'thing' There is always good old YouTube - All of the legendary Freds Videos are there for free 😉 Wonderful watching they are too ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heartland 177 Report post #9 Posted November 25, 2020 Fred, is always interesting to watch. Though some dedicated canal historians might take issue with Fred calling James Brindley a mining engineer who built the Worsley Canal tunnels. There are those that give the initial credit of the Worsely canal tunnels to John Gilbert, agent to the Duke of Bridgewater. Brindley began as millwright and then became a surveyor and engineer in the days when the distinction between trades was blurred. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
