Chris Tarrant On TV

[Tim Lewis]

Now

 

BBC4 talking about Midlands canals

[Ray T]

Just finished watching the prog - not too bad IMHO.

 

Best quote, for me, from Chris Tarrant whilst legging through a tunnel "I'm fabulously wealthy I don't have to do this......"

Edited November 10, 2010 by Ray T

[Guest]

Just finished watching the prog - not too bad IMHO.

 

Best quote, for me, from Chris Tarrent whilst legging through a tunnel "I'm fabulously wealthy I don't have to do this......"

 

I've 'sky plused' it after a tip off earlier today on here...

[Guest User]

I think that programme must win a prize for the most number of times that "Brindley" has ever been used in a canal programme .... he seems to have invented water and dug all the canals single handed and then upped and died of exhaustion ?

Edited November 10, 2010 by Graham!

[charles123]

I thought it one of the better ones on a subject covered many times. Tarrant of course like most presenters has no clue about canals so was reading the script which as I say was better than most placing canals more in context of the industrial revolution than most that programmes that focus on some aspects like the pottery trade. Would have preferred Fred the weather man present it mind you,ideally with his hand up sooties kilt

 

 

Charles

[Tim Lewis]

I thought it one of the better ones on a subject covered many times. Tarrant of course like most presenters has no clue about canals so was reading the script which as I say was better than most placing canals more in context of the industrial revolution than most that programmes that focus on some aspects like the pottery trade. Would have preferred Fred the weather man present it mind you,ideally with his hand up sooties kilt

 

 

Charles

 

Not Chris Tarrant's first canal experience, below is a picture of a younger version interviewing Paddington Bear and Glen Knight at Canalway Cavalcade for the Six O'clock Show in 1988:

 

 

Tim

[Grebe]

As one of the "talking heads" on last night's BBC4 TV programme "Unlocking the Midlands", it's good to know it came across OK. Not only Chris Tarrant knew little of canals, but nor did the rest of the production crew. After they contacted me it was perhaps fortunate that I sent them a copy of my book "James Brindley - Canal Pioneer".

 

It was, however, a day to remember, and Chris Tarrant is very good at putting people at ease.

 

So, with star-dust in my eyes, I return to producing our Richlow canal guides.

 

Christine Richardson

[Keeping Up]

I'd never heard the term "Brindley Lock" used before, but it was the most-repeated phrase he used. Is it in general use or was it made up for the programme?

 

At the end of the programme, when CT was steering, was it my imagination or did a gloved hand reach up from inside the boat to the tiller for a moment and correct the steering? Maybe someone inside the boat thought CT was Sooty?

[Josher]

I'd never heard the term "Brindley Lock" used before, but it was the most-repeated phrase he used. Is it in general use or was it made up for the programme?

Did not see the programme, but the BBC report here implies that the programme was about Brindley.

[Chris-B]

Not Chris Tarrant's first canal experience, below is a picture of a younger version interviewing Paddington Bear and Glen Knight at Canalway Cavalcade for the Six O'clock Show in 1988:

 

 

Tim

 

Thank you for posting that Tim

brought back a few old memories..I have sent a copy to Glenn

Chris

 

 

 

[ditchcrawler]

You can see it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sj1yr/A_History_of_the_World_Unlocking_the_Midlands/

 

LINK

[Water Rat.]

 

 

At the end of the programme, when CT was steering, was it my imagination or did a gloved hand reach up from inside the boat to the tiller for a moment and correct the steering? Maybe someone inside the boat thought CT was Sooty?

 

I saw that!! I was wondering how he could look to camera for so long whilst steering without crashing. I would have bashed it into the side in a fraction of the time he was surposed to be in control. :lol:

 

Mind you I though it was a good program.

Edited November 11, 2010 by Water Rat.

[Tiny]

Not bad at all. I enjoyed the phantom hand correcting Tarrents steering. ...And he could have got the next lock ready for the boat near the end - or was it dragged back up through the one?