Leeds & Liverpool Canal on Channel 4 next Saturday

[comfortably numb]

There is a documentary on Channel 4 called Walking Through History. Tony Robinson traces the history of the building of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

 

It is on at 8pm next Saturday and may be worth a watch.

[Barry]

I could be interested in that - thanks

[Burgiesburnin]

Thanks for the info.

[Captain Fizz]

Might be worth a look.............ta!

[junior]

Prime time on a saturday. Sadly, it clashes with The Voice on BBC1.

 

Does anyone know when the Tim West/Prunella Scales thing is supposed to start on C4?

[Pluto]

You might even get to see me, or is that a reason not to watch?

[Janet S]

Somebody please remind me nearer the time, as I have a memory like a sieve at the moment!

 

Janet

[jodansgang]

Janet there's a programe on on Saturday about the L&LC.........

[Janet S]

....I need a new keyboard!

 

Thanks for that!

 

Janet

[Cloudinspector]

If it's the same program they filmed at crooke a while ago and spoke to Derek bent who owns liverpool long boats Ambush and Viktoria.

[Capt Col]

If you havent seen the other thread just a heads up for channel 4 at 8 in the evening on sat 8th feb.

Last October Sir Tony Robinson filmed a episope of Walking Through History when he walked form Liverpool to Wigan.

Quite a bit of filming around Burscough including a chat with Carole from The Wool Boat about kniting boatmens Ganseys.

[kevinl]

Sir Tony Robinson, is he the one that plays the scruffy, idiot sidekick on timeteam?

He's a sir

 

ETA sorry I meant Blackadder not timeteam

Edited February 5, 2014 by kevinl

[Athy]

No, he is (or rather was) the main presenter of Time Team.

 

I have not heard the word gansey for years. My parents used to use it to denote a thick sweater. I assume the word to be a corruption of Guernsey.

 

Also present in Jamaican English as Ganzee, though I don't suppose that they knit them so thick over there.

[Catrin]

Sir Tony Robinson, is he the one that plays the scruffy, idiot sidekick on timeteam?

He's a sir

"Robinson was knighted in the 2013 Birthday Honours for public and political service."

[jodansgang]

Janet there's a programe on on Saturday about the L&LC.........but I think it's on channel 4 now instead.

[Gazboatman]

Is this on 4 od or been uploaded to youtube?

 

Wouldn't mind watching it but struggling to find it..

[Guest]

Is this on 4 od or been uploaded to youtube?

 

Wouldn't mind watching it but struggling to find it..

 

It won't be on OD yet as it hasn't been broadcast.

 

It's on this Saturday.

 

Only the episodes that have already aired are on 4OD

 

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/walking-through-history/4od

Edited February 6, 2014 by The Dog House

[Gazboatman]

 

It won't be on OD yet as it hasn't been broadcast.

 

It's on this Saturday.

 

Only the episodes that have already aired are on 4OD

 

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/walking-through-history/4od

silly me, ok then cheers for the heads up, I'll keep an eye out for it.

[madcat]

I will look out for this, thanks for the reminder

[jodansgang]

Janet S, it's on tonight, just a reminder!

[steven wilkinson]

but it isn't covering the good bits - only Liverpool to Wigan (according to the program description)

[jodansgang]

No, but it might still be worth a butchers.

[steven wilkinson]

oh it will be worth watching! I have set it to record already!

[jodansgang]

Yip, missus is going out on the razz tonight so I'm going to kick back at 8 and have me some canal related filf.

[carpet wallah]

Bump. - "Walking Through History" less than 1 hour away

Somebody please remind me nearer the time, as I have a memory like a sieve at the moment!

 

Janet