Barging About Britain

[Athy]

You mean you can't?

That's knackered this summer's cruising plan, then.

Aye, you'll need to take an extra day's holiday if you want to get down to London as well.

[Laurie Booth]

Aye, you'll need to take an extra day's holiday if you want to get down to London as well.

Takes longer using my car.

[Dave_P]

Not that long ago narrowboating with John Sergeant might well have been one of Alan Partridge's desperate ideas, yet again truth proves to be stranger than fiction.

Monkey Tennis?

[Dharl]

Monkey Tennis?

 

That's Just Silly!

 

 

 

 

 

Much Preferred the idea of " Inner-City Sumo "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Inner-City Sumo: we take fat people from the inner-city, put them in big nappies and then get them to throw each other out of a circle that we draw with chalk on the ground. Very cheap to make, we could do it in a pub car park. If you [the BBC] don’t do it, Sky will.”

[Guest]

At last the thread has turned into something positive; Alan Partridge. One of the funnier things to appear on TV IMHO.

[Galeomma]

I quite enjoyed it. Yes I've seen much better about canals but as a light weight watch it was OK.

 

It wasn't a patch on the Tim and Pru series though, not really because of the content but beacuse their love of the canals comes through with the narration. I think there were many better people they could have got to front this series.

[Laurie Booth]

I think there were many better people they could have got to front this series.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078ygs/map-man-series-2-5-john-carys-inland-navigation

[Richard West]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078ygs/map-man-series-2-5-john-carys-inland-navigation

Now that's how it should be done!

Edited February 17, 2015 by Richard West

[Dave_P]

Yes, just got round to watching it. It's amazing to see the difference a well researched and informative programme gives. Well done Map Man.

[Ray T]

The Bald Explorer was good too:

 

[frangar]

It's like a car crash.......and I'm ranting again.......

 

Cheers

 

Gareth

[Guest]

It's like a car crash.......and I'm ranting again.......

Cheers

Gareth

I didn't bother TBH.

[Jo_]

Good old John. The Blacksmith bit made us laugh!!

[MoominPapa]

Well, that's 30 minutes of my life I won't get back.

 

MP.

[Ange]

Well Dave & I enjoyed it. An inoffensive bit of fun with enough of a flavour to maybe tempt some people to find out more.

[Mike Tee]

At least we know that lasts weeks episode was no accident - this one was just as bad!

[Nightwatch]

I'm going to 'ditto' Ange on this.

 

It is obviously aimed at folks that know nowt.

 

But a little entertaining. I think.

 

Martyn

[jonesthenuke]

I dislike being negative, but I agree it's grim. Lightweight beyond belief given the near prime time slot.

[Jerra]

He is Jo Brand.

No he is Jo Brands brother which might account for the likeness.

[Shockabilly]

One of the most tedious and poorly presented programmes that I've ever watched…light entertainment at it's worst, and I mean 'light'!

[john6767]

Been out this evening, looking forward to watching it in the morning, it has to be better than last week, right?

[Laurie Booth]

I will not be watching any more episodes.

[Ange]

No he is Jo Brands brother which might account for the likeness.

Not true. I just did a bit of googling and it's a myth

[Jerra]

Not true. I just did a bit of googling and it's a myth

Well he thinks it is true I have heard him say it on a programme.

[Ange]

Well he thinks it is true I have heard him say it on a programme.

Maybe he was joking? Do a bit more research. I'm on a tablet so linkies are hard work but if you google her background, siblings and parents and then his you'll find it very unlikely. Then enter their names into google with the word sibling and it comes up with a big fat no.

 

Link me to some evidence and I'll eat humble pie (wouldn't be the first time I've been proved wrong )