In Jack's last footsteps-my final video tribute to the late, great, Jack Hargreaves.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ม.ค. 2024
- I must have pressed the wrong button when uploading my part 2 of the trip to Lindisfarne, so it came out on the wrong day. However, it gave me the chance to publish this final video in my 4part series looking at places in Dorset where Jack Hargreaves filmed for Out of Town and Old Country, on the right day, and get back in sequence.It's been an honour, and also quite humbling, to make this short series, and to have garnered such favourable comments from many people. Thank you, I really appreciate that. In this video I do the "walk round the pond", and stand at the point where his ashes were scattered, as well as take a short look at the hamlets involved. Belchalwell is an isolated place, and the strong winds made the churchyard seem even more so. But, standing up on Bullbarrow Hill, overlooking Blackmoor Vale, it is easy to see why he loved the place so much. Jack gave so much pleasure to so many people over the years with his interesting programmes, and I hope, with my short series, that I have conveyed some of my respect for him, and the enthusiasm he gave me for things of the countryside, which only enhanced my feelings for my rural roots. Thank you Jack, and RIP. Hard to believe he's been gone 30 years this year, I think.
I'm Jack's stepson. J came to live with my mum and my sister in 1948 when I was rising 6. What a moving tribute. Thank you. Over the last 20 years since I left my academic work I've been working to get more of my stepdad's broadcasts published, including a wealth of 'Out of Town' location film, shot by Stan Brehaut, in rusting tins in our garage that have not been seen since broadcast. I've worked with various licensees - Delta and Network both now insolvent - and done a deal with Talking Pictures TV to show 13 OOT episodes weekly from 6.30pm on Monday 5th Dec 2024.
I am deeply honoured and humbled by your kind comments. It means a lot that his own family have liked my short series of tributes, which were done out of great respect. You can be assured I will be glued to the Talking Pictures broadcasts, and, if I've understood correctly, these will not be any that have been shown on another TH-cam channel?
That's correct unless my eagle-eyed copyright protection hounds have missed some illegally uploaded footage. Thanks for your swift reply. Good to read. @@stationmasterschoice-walku1307
That's good to hear and I can't wait to see what delights are in store for us all.
Excellent, thank you. I look forward to watching these
Spot on lovely thanks Gavin in Hastings east Sussex ❤
A fitting final tribute to Jack who brought so much joy to viewers over the years. I remember as a young apprentice in the 60s seeing him fishing on the Wylie. Much missed.
Thank you so much. Folk have been very kind about my humble efforts to honour Jack's memory.
Remember watching and listening to Jack's programs years ago especially when he was going fishing ,he's someone I'll always remember ,a big thank you Mr Hargreaves for teaching me about the countryside and all its wonderful nature .
Thanks for your comment. I agree with every word.
A lovely video👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏…I love the English countryside…pubs…castles and churches. I remember watching the tv series “How“…as a suffolk boy…I loved Jack Hargreaves with country skills and his knowledge with nature..a wonderful man indeed 😊👍👍
Thank you for the kind comment. I'm very humbled at the way folk have reacterd to my tributes so kindly.
Thank your....great memories
No, sir. Thank YOU for your kind comment.
It's always very melancholic to see a place where a loved one or someone you respected live, but they are no longer there.
Mixed feelings, Michael. Sad that I never got to meet Jack, but glad that I've been able to retrace some of his footsteps and see the comparisons. It's been an honour to do the series, and I'm very grateful and humbled for the kind reception it's received.
He is there as long as people remember .
I still watch Jack after all these years.
That was a worthy tribute, I’m rediscovering Jack’s programmes on YT and learning stuff I didn’t know I didn’t know 😉. I’m really looking forward to our holiday in Dorset in August, really must find a suitable property for us all first though.
Thank you so much Kerry. I'm glad I decided to make my tribute series. It's helped me discover much more about Dorset. Youl''really enjoy your holiday, I know.
Wonderful video. I grew up on Jack’s programmes, and the ability to watch them all again on YT (or Dave Knowles dvd) has been wonderful.
Thank you for your kindness. Jack will never be forgotten.
Great tribute to a great man. Thanks Bernie
Thanks Gabe, I really appreciate that.
Lovely tribute. Very respectful!
Thank you i really enjoyed the series.
I'm so pleased you enjoyed it and thank you for your comments. I am, as you have seen, just a "happy amatuer", and really rather surprised my little series has been so well received. But it came from the heart, and I am so glad I was in a position to do it. Jack's programmes touched many lives over the years.
Sorely missed Jack, but still alive in the hearts of many!
Very true.
Thank you very much very nice video you done.
Thank you for watching. I really appreciate your kind comment.
I used to love Out of Town as a small boy in the 1960's. Jack with his pipe had an incomparable manner as a presenter of the countryside. I've learnt much more about his life through videos like yours in recent years.
That is a very kind comment. Thank you so much.
Great memorial for a great guy! Thnx from Canada!
Thank you for your kindness.
Great tribute,and a good blustery day is fittingly English,so I enjoyed that. Thankyou,look forward to view the other videos in the Tribute. Best wishes.
Thank you so much. Yourkind comments are very much apprciated
Brilliant really enjoyed it. Jack was one of our British greats.
Thank you so much. I habe to say it has been quite humbling to see the kind comments, and number of views. For a rank amatuer like me this is amazing. But I film from the heart, and hopefully some of that is showing through.
I shall come back and watch this one when I've seen all of his programmes. Much respect for doing these
Thank you so much. I really appreciate your kind thoughts.
He was a fascinating chap to listen to. I have fond memories of watching him on TV in my childhood, and I have his "Know Your Fish" LP (even though I've never been an angler). I've been watching some of his old output on David Knowles's channel, and they are now showing early episodes of "Out Of Town" on Talking Pictures TV (available on Freeview I believe) on a Monday evening. Nice tribute Bernie! 👍🤓👍
Thank you Graham. Good to hear from you. I'm watching the Talking Pictures programmes. Very enjoyable.
When I think of my childhood in the sixties and early seventies I just have to think of Jack Hargreaves and those idyllic days that I had going fishing with my father. England seemed more beautiful back then.
I genuinely think it was. Folk had better respect for their surroundings then, I think.
Another wonderful and interesting video my friend, Thank-you 😃
Thank you Mark. Good to hear from you again.
Ashmore - the highest village in Dorset. I've never been there. I've driven past the sign to it on my way to Shaftesbury. You can't beat this area of Dorset for outstanding natural beauty. Well done Bernie it is a delightful video and a fitting farewell to the footsteps series of Jack Hargreaves.
Thank you so much Rachel. People have been very kind and that's made it all worth while.
**Update. Yesterday I visited Ashmore. Basically following in your footsteps. The church was open yesterday afternoon. I'm sure you could ask for the key at the parsonage if you wanted to try again. We enjoyed a lovely picnic on the stone seat by the pond. It was so warm in the sun. Lovely.
Very nice end to that series ,it was a shame you could not get into the church’s but I know a lot are locked up now it’s a shame ,thank you for the videos we do really enjoy them
As always, Pete, thank YOU for your support. It's good to be able to get into SOME churches again, now, and I always try where I can, because therein lies history.
Superb i enjoyed Jacks programs as a young person..
Thank you for your kind words.
Good job on the sound Andrew. Bernie picking up habits from us lads up 'ere, out in shorts all weathers. A fitting tribute.
Thanks Mark. I neverset out to make a "professional tribute" . This one comes from the heart, warts and all.
@@stationmasterschoice-walku1307 no warts seen. Very fitting.
You're very kind.
Thanks Mark, the music simply enhances the images of a touching video.
Beutiful
Thank you so much. Very kind.
Thank you that was a lovely tribute.
Thank you so much. I'm glad folk are enjoying my humble efforts.
Thanks great job done remember him when well 1970s coming home from school he was on about tea time loved things he used make from items from woods county side.
@@gavinstrachan1373 Thanks for the kind comment. They were great programmes.
Great opening scene of you walking around the pond. The landscape, and churches, always betray specific details if one has an eye to find them, Jacqueline certainly has. Delightful tribute, Bernie, of a man who was a well respected character to us both. Damn, that was a windy day! Good to see some livestock out and about. Bulbarrow is just a few miles from my sister's farm. Touching video.
Thank you so much, Andrew. Your kind words mean a lot. The whole series seems to have been well viewed and well received, which has both surprised and delighted me. I had wondered where in Dorset your sister lived. No wonder you were able to get to Ernie's so easily. As an aside, I think this film, for the first time, clearly shows the difference between wind SOUND and wind NOISE. And, yes, that wind was bad.
What a privilege it must be to own the house where Jack Hargreaves lived, and to wonder if the new owners had an interest in jacks life style and traced a lot of the local journeys he televised!
I would have loved to ask them. But, sadly, it was such a terribly windy day that noboy was in the garden, and I felt it would be very wrong to go and ring the doorbell. I have found out that, when they bought it, a quantity of Jack's tools were still in the corner of the shed where he filmed.
I would have had to ring the front door saying you were making a TH-cam documentary about Jack Hargreaves and asked if there would be any chance in seeing his workshop. You never know they might have invited you the for a tour!😉
Part of my problem was that I guess many folk had already done that. One thing about filming is that you have to respect people's privacy, no matter how hard it might be to do that. But believe me, I WAS tempted.
Not sure that church had stone facing, looks more like cement which is doing tremendous damage to the building. The fad for cement rather than using lime for pointing and rendering has been a disaster for conservation. Great show, felt I was there, huge fan of Jack, many thanks.
Jack Hargreaves has been so influential in my life. I completely understand why you would want to pay homage to him.
So many kind comments about my humble efforts. Thank you so much for yours. I really appreciate it.
Great video Bernie, two churches in one video, that's a bonus 👍
Thanks, John. I thought you'd enjoy the churches. We stayed longer at Bechalwell becuase it is possibly the oldest church I've been to. And the wind made it feel even more isolated. Quite an atmosphere. Not sure if he was a religious man, but I wouldn't be surprised if Jack hadn't attended an event or two at both churches. Pity I couldn't get to see more of his house.
Yes a shame, I guess the only way would be to try and contract the owners by post, but it would be a long shot. @@stationmasterschoice-walku1307
I think you are right, John. But, somehow, I think it all turned out for the best. I went to his house. And it brought back the memories. Made me think. Sometimes thats the best way to remember folk.
If you can see the alter from an outside window then it could be a leper squint a similar arrangement can be seen at Tarrant Rushton church. (There may have been a leper colony in the area)
This particular window was a bit large for a leper squint. None of the windows were stained so it was possible to see inside from most of them. The one I filmed the altar from was open ajar. Not sure if deliberatley left, stuck, or someone had tried to get in and failed.
I know we didnt have a tv until 1960 but ive never seen any of these nor heard of Jack Hargreaves. Was this a southern tv thing?
Yes indeed. Southern Television. Talking Pictures TV is currently showing a series of 13 programmes on Monday evenings. And on the TH-cam channel Dave Knowles Film maker, you can see many old episodes. Well worth a watch.
Load o crap con man
Many might disagree, but I respect your right to express your opinion.
what happened to the east end boy that jack to under his wing havent heard anything about him.
That's an interesting point. Maybe Dave Knowles could help you with that.
I wonder what Jack would think of todays society,I bet he would be shocked🤔
I think he would be. Thank goodness his programmes (and those of others like him) are still there to be viewed. Maybe younger audiences will appreciate more what needs to be done to protect our world from the complete mess various generations since Jack's have made it.
You would like to hope that but I think it’s gone forever,unfortunately.
@@Pureblood10000 I'm ever hopeful, but I do fear you may well be right.
first class video for a first class man !!!!
You are very kind. Thank you so much.
Totally agree 💯