No probs. I can't understand why those series aren't available on the BBC I player (not that I bother with it as I can't bare the BBC) or even available on DVD, yet the later Made in Britain (which I also have from its original broadcast) and the other series are and do get repeated on some of the freeview channels. I guess some of the things Fred says in the earlier wouldn't be deemed politically correct now for the BBC.
@@Embracing01 it’s odd because they released “Fred” on DVD which included the “Steeplejack” documentary on it which is largely of the same vintage of filming. Certain ones like The Fred Dibnah Story ended up on UKTV Gold once or twice, I wonder who owns the rights to the work? I would imagine it was Fred at one stage but after his death who knows. Paul Donoghue from Rallyscene released a fair bit of Fred footage but it wasn’t the Don Haworth films done for the BBC. He once commanded a primetime slot now they don’t even afford him the respect of re runs which is a shame. Many thanks again for your efforts in uploading these. I’ve watched the entirety of both series in one day - excessive I know.
It's good to see these gems being available to watch,so thanks from me also. Talented guy and just a normal fella,but was funny and insightful too. Watch what his comments are on some of the episodes,especially his views on the vandalism of the graveyard that he was working in at the time.Relevant arguments to this day in my opinion..
I would hope if he were alive today he would object and speak out about all this Covid BS that's been going on, anyone with common sense and a brain can see this is all about control and nothing to do with keeping us safe.
Thank you for uploading these forgotten treasures a must for the die hard Fred fans amongst us.
No probs. I can't understand why those series aren't available on the BBC I player (not that I bother with it as I can't bare the BBC) or even available on DVD, yet the later Made in Britain (which I also have from its original broadcast) and the other series are and do get repeated on some of the freeview channels. I guess some of the things Fred says in the earlier wouldn't be deemed politically correct now for the BBC.
@@Embracing01 it’s odd because they released “Fred” on DVD which included the “Steeplejack” documentary on it which is largely of the same vintage of filming.
Certain ones like The Fred Dibnah Story ended up on UKTV Gold once or twice, I wonder who owns the rights to the work?
I would imagine it was Fred at one stage but after his death who knows.
Paul Donoghue from Rallyscene released a fair bit of Fred footage but it wasn’t the Don Haworth films done for the BBC.
He once commanded a primetime slot now they don’t even afford him the respect of re runs which is a shame.
Many thanks again for your efforts in uploading these. I’ve watched the entirety of both series in one day - excessive I know.
3:08 Most genuine words spoken on any show.
After watching these videos for weeks, I keep finding myself saying - "did you like that"?
Thank God these videos exist.
Just want to say thank you so much for uploading these awesome vids of Fred. Fantastic Xx
That's OK, cheers no worries:)
It's good to see these gems being available to watch,so thanks from me also. Talented guy and just a normal fella,but was funny and insightful too. Watch what his comments are on some of the episodes,especially his views on the vandalism of the graveyard that he was working in at the time.Relevant arguments to this day in my opinion..
I would hope if he were alive today he would object and speak out about all this Covid BS that's been going on, anyone with common sense and a brain can see this is all about control and nothing to do with keeping us safe.
@@ezza2x899 ii,'o
A one off ,a man you could spend all day with and just listen to him talk ..
Let's have a brew and sort the wife out 😂😂😂😂😂
Did yer like that? 😁
Did he ever finish the 2nd tractor?
He did. Used on his tour of industrial Britain. His last series. Struggled with the travelling, as quite poorly at that point.
Is Fred in heaven now?
Since 2004 I think