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This topic has 17 replies, 14 voices, and was last updated 29 March 2016 at 20:50 by chris stephens.

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29 March 2016 at 11:43 #232248
Mick Henshall
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Starts Monday next "James May -Reassembler" 9pm BBC4 again on tues &weds. He puts together a Suffolk Colt 1959 lawn mower from 331 parts,next a 1957 bakelite dial telephone- 211 bits and lastly 147 pieces of electric guitar

Mick
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29 March 2016 at 11:43 #34644
Mick Henshall
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29 March 2016 at 12:25 #232259
NJH
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"Starts Monday next "James May -Reassembler" 9pm BBC4 again on tues &weds.

He puts together a Suffolk Colt 1959 lawn mower from 331 parts

: been there, done that, cut the grass!

next a 1957 bakelite dial telephone- 211 bits :

Been there done that ( many times) in my youth

and lastly 147 pieces of electric guitar

Best NOT to do that! I'm rubbish on the guitar !

Is this entertainment ?

In my view the best move made by the beeb in recent times was to get rid of the embarrassment of Clarkson and his acolytes.

Norman

Edited By NJH on 29/03/2016 12:54:54
29 March 2016 at 12:37 #232264
Roger Williams 2
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@rogerwilliams2
James May, yawn…….
29 March 2016 at 13:18 #232269
Mick Henshall
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@mickhenshall99321
Oh well perhaps I should have not bothered

Mick
29 March 2016 at 13:41 #232273
Russell Eberhardt
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At least it might encourage some people to have a go at repairing things rather than buying new.

Russell.
29 March 2016 at 13:54 #232274
Mick Henshall
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@mickhenshall99321
Yep I agree Russell, it don't matter how clever we think we are things can still be learned from programmes like these

Mick
29 March 2016 at 13:55 #232275
jason udall
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Much as I applaud any content leaning to my area of interests. .and James May is not the worst presenter of such.

It is being sold as a bit quirky. .and odd to pay such attention to detail.
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29 March 2016 at 14:03 #232277
Howard Lewis
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@howardlewis46836
Probably another series highlighting those strange people who know how things work.

How quaint to be able to fix things! Or so those who do not realise the immense debt that the world owes to engineers and inventors, thin

Fairly regularly, I suggest that people imagine what sort of a world they would have without engineers and inventors. They don't seem to fancy ploughing with a bit of wood pulled by an ox!

So, I suppose that some exposure is better than none, even if the populace at large do not understand what is happening or how things work.

Howard
29 March 2016 at 14:11 #232279
HasBean
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@hasbean
Personally I'm looking forward to seeing it.

In my view there's bu**er all else worth watching on the television these days.

Paul
29 March 2016 at 14:26 #232281
Cornish Jack
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@cornishjack
Norman …

"In my view the best move made by the beeb in recent times was to get rid of the embarrassment of Clarkson and his acolytes."

+1

rgds

Bill
29 March 2016 at 16:01 #232290
Martin 100
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Apparently this is 'slow TV' BBC Four have shown many bits of 'slow TV' over the years, all of which have been excellent, 'Handmade' being the most recent

**LINK** (no episodes there but a few clips)

In my view just about every bit of telly and writing May has done over the years has been interesting. Can't see this been any different. It's a pity he's been lost to the BBC after this (or so I hear)

Edited By Martin 100 on 29/03/2016 16:02:29
29 March 2016 at 16:05 #232291
Old Elan
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Posted by Roger Williams 2 on 29/03/2016 12:37:08:

James May, yawn…….

Ah, yes. The man seen recently using emery to polish a smokebox dart on a lathe with his long hair quite close to the chuck…..

Oh well. As a Colt owner I will certainly watch that episode. Strange delivery aside, the content of his progs are not too bad if a tad simple but then they do need to have non-geek appeal…
29 March 2016 at 17:36 #232304
J Hancock
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@jhancock95746
We've got cooking , dancing, DIY house work, now this !
29 March 2016 at 18:24 #232322
Harry Wilkes
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Posted by Roger Williams 2 on 29/03/2016 12:37:08:

James May, yawn……. I'll second that

H
29 March 2016 at 18:34 #232325
Gray62
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See it for what it is – a bit of 'light entertainment'. If the content doesn't float your boat then you have the choice – don't watch it!

But why so many moans and groans before it has even been screened?
29 March 2016 at 18:44 #232328
HasBean
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Posted by Graeme W on 29/03/2016 18:34:38:

See it for what it is – a bit of 'light entertainment'. If the content doesn't float your boat then you have the choice – don't watch it!

But why so many moans and groans before it has even been screened?

Seems to be the way of the forum these days
29 March 2016 at 20:50 #232363
chris stephens
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What a bunch of miseries we have, would you rather have endless cookery programs, or so it seems, or something that vaguely resembles a like minded interest?
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