Yes indeed. 'In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.'
Only have to hear the first few bars of the 'out of town' music to be instantly transported back to my childhood. Wonderfully rich programmes about the countryside.
Episodes of my stepfather, Jack Hargreaves', Out of Town series have been playing on Talking Pictures TV every Monday evening at 6.30 for a three months through Feb, March and April 2024 - each episode repeated at 4.30 the next Sunday afternoon, continuing every Monday - into May 2024 - at the same time [Sky 328, Freeview 82, Freesat 306 & Youview 82.] Jack's programmes will also appear on TP's 'Encore' -a free catch up service with OOT episodes on there for 7 days following broadcast. Be transported?
I'm Today's😢 Turmoil Everywhere in All Countries,I long for the days Jack Speaks so eloquently and Knowledgeable about. He can take you straight back to when things in Life were simpler and to the point of their use! How very lucky you of the 'Empire"were to have this program 28 years. On our Public Television in America ,each state has had their own wonderful Narrators of forgotten history and share their knowledge with us. The sadness will be Great when we no longer have these Unique Historians of All things one can imagine of the Life before Devices and modern conveniences of today's too busy World. I could listen to ( and do!) these programs over and over. Bless you Jack Hargreaves for Caring and Sharing about our Ancestors Work a Day World of not that long ago. ✌️🇺🇲♥️🤍💙🇬🇧
I loved watching your step fathers programmes as a London child back in the 70s, and on into the 80s too. He spoke to you honestly and explained things in such a good way, rather like a friendly uncle or grandfather. I loved the countryside back then, and still do now, and am loving watching these again now. What a legacy he left behind ❤️
@@SimonBaddeley in some of the episodes cans of film can be seen behind Jack, and I think I one film they're spoken of as being donated to him from Southern TV. Have any of these been converted to digital?
About four hours worth have been digitised. Do join us on Facebook "Out of Town with Jack Hargreaves" where there are many members, as well as me, to answer your excellent questions@@dax6376
Many happy hours spent here right through the 80's. My parents both had a couple of allotments here and as children we loved the vegetable growing competitions and making animals out of vegetables. Who knew broccoli made great poodle ears!
As a Harness maker , Saddler and Falconer I was privileged to appear on a couple of his programmes. He was a lovely man and this was a fabulous series. However just to confirm , traditionally This is not Harness making as collar making is such a specialised trade it was considered a different trade if that makes sense . Thank you for sharing
That title sequence brings back memories of tea on a sunday afternoon round my Grandparents when I was young. Brilliant television though it was from a different time.
This is Phil Shaw, ex Royal Navy Commander who taught Prince Andrew to fly helicopters. A top man and you KNOW that you're in safe hands with him in the pilots seat.
These programmes inspired me to set up and train with C.O.S.I.R.A.s help as a Harness Maker and Saddler in Essex . In the the 1970s , only recently stopped .
Wonderful. I licence Network on Air to sell all my stepfather's broadcasts in which I have rights - i.e. all recovered 'Out of Town' footage and all 60 episodes of 'Old Country' - 6 DVD box-sets published since 2016. If you would love some go to the Network on Air's website and enter 'Jack Hargreaves' in their search box.
One thing I admire about the British is their retaining the old ways, the best ways, the proven ways. It makes no difference what it is, from a double rifle, fine leather shoes, fine men`s clothing, men`s toiletries, handmade scissors, razors, cars, whatever. Britain has some of the finest craftsmen in the world.
Not sure about this - but your observation is kind and flattering. When old buildings or works of art are damaged by fire or other disasters it's impressive to see the old crafts of joinery, carving, stone masonry, iron working, book binding, stained glass window making coming out of the 'woodwork' to restore the damage. See how Notre Dame has been made ready for re-opening. See the murals recovered and restored after earthquakes in Italy. The 'old' crafts are there but have become very expensive and rare given the cleverness of so much industrial manufacturing using AI.
@@SimonBaddeley They are my favorite pipe for durability and easy maintenance. As a working mans pipe they are second to none and taste as good if not better than any boutique crafted pipes.
@@PERFECTGINGERBASTARD ...but J could no longer obtain GGH tobacco in his last years. I have now forgotten what he switched to. Here are some of J's pipes still sat on our kitchen shelf flic.kr/p/aYTGVx
I saw this as a little boy in Germany many decades ago. My GreatGrandfather was in the army in the 19th Century and was a Master Saddler and funnily enough a master Baker.
Jack ..for all his gentleness was also a trained soldier …I’m sure when he caught up with that bloke he made sure he stopped running his mouth in the future
..but on 10 June 2010 Birmingham Council having concluded a S106A with the developer in May 2004, was able to open 80 new allotment plots on part of this site. It's less than were there before, but still the largest new public allotment site opened in the UK since WW2 - the 'new' Victoria Jubilee Allotments. For the last 12 years I've been working a plot here.
Simon, an aside question if I may, in reference to your step farther Jack, may I respectfully ask if you remember the colour of his falcon pipe, was it brown ? it appears so to myself having studied many films of his. Steve.
My deepest respect to yourself and your stepfather Simon. His videos and literature have brought myself great peace and guidance over the past few years. I hold him in a place of high regard that isn't shared by very many. I have been smoking a pipe the past two years, whilst sorry to ask a personal question, I would love to know what type of tobacco your stepfather liked to smoke if you recall. It's a fascinating subject that becomes quite obsessive, I would love Jack to teach me about his smoking skills and knowledge. He won pipe smoker of the year once didn't he.. Thanks for your work and efforts, and all my respect to your stepfather.
Gallagher's Golden Honeydew was my stepdad's tobacco. The house was full of the flat deep green boxes that held that brand. They were useful for storing many odds and ends in his workshops. That tobacco is no longer available. There's an art to lighting a pipe and keeping it burning - one Jack, though he tried at my request, never succeeded in teaching me. You also have to keep the pipe clean which is why Jack eventually chose the Falcon as his favourite pipe. You're right that Jack was twice awarded Pipe Smoker of the Year - now an abandoned celebration. I do not smoke at all but I enjoy the smell of pipe smoke. It suffused my childhood. I so appreciate your flattering words about me as well as JH. Jack was alive during the relentless social transition from nicotine to chemical drugs. In the studio when broadcasting in later days Jack was used to opening with a puff on his pipe after which he'd put it aside. On a couple of occasions he carelessly put the pipe in his jacket pocket. On two occasions a studio floor manager, noting a spiral of smoke rising from J's pocket, crept under the cameras with a jug of water, reached up and poured it into the smouldering pocket, while Jack - consummate professional - continued with the show.
@@SimonBaddeley Wonderful, your response made my day! Thank you very much, it's fascinating to me and I appreciate you sharing what is personal to yourself. From reading, it seems to be a classic English Virginia blend, I knew it had to be a refined classic. I have a few rusty St Bruno's tins of my Grandads, full of screws and drill bits! That's a great story about Jack, he could have probably kept the show running smooth with his trousers on fire! For a man to see so much unnecessary change, that pipe would have been a bulwark, a time machine, and a solid companion. I know that my pipe slows down time to the correct pace. I thoroughly enjoy watching Jack give the BBC interviewer a good smoking when interviewed at home! I was only ten when Jack passed, yet the past few years his work and his character have struck a chord with me. Watching Old Country instantly healed the damage of modern day nonsense and pace. It's great that his work still inspires and affects many and points to the correct path. Thanks again for your kind response, it means a lot. Tonight I shall smoke a pipe to you and your stepdad.
I once read an old book on capitalism history. Horse collars were once used at livestock sales sales so a man and woman could get a not officially sanctioned divorce. On occasion a man would be brought into a court for "selling" his wife. If someone didn't take the judge aside and explain the ways of country people to him, he could be in a world of trouble. Men were occasionally charged with "selling" their wives. It was really simply to let the community know they were not a couple anymore. Wife was simply paraded once around the sale arena. No actual sales took place. Happened often enough to where some dim witted official got a husband arrested and a journalist looking for a story wrote about it so the upper classes (the ones who read, anyway) could gossip about those country bumpkins.
What was so silly about this tittle tattle was that Jack could make an entertainment - and often did on 'Out of Town' and 'Old Country' broadcasts - of not catching anything all day.
...and me. I'm his stepson. JH came to live with us when I was 6. My sister and I were at his deathbed in 1994. Now I'm 80 and still learning from the memories he implanted about things and about ways to think and behave.
I spent most of my life working with and in the country , making and repairing tools from the hedgerows as required . My garden pro IDed the veg and the woods the meat , I felt no disadvantage. Rather I felt as if I was in a place I should have been . Jack called them red brick forests and he was dead right .
Making a big oval collar is one difficult thing but to achieve that swan neck to fit the shoulders is true craftmanship. Harness making is not dead, it's still taught today and there are still a few Master Harness Makers around thankfully. Anybody interested, contact the Society of Master Saddlers. Every strap in a full set of harness has it's job which is why the fitting of that together with the vehicle is so important if you want a happy horse and a comfortable ride.
He never wanted to be famous. He never puffed himself up. He was and will always be a true example of an English gentleman. Perhaps one of the most intelligent and well informed broadcasters of our time.
