... anyone remember those fillers on the TV? A thread for those who like me enjoy watching other people at work, especially when practising traditional skills and trades.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22467510 Barnaby Carder - who calls himself Barn the Spoon - spends his days sitting in a London shopfront, painstakingly whittling wooden spoons. After being apprenticed to a wooden furniture maker, he spent three years travelling around forests - sleeping in the woods and carving spoons from the trees. He ended up saving enough money to open his tiny shop in Hackney last year, from which he creates the spoons using timber harvested from Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. The spoons are then sold - for between £12 and £15 - to passers-by. BBC News went to meet Barn the Spoon to find out more. Video Journalist: John Galliver Real Time is a new series of video features for the BBC News website in which ordinary people tell their own extraordinary stories.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23053700 The stonemasons keeping Lincoln Cathedral alive Lincoln Cathedral is considered one of the UK's most beautiful places of worship. Reportedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years, work started on the structure in the 11th Century. The methods of quarrying and shaping the stone at the cathedral may have evolved since those times, but today's masons use modern technology to keep the stone structures and carvings looking as fresh as when they were first put in place. Picks, mauls, saws and axes have now been replaced with power tools that run on compressed air. Fire-sharpened metal chisels make way for tungsten steel and nylon mallets are used instead of wooden ones. But one thing has not changed: the dedication and skill of the craftsmen and women in preserving and adding to the great structure. Mason Robert Girvan and Stone Carver Paul Ellis explain the journey of the stone from the quarry to becoming part of the cathedral. Video Journalist: John Galliver. Producer: Claudia Redmond Stop/Start is a new series of video features for the BBC News website which follows both new trends that are beginning and old traditions that are coming to an end.
Nope, not old enough. I do remember the 'public information films' though, one about gliders another about The Ridgeway path. Just found this list of those interludes though. http://www.bbctv-ap.co.uk/interlud.htm
A silk screen black and white telly with one station on 405 lines , ( and please would somebody adjust the vertical hold and stop the line from running up the screen - must get a new valve. ) But it did have doors and would have looked very posh except for the tea stain ( grandfather's fault ) down the loudspeaker cover ( light brown two tone woven material.) When the children's programmes ended the broadcasts ceased until the early evening, so time to plug the crystal set aerial connection into the aerial socket and earth the set to the gas pipe feeding the gas poker thus creating panic because it was thought that the house would explode. Much more likely that a house fire would start from a coal falling from the shovel carrying burning coals from the dining room grate to the living room fire. Interludes were brilliant. A poor reconstruction can be obtained on modern equipment ( new-fangled colour ) by turning the sound down on the box and listening to some music whilst laughing at the mistakes made by the sub-titling computer programme.
It was London to Brighton. Just looked at the YouTube version. Not seen that film in 45-50 years at least. We were obviously easily pleased in those days!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23313762 Incredible skill of old-fashioned fairground signwriter Old-fashioned fairground rides are still known for their elaborate decorations of brightly-coloured patterns and lettering. Traditionally these were painstakingly hand-painted - a unique art form that has been slowly dying out since its heyday in the Victorian era. But Joby Carter is one of the few remaining fairground signwriters who has eschewed machine-cut lettering and stick-on designs and still paints everything by hand. A perfectionist, Joby is passionate about his craft - and his ability to paint perfect lines and shapes without mistakes is mesmerising to watch. Video journalist: Adrian Harrison Stop/Start is a new series of video features for the BBC News website which follows both new trends that are beginning and old traditions that are coming to an end.
good day dbf,03july.2013.10:14am.re:interlude(p1)a most restfull link.pot making.they make it look so simple,thanks for posting.regards bernard85
Fully agree Bernard. Lovely, peaceful thread. Keep them coming Diane and I will be back to enjoy them Ron
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24473667 Massive mushrooms and zombie fungi Giant woven willow sculptures of some of the UK's edible mushroom varieties have sprung up on the lawns at Kew Gardens in west London. Kew's experts look after the largest collection of dried fungi in the world - which also includes more sinister, inedible varieties. Kew's fungarium is opening to the public on 13 October to mark National Fungus Day. Take a peek here with Bryn Dentinger, Kew's head of mycology - and see artist Tom Hare's larger than life creations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24917880 The very particular world of amateur radio In the face of the internet, mobiles and instant messaging you might expect the hobby of amateur radio - or ham radio as it's also known - to be on the decline. But in the last three years, the number of amateur radio licences has risen by over 8,000 - with 80,000 currently issued in the UK. Using designated frequencies, amateur radio enthusiasts communicate with people over the world. Many prefer the relaxed approach of 'rag chewing' or chatting at length with people, who often become friends - while at the opposite end of the spectrum 'contesters' compete to make as many contacts as possible in a given period.
