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Lurker wrote:The Times today are saying that the hobby has grown very quickly in the past year, there is even a quote from Paul Sellars which is encouraging.
Just so long as Jay Blades isn’t considered quote worthy all is good.
Not a good time to be buying kit on the open market as prices and availability will surge.
AJB Temple wrote:
Frankly I am no TV expert but several years ago I did Masterchef. For each episode the programme is about an hour I think. As a contestant, I was totally amazed that it took two days to film, per episode. Lots of stuff is done again, different outcomes shot, presenters doing repeated takes, production crew doing endless clean downs and re-arrangement of the set....and hours and hours of hanging around.
TrimTheKing wrote:Lurker wrote:The Times today are saying that the hobby has grown very quickly in the past year, there is even a quote from Paul Sellars which is encouraging.
Just so long as Jay Blades isn’t considered quote worthy all is good.
Not a good time to be buying kit on the open market as prices and availability will surge.
Give it 12-18 months and there’ll be a roaring second hand trade from all the people selling it on!
It’ll be like gym equipment bought in January then flogged in November in time for Christmas.
novocaine wrote:
looking forward to a nice shiny new bike when all those avid and affluent (effluent perhaps) folks decide that it's actually quite hard to ride a century (ok, not that hard) or that they'd prefer to go back to golf with the middle aged spread and tiny balls.
Gill wrote:.... I can't remember the last time I noted anything worth watching on the BBC.
Gill wrote:I saw The Night Manager and thought it was a load of tosh, to be honest. I love espionage-type novels by the late John le Carre (and Anthony Price) but that tale of an arms dealer lacked all credibility. Admittedly, I've never read that particular book but judging by the likes of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, The Constant Gardener, Tinker, Tailor... and A Small Town In Germany I suspect the screenwriters took huge liberties with the script.
The Night Manager was first shown in 2016. Haven't you seen any notable BBC productions since then?
Woodbloke wrote:Gill wrote:.... I can't remember the last time I noted anything worth watching on the BBC.
You missed 'The Night Manager' then Gill. John le Carré at his very best and Hugh Laurie as the most evil baddy you'd never want to meet. Currently reading the book and that's got me on the edge of my seat as well - Rob
Gill wrote:In my opinion the only progammes worth watching at the moment are the local news, It's A Sin and The Great. Oh, and I'll watch Pointless while I have my tea. Apart from His Dark Materials, I can't remember the last time I noted anything worth watching on the BBC.
Woodbloke wrote:Gill wrote:.... I can't remember the last time I noted anything worth watching on the BBC.
You missed 'The Night Manager' then Gill. John le Carré at his very best and Hugh Laurie as the most evil baddy you'd never want to meet. Currently reading the book and that's got me on the edge of my seat as well - Rob
RogerS wrote:And I have to confess that I really haven't got a clue what Pointless is all about but perhaps that's why people like it and explains the shows' title.
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