Did anyone else watch "The Reassembler"

[themadhippy]

Working in TV must be a really good job, Never the same day twice in guessin

Realy? Try 7 hours filming for less than 2 minutes of air time,going over the same thing over and over again,the only good point is the catering is always good

[Drakken]

For me that's what made the programme very good in hindsight still smiling after 7 hours James much have really enjoyed it as none of it looked fake to me the enthusiasm or smiles

When you try for perfection takes time and food for 7 hours sounds good

Although I did try to get the same amount of ballast grains inbetween each sleeper before I started with pill boxes the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday thing but that was OTT and not true to scale lol

[Papyrus]

Wandering slightly off topic again...

The only programs that did go against the grain, in my view, were the Open University broadcasts that the BBC put out during the wee small hours back in the 80's and 90's when I was doing an Open Degree course specialising in geology. These were highly instructive, detailed, and usually accompanied by a companion text. Some of these were very good at sending even this late-blooming geologist to sleep.

I slept through those too! Despite that, OU second level geology was a great course, enhanced by the fact that love blossomed between me and the now current Mrs A at Durham Summer School...   

Anyway, throwing the points swiftly back on-topic again, we watched the programme last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. James May is a thoroughly entertaining presenter once he is away from Hammond and Clarkson, and, all right, I suspect some of what we would have found interesting was edited out, but some of the asides were fascinating. I never had Hornby Dublo, so I never realised how they made their 'chuffing' sound, or that they had modelled a fire in the grate. And it does show how far model railways have come since then.

Looking forward to the next programme, which, being a Kenwood mixer, will be right up Blanche's street!

Cheers,

Chris

[Malc]

Working in TV must be a really good job, Never the same day twice in guessin

Realy? Try 7 hours filming for less than 2 minutes of air time,going over the same thing over and over again,the only good point is the catering is always good

The catering is not always good. We nearly lost the Silverstone Grand Prix one year because the chicken was off. Fortunately they ate it on setting up day and not the practice day.

[Nick]

I'd have stayed up late to watch that Colin. Don't think I would for a magimix though!

I would - SWMBO has a 30+ year old Magimix that I still have to maintain for her occasionally, as it's in daily use - being French, parts are still available!

Sadly my Hornby -Dublo Duchess of Montrose was long ago disposed of so child-me could fund the purchase of a Scalextric set... I still have the Scalextric, though... 

[joe cassidy]

I would like to challenge James May to reassemble a fixed-spool fishing reel.

I managed it when I was 11 years old but I doubt that I could do it now.

Best regards,


Joe

[Zogbert Splod]

...or a Vauxhall Victor engine, put it back in the car, and still have 18 assorted small parts left over while driving off. I did and it stayed working while I used it for the next year. (Till the body rotted off)

[jonclox]

Tonight (Wed 04,01.17)is episode 2 reassembling the food mixer on BBC4 at 21-00