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Title: "Guy Martin Cycling Home For Christmas" TV programme
Post by: GroupC on December 31, 2016, 03:18:43 PM
As mentioned in another thread, this show didn't make it to air despite being listed up to 24hrs before transmission.

Apparently GM suffered an injury 800 miles into his mammoth 4800-mile trip around Britain so couldn't carry on. This was insufficient to make a 90-min programme so it's been binned, hopefully to be remade when he's ready to try it again.

Apologies if this was pointed out as an off-topic aside in any other thread but I know people were interested in watching it, and like me were wondering where it had gone.

Given that Guy readily admits he likes pain, this must have been painful indeed to warrant him giving up. Get well soon and good luck for next time, I say (if he's reading this, which somehow I doubt!).
Title: Re: "Guy Martin Cycling Home For Christmas" TV programme
Post by: Newportnobby on December 31, 2016, 03:20:41 PM
Ta muchly for the explanation. I ransacked this weeks TV mag to see if it was there.
Title: Re: "Guy Martin Cycling Home For Christmas" TV programme
Post by: Malc on December 31, 2016, 04:19:16 PM
Thanks for the info. I'm about a third of the way through my Xmas present...his "Worms to Catch" book. He's just doing the Wall of Death challenge, with a recently broken back.
Title: Re: "Guy Martin Cycling Home For Christmas" TV programme
Post by: Steve.T on December 31, 2016, 05:19:50 PM
It's a pity cause there's been nothing of note really been on all Christmas, from my point of view.
Best think I've watched has been "It's a wonderful life", again  :worried:

Steve
Title: Re: "Guy Martin Cycling Home For Christmas" TV programme
Post by: njee20 on December 31, 2016, 09:18:57 PM
One wonders why he chose winter for such an endeavour really.
Title: Re: "Guy Martin Cycling Home For Christmas" TV programme
Post by: Steve.T on December 31, 2016, 09:51:10 PM
Quote from: njee20 on December 31, 2016, 09:18:57 PM
One wonders why he chose winter for such an endeavour really.

Does he ever think of the whys and wherefores ?
He just seems to go for it.
Like the pedal cycle airship across the channel.  With the wind against him he was never getting across the shoreline, let alone France but he just kept pedaling and trying. He had to be told to stop. What a Guy he is (litterally  :D).

Steve