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Buckshot
24-08-2004, 11:45
Just had this come through from the Woodlore mailshot.
We are delighted to inform you that the first episode of Ray's new series "Bushcraft" will be shown on BBC 2 at 8pm on Thursday 9th September 2004.
Should be interesting......
Cheers
Mark
Me too. Why does it have to be on pub night????
pub=everynight but do i want to miss one
jamesdevine
24-08-2004, 12:08
VCR=Best of both worlds
Although this did amuse me:
Raymears.com mailing list robot
I wonder what other aspects of bushcraft could be done by technology...
THIS-IS-HOW-YOU-MAKE-FIRE-BY-FRICTION:
<this fire has performed an illegal operation and will be put out>
OH-BUGGER
James Watson
24-08-2004, 16:57
I've a little inside info on the series, or at least one episode...
I was talking to John lord, who teaches flint knapping on Rays classes. He was asked to make some flint tools suitable for making a primitive bow. I think chris, Rays bow maker will demo how it's done. Should be interesting.
Oh, if your interested in flint knapping have a look at Johns site www.flintknapping.co.uk
bushbasher
25-08-2004, 09:37
A little more insider info... One of the programmes features a birchbark canoe being tested against the modern equivalent in Canada. Should be interesting stuff.
I could tell you how I know that, but then I'd have to kill you.
bothyman
25-08-2004, 10:12
pub=everynight but do i want to miss one
I don't go to the Pub but I may start going, if thats what they are putting on.
I want to know how he can get up in the morning with not a hair out of place and not a crease in his clothes??? whats the secret. :?:
I never look like that in the morning not even when I am at home.
Why does Lofty Wiseman appeal to me more :wave:
SquirrelBoy
25-08-2004, 12:08
I want to know how he can get up in the morning with not a hair out of place and not a crease in his clothes??? whats the secret. :?:
Probably about 20 film and location crew bods...
Deep in the woods with makeup artists, lighting, sound, camera and someone ironing his clothes just round the back of his tarp :o): :o):
The only way to travel backwoods :rolmao:
Roving Rich
25-08-2004, 13:08
Thats canoeing night !!!! not fair not fair :red:
I heard he also makes a dug out canoe in the somerset levels :wink:
lookin forward to that episode.
Cheers
Rich
Roving Rich
26-08-2004, 16:50
:oops: Doh, nowonder i couldn't find it in the TV guide it diesn't start to till the 9th !!
Rich
MartiniDave
31-08-2004, 09:22
Well, I'm looking forward to it!
Any way Roving Rich, my canoeing night is wednesay :nana:
Dave
tenbears10
31-08-2004, 09:31
I am excited already it has been so long since his last series I've had withdrawl symptoms. My wife was a bit concerned when she saw I had written the first program on the kitchen calender (sad I know) but I didn't want to forget.
Bill
haha.. i set a reminder in my mobile so it should make a lot of noise 5 mins before.. and its on the calender :)
My wife was a bit concerned when she saw I had written the first program on the kitchen calender (sad I know) but I didn't want to forget.
Bill
Thank God! It's not just me! Even better, I've set a reminder alarm on my watch for 10 mins beforehand.
Taken from the BBC website, next weeks episode is...
Ray Mears' Bushcraft
Thu 9 Sep, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 60mins
Aboriginal Britain
Ray Mears explores the world of Bushcraft, the art of living outdoors relying on a knowledge of the natural world. Tonight he travels back in time to the Stone Age for a unique view of Aboriginal Britain.
Using only the tools of the time, Ray shows how hunter gatherers survived here. From flint napping to bow making, Stone Age fire lighting to cooking venison, Ray celebrates our lost Bushcraft and encourages us to see our land in a new light.
Great to see Ray has a new programe out,seems ages since his last one.Really looking forward to it now. :smile:
looks like there will be a lemming style mass suicide if the prgram isn't upto expectations
(In fact lemmings don't commit suicide at all once every four years or so teh plants they eat become poisonous so most of them die off)
Well I for one am really looking forward to watching it..... I guess these forums will be empty for an hour while its on..... then the hundreds of posts will follow ;-)
Ed
I think it's going to be great to get more knowledge about where we live. I'm going to be watching it. Everyone set your video recorders as well as there are bound to be a few that miss it and kick themselves!!
A pity we can't all get together around a big screen...or is that a bit geeky...can bushcrafters be geeky? :?: Ummm :o):
tenbears10
03-09-2004, 00:47
A pity we can't all get together around a big screen...or is that a bit geeky...can bushcrafters be geeky? :?: Ummm :o):
My wife thinks I have virtual friends here who don't really exist already. I think we are well past geeky and out the other side in a much better place.
:wink: But hey everyone else is just jealous (or so I like to think)
Bill
Yeoman Bone
03-09-2004, 03:11
Ray Is, in my opinion, a god. i think there should be a ray channel 24/7/365
i will not have a bad word said about him. and i shall watch this entire series on my knees :pack: :chill:
masongary44
03-09-2004, 08:17
For all you guys with SKY+ you should be able to see and schedule watching / recording now.... I will be setting mine for ercord when i get home tonight :biggthump
Sky + - I'm still pondering whether its worth buying a TV to watch it! :shock:
Les Marshall
03-09-2004, 08:22
My Mrs went and got me some new tapes so I can tape the series :shock:
Well this weeks as we know is aboriginal britain. Next weeks...
Ray Mears' Bushcraft
Thu 16 Sep, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm 60mins
Jungle Camp
Ray Mears explores the world of Bushcraft: the art of surviving by relying on a knowledge of the natural world. This week he sets up camp in the Amazon Jungle near a native village to experience living Bushcraft.
Ray encounters poison dart frogs and climbs into the canopy to gain a unique perspective on his surroundings. He paints a moving picture of what it's actually like to live deep in the jungle and forms a lasting bond with the people whose world this is.
:cry: I actually thought this was going to be a little series, that we could use all of, for inspiration :roll: But hey, it may be much better than it sounds. I know that I'll still watch it just because it's him...I'm really looking forward to tonight’s episode!
Well the first programme has just finished and all I can say is wow - excellent. Not exactly 'tracks' but good none the less.
It was good to see ray butcher that deer too - put pay to the theory of the bbc dumbing things down.
Well done Ray and Well done the bbc!
There was some good stuff in that one, it would be fantastic to have a whole series on the UK, or at least a similar environment. We can only hope :biggthump
So, what did people think?
I MISSED IT!!! :mad: I got an email from woodlore about a lecture Ray is doing. Someting about his own survival experience, a helicopter crash? Whilst filming his series.
mr dazzler
09-09-2004, 21:15
Werent those flint axes and other tools just beautiful :wink:
There is a new thread dedicated to this programme here
http://www.bushcraftuk.net/community/showthread.php?t=3117
:biggthump
Ed