Program One: Heavy Horses
Join equine enthusiast Erica Macy as she chats with horse owners and observes grooming preparations for the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
Program Two: A Festival of Tractors
Nicholas Kitchen narrates a gentle tour around the rural North, a view of tractors that delves deep into both their engines and origins.
Program Three: Fred Dibnah Getting Steamed Up
Bolton Steeplejack Fred Dibnah has scaled great heights in his career. And in this fascinating documentary, you’ll get to see him climb a 100-foot chimney that he’s preparing for steam-powered demolition. Further steamy exploits see Fred behind the wheel of a road roller and fixing a steam engine: part of the average day of an extraordinary man.
Program Four: The Beautiful World of Mechanical Music
Ted Brown, President of the Music Box Society, never fails to be amazed by the variety of music boxes in his beautifully restored, 20-year-old collection.
Program Five: A Festival of Transport
Filmed at two major UK rallies, A Festival of Transport is a must for any lover of classic vehicles.
Program Six: Model Railway
Enter the miniature world of the scaled-down trains through this filmic tour of the UK’s leading model railway clubs.
Details
Format: PAL
Region: Region 2
Number of discs: 3
Classification: Exempt
Studio: Boulevard Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 10 Oct 2007
Run Time: 350 minutes
For the price, I cannot really complain that much, but featuring Fred Dibnah and showing him on the box, leads you to believe that Fred himself is on all these DVDs. But you hardly see him at all throughout the programmes. However saying that, the filmwork seems a bit amateur and narration akin to the old documentary’s they used to show at school. But for £6 for a box set, it is worth a look.