Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack
Here is the original 1979 BBC documentary Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack.
Directed by Don Haworth
1980 BAFTA Best Documentary Programme winner
- Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack Part 1
- Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack Part 2
- Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack Part 3
- Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack Part 4
- Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack Part 5
- Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack Part 6
Can you get these on video or dvd?
Thanks, John
Hi John
Fred’s early work is tough to get hold of. I understand that much of it was not released to DVD because of licensing issues.
To source a VHS copy I would head for eBay, and do a search for “fred dibnah vhs” (you can even set up an email alert that will notify you when new items are listed.
Let us know how you get on.
Why can I only view 9.59 minutes of the programme through Youtube? The episodes lasted for 30 minutes
Hi Sam. Youtube has a limit of 10 minutes per clip. That’s why the uploader split it up into several clips.
I’m obviously missing something: I can see six parts on Youtube which amount in total to about 35-40 minutes but the series on tv lasted 3 hours
The first film of Fred called “Fred Dibnah: Steeplejack” was only 50 minutes long. Perhaps you are thinking about the series called “A year with Fred” or “THE FRED DIBNAH STORY” both of which where multiple part series.
Yes, that’s right ‘The Fred Dibnah Story’. Shame you can’t get it on DVD, it would be a big seller. Thank you for your replies.
Sam, it appears on eBay in VHS format ever so often. If you have an account set up an alert and you will get emailed when someone puts one up for sail. Then it’s just a question of converting it to DVD which some video/photo shops will do for you.