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Doc P



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Noakes climbing Nelson’s Column.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/noakes-scale...mn/zjvm47h

Randomly, I found myself watching this again. Talk about PPE (Blue overalls are apparently all that’s required)! Best thing was the cameraman/soundman who had to climb it first carting up a sodding great camera/gear!!

Never fails to get me sweating.
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Yep, get all dizzy and sweaty just watching it...... Laughing
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Isn't that the climb that he had do to all over again because the sound man hadn't pressed "record"? I'm sure I remember something along those lines (though I guess it might be an urban legend).

I also remember watching the late Fred Dibnah laddering chimneys with only a cloth cap as safety equipment. I'm sure that he would have drowned in red tape (and had a thing or two to say about it) now.
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Thank you for sharing, not seen it before. It genuinely made my toes curl up Shocked 1984 One-Ten CSW
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I remember watching this as a kid.

I got sweaty palms just watching that, Noakes was a god Bow down
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Doc P



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Laughing At the start, it warns the viewer that the clip ‘Contains behaviour which could be imitated’!
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Get down, Shep!
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Danny Fireblade wrote:
I remember watching this as a kid.

I got sweaty palms just watching that, Noakes was a god Bow down


Me too! Blue Peter was the must watch Monday and Thursday TV show.

I don't think god is an understatement to any child of a certain age. Peter Purves was like your Dad. Noakes was your mad Uncle Laughing

And if they were home from work, Lesley Judd was the reason your Dad would watch Blue Peter with you Whistle
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Joe the Plumber wrote:
Get down, Shep!


He had a real falling out with the BBC over Shep after he left the show Shocked
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All that rope work and not even a pair of gloves. And the guy with a trowel in one hand and a fag in the other! Balls of steel, the lot of 'em. Darren

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Danny Fireblade wrote:
I remember watching this as a kid.

I got sweaty palms just watching that, Noakes was a god Bow down


so did mine! no way would i have gone up there! Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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LandRoverAnorak wrote:
All that rope work and not even a pair of gloves. And the guy with a trowel in one hand and a fag in the other! Balls of steel, the lot of 'em.


yeah i watched that Fred Dibnah used to have a few pints before he tackled a job, Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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What strikes me about Noakes is that you can barely understand him when he is chatting to the other bloke but when he's doing the voice over, he sounds like the Queen Laughing Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
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i met Fred many years ago at a steam rally he spent ages talking to us and made a fuss of the kids . we had a pint in the beer tent later on after the rally had finished he like a gunnies or two . a year later we went to look at his place with a traction engine club I was a member of . I always think Fred and guy martin would have made good telly together Smile
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