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Worth re-watching

Worth re-watching


Postby Spade » Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:44 pm

Given all the corona weary fatigue and truly boring politics on the telly. I watched DVDs of "Weirs Way" and then Griff Reece Jones "Mountain". They were fab and really lifted the spirits. I wonder if any one else has a good recommendation while were confined to barracks. :crazy: :crazy:
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby rockhopper » Sat Nov 21, 2020 1:00 pm

OK, I know others panned it but I enjoyed was Sheila Hancock's "Edie ". Also, another film I could watch again is "Touching the Void". Another I watched it first time around and probably wouldn't repeat but some may like it - Muriel Gray's "The Munro Show".
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby Sgurr » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:17 pm

I enjoyed "Seven years in Tibet", though had to bite my tongue on occasion having met the last British Consul in Tibet who was there at the same time as Harrer.
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby AyrshireAlps » Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:29 pm

The Munro show is on YouTube, get on it!
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby mynthdd2 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:33 pm

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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby CharlesT » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:03 pm

Yesterday on BBC4, The River: A Year in the Life of the Tay with author Helen Macdonald was excellent. I'd watch it over and over willingly.
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby al78 » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:49 pm

AyrshireAlps wrote:The Munro show is on YouTube, get on it!


Highly recommended. Muriel Gray is beautiful, I'd love to have her as a hiking companion.
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby litljortindan » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:55 pm

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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby WalkWithWallace » Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:55 am

Another vote for Edie and Muriel Grey's Munro Show. Also if you don't mind subtitles, then North Face is brilliant:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844457/

I'm biased, but there's lots of great content on YouTube too. Check out Murray's (Scotland's Mountains) and Ray's (Renegade Scot) back catalogue. Plus I do a few films myself under Walk With Wallace. :lol:
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby litljortindan » Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:35 am

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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby WalkWithWallace » Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:41 pm

Having not long heard that Hamish MacInnes has sadly passed away, his documentary is well worth a watch too:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hp3m
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby Avocetboy » Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:17 pm

WalkWithWallace wrote:Having not long heard that Hamish MacInnes has sadly passed away, his documentary is well worth a watch too:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hp3m


Second that, watched it at the weekend. Fascinating and sad to hear of his passing
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby Top Fun » Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:16 pm

Some episodes of Cameron McNeish’s Wilderness Walks on YouTube worth a watch
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby Caberfeidh » Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:13 am

There's a rarely-found dvd of Michael Palin and Hamish MacInness traversing the Aonach Eagach Ridge in Glen Coe, made about 1985 I think. It is quite short but entertaining. I have a Weir's Way box set which I trawl through occasionally; I especially like his episodes covering the Braes o'Mar and Ben Lawers/Loch Tay.
I vaguely remember a series following climbers around Britain climbing sea cliffs, stacks, etc. In one episode near Cape Wrath, Joe Brown abseils down into a subterranean cavern and fly-fishes for trout in an underground pool. It may be on YouTube but I don't remember the name of it.
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Re: Worth re-watching

Postby Low Level Walker » Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:59 am

WalkWithWallace wrote:Another vote for Edie and Muriel Grey's Munro Show. Also if you don't mind subtitles, then North Face is brilliant:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844457/

I'm biased, but there's lots of great content on YouTube too. Check out Murray's (Scotland's Mountains) and Ray's (Renegade Scot) back catalogue. Plus I do a few films myself under Walk With Wallace. :lol:


Without wanting to big you up but yes I agree wholeheartedly. Some of the YouTube content is excellent these days. Big shout to your own channel which I have been watching for a few years now :clap: :clap: and also Renegade Scot, which I have only come across more recently.

Another couple I should also mention, give a shout out for are, Hounds of Howgate (more long distance trails rather than hills) and the late, great Head for the Hills.
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