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Doc P

Member Since: 03 Apr 2016
Location: Midlands
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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.

5th Apr 2020 6:56pm

90 Dreamer

Member Since: 13 Jul 2019
Location: Oop North
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2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

Yep, get all dizzy and sweaty just watching it......

5th Apr 2020 7:05pm

blackwolf

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Location: South West England
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2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

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.

5th Apr 2020 7:32pm

seriesonenut

Member Since: 19 Nov 2014
Location: Essex
Posts: 1247

Thank you for sharing, not seen it before. It genuinely made my toes curl up

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5th Apr 2020 7:47pm

Danny Fireblade

Member Since: 16 Mar 2018
Location: Hampshire
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1998 Defender 110 300 Tdi HT Alpine White

I remember watching this as a kid.

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

5th Apr 2020 8:01pm

Doc P

Member Since: 03 Apr 2016
Location: Midlands
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At the start, it warns the viewer that the clip ‘Contains behaviour which could be imitated’!

5th Apr 2020 8:11pm

Joe the Plumber

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Get down, Shep!

5th Apr 2020 8:12pm

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
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2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

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

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

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

And if they were home from work, Lesley Judd was the reason your Dad would watch Blue Peter with you

5th Apr 2020 8:28pm

Rashers

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Location: Norfolk
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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

5th Apr 2020 8:30pm

LandRoverAnorak

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Location: Surrey
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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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5th Apr 2020 10:33pm

Procta

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Location: Sunderland
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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

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

In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025
" we will work something out"

5th Apr 2020 11:40pm

Procta

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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

In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025
" we will work something out"

5th Apr 2020 11:41pm

Procta

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Location: Sunderland
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Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025
" we will work something out"

5th Apr 2020 11:42pm

ZeDefender

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Location: Munich
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

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

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6th Apr 2020 4:47am

andydef90

Member Since: 09 Feb 2015
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2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

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

6th Apr 2020 9:05am

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