johnalison
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I had very low expectations before switching on the programme and felt more than justified afterwards. They even managed to get a shot of Ramsgate into the Blackwater sequence.
Britain By Boat - Tonight Channel 5 20:00- East Coast Episode
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Old Harry
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So to sum up, my viewing would be more enjoyable spent watching sailing on you tube.
Capt Popeye
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YES quite so quite so kind Sir
Mind you I do appreciate those Dylan progs now even more so since seeing this attempt at a programme series; I do enjoy on those Dylan ones seeing places that I recognise and used to frequent when based in Suffolk areas; mind you I do shout at Dylan when he misses out mentioning good places of interest {
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Well I just gave up watching it on demand. The forced banter is very irritating and unrelenting.
sailorman
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:encouragement:
Cantata
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Thanks for that, my recorder will pick it up.
TangaraToo
RIP
I loved the bit where they thought it was time to shake out the reef when the speed had dropped to 1.5knts
Did you notice the reef had magically reset itself 2 minutes later?
photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
So they didn’t just get drunk in the cockpit and then fix the universe??
I mean , you hardly have to script this sort of thing...
Marmalade
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Seems as though Buerk and Sargeant don't like each other much - which makes for poor chemistry and an uncomfortable feeling of watching a couple argue. Didn't hit series link
RobBradley
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Why thank you.
Ok, endured, I know I am new to this, live in Greenhithe, ex-Medway, know Kent pretty well, only done PB2, but how much did they want to dramatise crossing the Thames Estuary, I cannot wait until I get a go, biggest bunch of fairies, and at the start coming out of harbour. Emergency.... really....?
The script writers need a slap and stop trying to make it in to a drama, and start covering the coast you are travelling around, no, they give us two waffling old sods who only want to find the next pub.
We laughed a lot, fairies.
Bru
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could have been so good, isn't.
The criticisms have all been said already
The criticisms have all been said already
Malish
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They should be compilmented on their filming of Bradwell marina, I've never seen it look so attractive ?
bedouin
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Perhaps they thought the 2 knts they were going was a bit fast
davidej
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I wanted to see the bit about W Mersea so i sat through an hour of drivel.
Typical juvenile celeb stuff - I wont be watching any more.
but I suppose that is what the plebs want!
Typical juvenile celeb stuff - I wont be watching any more.
but I suppose that is what the plebs want!
sailorman
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4 weeks to sail around GB is pushing it, mebe they will tow it around
alant
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Why do you think the "plebs" want drivel either?
Cobra
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A very pretty boat...such a shame it is being let down by sloppy continuity and scriptwriters who obviously couldn't get a job writing for one of the soaps. That is an hour of my life I will never get back!
Seashoreman
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Indeed a very pretty boat, but as was pointed out earlier it has been for sale for a few years with a current price of £650,000.
One could suspiciously wonder if it is a heavily disguised advert for its sale. The rest of the series is obviously being sponsored by the extremely tacky raffle for a holiday, with free spending money to encourage the gullible.
davidej
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Presumably some TV executive has decided what the public like and make programmes to fit that. I feel the same about the Guy Martin programmes which many peeps seem to love.
My father's maxim in business was:
"Don't try to educate the public - give the ignorant buggars what they want"
alant
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So the Public are "ignorant buggars"?