Timothy spall:all at sea...tonight!

I won't be going to Banff in a hurry that approach looked hairy :eek:

Saying that lossiemouth looks quite hairy too!
 
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Interesting boat - not the most sea kindly i would have thought. Still, I'm looking forward to when he makes it down to the East Coast before he goes up the Thames - it'll be interesting to see what he makes of the waters I know and sail in. I'm sure a lot is dramatised for the non-sailing market.

Also have you noticed that the Timothy Spall who does the voice overs is a lot posher than the Timthy Spall speaking to camera?

I must admit I enjoy the programme a lot - and the real heroine is Shane who remains unflapped whatever happens.
 
Ive watched the first half and it was excellent !
especially entering Banff!
its quite shallow there and with the wave...talk about relief to get in!
 
Burnham Bob said:
Interesting boat - not the most sea kindly i would have thought. Still, I'm looking forward to when he makes it down to the East Coast before he goes up the Thames - it'll be interesting to see what he makes of the waters I know and sail in. I'm sure a lot is dramatised for the non-sailing market.

Also have you noticed that the Timothy Spall who does the voice overs is a lot posher than the Timthy Spall speaking to camera?

I must admit I enjoy the programme a lot - and the real heroine is Shane who remains unflapped whatever happens.
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Heard him last summer on the VHF coming out of Brightlingsea heading for the Spitway. His distinctive tones were obvious without hearing the call sign. He must have had the camera running as he was ramping it up a bit as he did an effusive thank you to a fishing boat for heading him towards the Spitway as I recall. But it's good fun. His wife seems much more 'at home' than in the earlier series.
 
Dang, missed it. Will have to watch on Iplayer as was playing chase with him down the east coast last easter. Just missed him at Anstruther (the Harbour Master was very complimentary about his boat handling). Nearly passed him at Eyemouth, he was coming out as we were heading in. Finally passed him at Amble, well the Princess Matilda any way, Timothy had gone home.

Stuart
 
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tillergirl said:
Heard him last summer on the VHF coming out of Brightlingsea heading for the Spitway. His distinctive tones were obvious without hearing the call sign. He must have had the camera running as he was ramping it up a bit as he did an effusive thank you to a fishing boat for heading him towards the Spitway as I recall. But it's good fun. His wife seems much more 'at home' than in the earlier series.
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Yep, he got across the Spitway and managed to park the boat on the sand North of Fishermans Gat,
Great Sailing:D
 
Shearwater said:
unless I dreamt it, he needs a lifeboat sometime soon - or has this already happened? Pos I saw something about it on Look East TV sometime last year.
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Somewhere the Mudway I think. P*sses me off whining on about being lost when he's got a damn fine chartplotter 2 feet away. Definitely a made-for-grockles production.
 
I love the programmes but it does amuse me when Tim describes 'moderate' seas as 'rough and dangerous'. Of course, part of his problem is that Princess Matilda is not designed for being at sea - all those pot plants, easy chairs and knick knacks don't help either. I wonder whether the Spalls have every been to sea in a proper sea boat, they would notice the difference. They must have to wait for very benign conditions before setting out in PM.
Perhaps when they get back to London Tim will splash out on a proper sea boat - maybe even with sails - then he will be able to appreciate the full joy of being 'All at Sea'.
 
ghostlymoron said:
I love the programmes but it does amuse me when Tim describes 'moderate' seas as 'rough and dangerous'.
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Twister_Ken said:
Somewhere the Mudway I think. P*sses me off whining on about being lost when he's got a damn fine chartplotter 2 feet away. Definitely a made-for-grockles production.
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Of course you know very well that the show would be wholly tedious if it didn't have some controlled drama.
Can you imagine a series getting commissioned in which the premise that everything is done perfectly?

It's boating. It's on telly. Stop moaning.
 
Lakesailor said:
Of course you know very well that the show would be wholly tedious if it didn't have some controlled drama.
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I don't really watch much telly, but do other travel programmes have this urge to portray danger at every turn? People cycling seems to be a common theme (very green, donchaknow), so are they always one wrong turning away from getting lost among country lanes, or may fall off their bikes and be horribly injured at any moment? How about cooking programmes?

Pete
 
Lakesailor said:
Of course you know very well that the show would be wholly tedious if it didn't have some controlled drama.
Can you imagine a series getting commissioned in which the premise that everything is done perfectly?

It's boating. It's on telly. Stop moaning.
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I'm not moaning, I'm glad to see some boating on the telly. Its much better than the tedious 'three men in a boat' which really disappointed me. I enjoyed Gryff's 'Baltic with Bob' book perhaps he should take Bob on his boat again instead of the trying but failing comics.
 
prv said:
I don't really watch much telly, but do other travel programmes have this urge to portray danger at every turn? People cycling seems to be a common theme (very green, donchaknow), so are they always one wrong turning away from getting lost among country lanes, or may fall off their bikes and be horribly injured at any moment? How about cooking programmes?

Pete
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No, the purpose of lifestyle progs is to introduce us to all sorts of exciting things like (current favourites with commissioning editors) making cheese, recovering sea salt, cutting slate and of course the good old faithfuls of visiting folk museums and talking to people dressed up as medieval serfs.

I'm sure you would rather All At Sea included a couple of dramatic fictions rather than learning how to herd geese etc.
 
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