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A Summer Journey - The Kennet and Avon Canal
1/4 The River Kennet
Angela Rippon pre-empts the canal series of the future in this 1990 romp through Reading and Newbury.

(26-04-2025 21:17 )Doddle Wrote:  Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown - Scotland (chiefly Glasgow)
In this 2015 edition, he reflects on the indyref vote, keeps suggesting violence is endemic, enjoys a cylindrical haggis, meets and eats with Janey Godley, and finally goes deer shooting with AA Gill. Knowing Gill died the year after somewhat softens the senseless brutality of the latter.

AB: PU - Myanmar
He went in 2013, as the country was tentatively "opening up". He spends most time in Yangon, then takes a long train ride to Bagan. Compared with Top Gear's visit, he seems more realistic about the future.

(29-08-2025 13:28 )Doddle Wrote:  Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2/8 Opening Day goes quite well, so he makes two more trips to get stock. I do like his approach of "it appeals to me, not just for its profit chances".

JV' LSoA
3/8 Johnny checks out a toy auction and has a reet good laugh. Then is overwhelmed at a big antiques event in Newark. His auction plan comes off, and he realises he's found something he can't bear to sell. Hey, a pun.

(29-08-2025 21:20 )Doddle Wrote:  A Summer Journey - The Kennet and Avon Canal
1/4 The River Kennet
Angela Rippon pre-empts the canal series of the future in this 1990 romp through Reading and Newbury.

ASJ - TKaAC
2/4 Into Wiltshire
Starts in Hungerford and goes on about Michael Ryan at some length (recent history then, of course). She also goes to Crofton and finally the Caen Hill locks near Devizes.

Omnibus - Mario Vargas Llosa: The Story of the Novelist Who Would Be President
Another writer I don't think I've ever read, here charmingly articulate (not always the case with writers), but his Thatcherite policies ultimately were rejected heavily by Peruvian voters. Repeated since he died earlier in the year.

(30-08-2025 20:56 )Doddle Wrote:  Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
3/8 Johnny checks out a toy auction and has a reet good laugh. Then is overwhelmed at a big antiques event in Newark. His auction plan comes off, and he realises he's found something he can't bear to sell. Hey, a pun.

JV's LSoA
4/8 His luck/acumen finally fails him at an auction, but he gets it back with another new venue where he finds ceramics he's happy with.

(31-08-2025 15:23 )Doddle Wrote:  A Summer Journey - The Kennet and Avon Canal
2/4 Into Wiltshire
Starts in Hungerford and goes on about Michael Ryan at some length (recent history then, of course). She also goes to Crofton and finally the Caen Hill locks near Devizes.

ASJ - TKaAC
3/4 Into the Avon Valley
A somewhat dull episode with whimsical history about tolls and flyboats, and a lack of exciting places, typified by Bradford on Avon.

The Footage Detectives
Noel and Mike meet Sylvan, who apparently had some 60s hits, who talked about her father being involved with Ian Fleming and Kevin McClory. She also had some home movies of Sean Connery in La Manga, and other celebs in Marbella.

(01-09-2025 14:09 )Doddle Wrote:  Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
4/8 His luck/acumen finally fails him at an auction, but he gets it back with another new venue where he finds ceramics he's happy with.

JV' LSoA
5/8 He visits a new place at Stafford, then makes another trip to Bradford. He finds many quirky bits he's happy with, most of which then sell, sometimes to other dealers.

(01-09-2025 21:20 )Doddle Wrote:  A Summer Journey - The Kennet and Avon Canal
3/4 Into the Avon Valley
A somewhat dull episode with whimsical history about tolls and flyboats, and a lack of exciting places, typified by Bradford on Avon.

ASJ - TKaAC
4/4 The River Avon
Bath, Keynsham and Bristol rounded out this well-meant if a bit po-faced series.