Anyone see George Clarke's Amazing Spaces - WW2

ValDa
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edited December 2016 in Entertainment #1

Did anyone watch George Clarke's Amazing Spaces tonight?  They concentrated on building a caravan, based on a design done by a prisoner of war in a Japanese POW camp in Java.  He was there three and a half year, and produced the most amazing technical drawings of a caravan he intended to build when he got home, to take his wife on holiday.  He survived, but his journal containing the drawings wasn't found until thirty years after he died.

George Clarke and his buddy Will built a caravan to the specifications in the journal - down to the oak unit handles, the leaded glass windows, and even the crockery inside the cupboards.

I thought it was such an interesting programme - and i hope others take time to watch it.

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  • Bakers2
    Bakers2 Forum Participant Posts: 8,192 ✭✭✭
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    edited December 2016 #2

    Doh I wanted to watch that.  I'll do it on catch up.  TOO MANY channels nowadays undecided.  I have been known to set reminder on my phone.  Yes I can set up to record on Tivo, but isn't always convenient.  Thanks for the reminder smile

  • DianneT
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    edited December 2016 #3

    I saw it Val it was excellent programme loved the caravan.

    DianneT

  • Firedragon
    Firedragon Forum Participant Posts: 509
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    edited December 2016 #4

    Me too, loved it laughing

    Alison

  • papgeno
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    edited December 2016 #5

    How did I miss that. I've watched all his other programs, although I have to say if you watch a whole series you do see a lot of stuff over and over again. In one series a couple converted an old ambulance to a camper van which slept the whole family plus dog. I seem to remember there were six of them! It's on YouTube now.

  • Rubytuesday
    Rubytuesday Forum Participant Posts: 952
    edited December 2016 #6

    My son loves this program.  We have only managed to see a little of it   Afraid it's on at a time that's not suitable for us , my son has reminders on for it even on the plus one 1hr later, if he misses the first showing 

  • SELL
    SELL Forum Participant Posts: 398
    edited December 2016 #7

    Yes I watched it only change they made was to the height of the caravan to make it road legal. was very interesting,

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