Did You Like That? Fred Dibnah, In His Own Words

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781849900539
  • Weight: 190g
  • Dimensions: 126 x 197mm
  • Publication Date: 09 Jun 2011
  • Publisher: Ebury Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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When Fred Dibnah debuted on television in 1979, British audiences immediately embraced a new cultural icon: a steeplejack from Bolton who fell in love with England's decaying industrial landscape and an exhaustive storyteller whose charm and wit was matched only by his down-to-earth manner. The Producer of that first film, Don Haworth, would go on to make nineteen films about this unlikely celebrity and true British eccentric.

Did You Like That? collects the best stories from these films: colourful tales told by Fred himself, recounting key moments in his life, his experiences as a steeplejack, his fascination with machinery, his work as an engineer, craftsman, artist, inventor and steam enthusiast, and his forthright views on life in general.

Told with true Northern grit, Did You Like That? is the story of a man who never shied away from a hair-raising challenge, and the closest thing to Fred's autobiography we're likely to get. In paperback for the first time, this is Fred's story, in his own words.

Don Haworth was a writer and television producer. During the 1970s and 80s he won many awards for his radio drama, but it was his television documentaries that brought him most recognition. Of over 300 films, he made 19 about Fred Dibnah, with whom he shares his north country background. The first, in 1979, was shown to great acclaim and won a BAFTA award for Best Documentary.

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