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For over 20 years Out Of Town was a television programme that provided a window on country life in rural Britain. Hundreds of programmes were broadcast by Southern Television but they were feared lost when the company lost its ITV franchise in 1981.
Apart from 28 episodes that were recreated by presenter Jack Hargreaves in 1986, using extracts from films used in the original TV programmes with new footage filmed by Jack, it was presumed that all other examples of the original Out Of Town series had been lost forever.
In 2012, after extensive research by Simon Baddeley, Simon Winters, and Southern Television archive expert David King, 34 complete original episodes of Out Of Town – not seen since their original broadcast in 1980 & 1981 - came to light and are now being made available on DVD by Delta.
Episode Twenty Three
Blackmore Vale: Jack is in the valley of the River Stour, below Blackmore Vale, made famous by Thomas Hardy.
Breeding Lurchers: Former trials racing motorcyclist, Ginger French, shows the collection of lurchers he’s bred.
Episode Twenty Four
Annual Agricultural Show: Horse-drawn trade carts are the centre of attraction at this agricultural show.
Pheasant Shooting: Octagenarian Percy Stanbury watches a pheasant shoot on the edge of Salisbury Plain.
Episode Twenty Five
Old Railway Line: Jack explores the path of a long, disused railway track that has turned into a new habitat for wild plants.
Cloudburst At The Agricultural Show: The Out Of Town cameras visit the New Forest Show, and even a cloudburst cannot spoil the fun.
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