Out Of Town - The Lost Episodes: Vol. 8 Pigeons

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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 Six

Pigeons: Jack is in an open field of barley stubble to control the wood pigeon population.

Fishing For Next To Nothing: Jack uses tackle, that cost him next to nothing, when he fishes at the height of summer.

Episode Twenty Seven

Fishing For Minnows: David Boag searches for minnows in the Dorset Stour to feed rescued baby kingfishers.

Kingfishers: David watches kingfishers in their natural habitat.  Corn flail: Jack Bird threshes corn with a flail.

Episode Twenty Eight

Summer Fishing:  Jack takes advantage of a warm summer’s day to enjoy fishing in a river, reflecting the seasonal conditions.

Village Fair: £20 is at stake for the winner of the “Guess the weight of the Steer” competition at Jack’s local village fair.