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Discosux
19th July 2022, 11:50 PM
Just a heads up, looks like the ABC has released the BTM series on you tube.
I've got the dvd's but stuffed if I know where they are, so this is awesome.

Anyway I'm excited
trout1105
19th July 2022, 11:58 PM
BTM shows have been available on YouTube for quite some time now[thumbsupbig]
Discosux
20th July 2022, 12:34 AM
BTM shows have been available on YouTube for quite some time now[thumbsupbig]


You serious, I've only ever been able to watch snippets and never seen the full series until today. the full series has only just popped up on the right hand side of the YT screen tonight.

I'm always the last one to figure stuff out.
spudfan
20th July 2022, 04:43 AM
Great stuff. A joy to listen to and watch. What an advert for Land Rover.
Hogarthde
20th July 2022, 06:08 AM
Agree Spudfan, no dramas or self induced mini tragedies , and as you say Landies 👍

Quite an enterprising bloke Les Hiddens; he set up a “ veterans retreat “ on a cattle station near the Normandy River Cape York. Wonder if it is still going?
austastar
20th July 2022, 08:24 AM
.......he set up a “ veterans retreat “ on a cattle station near the Normandy River Cape York.
Hi,
There is also one at Lake Sorrell in Tas.
It ain't cheap to use though.
Cheers
Tombie
20th July 2022, 08:54 AM
A good friend owns his vehicle.
trout1105
20th July 2022, 10:02 AM
Agree Spudfan, no dramas or self induced mini tragedies

I have watched pretty much every episode of BTM and YES his NO BS approach and his detailed knowlage of the Australian bush and its history is Very refreshing to watch, The only other shows with 4WD content without the BS emergancies/dramas is ASPW of all people the rest are pretty much "Posers"
V8Ian
20th July 2022, 11:23 AM
I know the bloke who used to place the treasures for Les to find.[bigwhistle]
4bee
20th July 2022, 12:19 PM
You serious, I've only ever been able to watch snippets and never seen the full series until today. the full series has only just popped up on the right hand side of the YT screen tonight.

I'm always the last one to figure stuff out.


I resent that & wish to contradict you.. I am.:Rolling:
4bee
20th July 2022, 12:27 PM
Agree Spudfan, no dramas or self induced mini tragedies , and as you say Landies 👍

Quite an enterprising bloke Les Hiddens; he set up a “ veterans retreat “ on a cattle station near the Normandy River Cape York. Wonder if it is still going?



Normandy or Normanby?

We met Lord Normanby some years ago on Bedarra Island. Dcd now I believe.
His family sailed with Cook (well, maybe not all of them [bighmmm]) & there are a number of Islands,Rivers etc bearing their name in the North of Oz.



My Geezer. NB. When a POW he taught Braille to banged up POWs .

Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_Phipps,_4th_Marquess_of_Normanby)



Biography - second Marquess of Normanby - Australian Dictionary of Biography

A story. In conversation he mentioned the size of his digs & swambo mentioned this to someone who knew him from the UK & commented it woud have been a bugger to heat in Yorkshire, & was quietly told that he owned a couple of Coal Mines.[bigrolf]

We stumbled across an Australian War Grave in the local cemetery (in Yorkshire) & for some years wondered about it as you do. It just seemed a bit odd.

After meeting him we asked about it. Turns out his Nephew/Cousin (?) was in Australia when WW1 was declared & signed up with the Australian Army. He was killed in France & they had his remains taken back to the UK where he was interred by the wall of the church where we saw his grave. A Mystery no more.


Apologies Dave for going off topic.
(https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/normanby-second-marquess-of-4307)
Discosux
23rd July 2022, 04:56 PM
I resent that & wish to contradict you.. I am.:Rolling:

Yeah well, I've also just realised Malcolm Douglas is also on You Tube.
I like his stuff as well
Discosux
23rd July 2022, 05:58 PM
Malcolm Douglas - Australia - One Wet Season (1984) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot_33C1BUpE&list=RDCMUCBiggeyJDo8W_Kcyx8kcplA&index=18)

LOL at 3.08
I miss the Eighties so much
Winnie blues and VB were the best
gromit
24th July 2022, 07:39 AM
Just a heads up, looks like the ABC has released the BTM series on you tube.
I've got the dvd's but stuffed if I know where they are, so this is awesome.



I have all the DVD's and also Stories of Survival, if you have a DVD player I can 'loan' you a set.

I watched them in the UK before coming out here in the late 90's, then ended up buying a Defender Tanami soon after arriving !

Colin
Discosux
24th July 2022, 03:55 PM
I have all the DVD's and also Stories of Survival, if you have a DVD player I can 'loan' you a set.

I watched them in the UK before coming out here in the late 90's, then ended up buying a Defender Tanami soon after arriving !

Colin

Thanks for the loan offer, appreciate it.
They'll turn up soon, I'm mid move and have all my stuff in storage, They'll turn up soon (I hope)