Thread: "First Overland" Film - Two Series 1 LR's drive London to Singapore

Actually the person who put the DVD together was not one of the cameramen/expedition members but Graeme Aldous a Land Rover Series One enthusiast in the UK and former BBC producer with his own production company. As a lad Graeme saw the First Overland expedition drive through his town, and later read the Tim Slessor book.

What Graeme did was to get the footage from the BBC archive and edit it into a continuous film. He then gathered the surviving expedition members together and sit them down watching the footage and record their recollections of what was screening in front of them. Graeme then edited the full recording into the DVD we can see (and purchase) today.

Yes I have a copy, one of the very early copies.

BTW: Graeme has a 107 wagon that was a BBC outside broadcast van.

Diana

Hi All,
I recently purchased this DVD from Home Page ($39.95).
And I purchased the book off E-Bay ages ago.
Regards,
The Grey Ghost!

Any Recent reviews of this flim? what's it like

I got it for my dad a few years ago and we both enjoyed it.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Actually the person who put the DVD together was not one of the cameramen/expedition members but Graeme Aldous a Land Rover Series One enthusiast in the UK and former BBC producer with his own production company. As a lad Graeme saw the First Overland expedition drive through his town, and later read the Tim Slessor book.

What Graeme did was to get the footage from the BBC archive and edit it into a continuous film. He then gathered the surviving expedition members together and sit them down watching the footage and record their recollections of what was screening in front of them. Graeme then edited the full recording into the DVD we can see (and purchase) today.

Yes I have a copy, one of the very early copies.

BTW: Graeme has a 107 wagon that was a BBC outside broadcast van.

Diana

I thought it was David Attenborough

I'm at present on a short holiday at Barwon Heads , reading the book and wishing great adventures could still be had !
And yes , I know they can but I'm replying on a phone with full internet access, anything I need to know can be found whilst sipping a beer beside the seaside , no need to go to library and research . The book is an interesting read from many perspectives not just coz its a book with land rovers in it , they travelled throuands which have on the most part changed names and governments ( there are some similarities in the Middle Eastern domains - nothing has really changed there ....)
It's written in a friendly fashion and you find yourself doing voices for all the characters- who are real people . And that's the difference these guys were only early 20's the oldest was 25 . Nowadays they would need a gap year and Facebook with some crowd funding , these lads invented crowd funding !
Aside from my ramblings its a great book ! !