I just cant get enough of this English guy Jack Hargreaves. It was my Irish Catholic grandmother that made me watch his programmes on TV "Out of Town" from the early 70's while I was at primary school and something virtuous and pure and genuine rubbed off onto me and I follow now religiously. And so should you!!
A pity that all the younger generation haven't a man like this. With a true understanding how the Countryside works, good and bad, and can pass it on in a gentle non confrontational manner.
when i was growing up my old Dad was an exceptional countryman and encouraged me to watch jack as well as dad teaching and showing me all things countryside and i still love it today some 50 odd years later now my kids are showing their kids
watching jack turned me into the man I am today,,,love fishing being out of doors nature and anything related to it always watched u jack lovly gent well missed
I loved watching him on a Sunday morning, it was brilliant. It was about the only thing that kept me indoors, I was always out playing in the woods nearby.
He was a childhood hero of mine and I have many of the dvds of his films and his books.. a wonderful English gentleman.... great film but where on Earth did they get that interviewer from! 🙄 he was as emotionless as a gate post.....
It’s a shame they couldn’t have a got a nice a person as Jack to do the interview ..Jack Hargreaves’s definitely one of the greatest ever living Englishmen
I visited (West) Sussex for the first time a couple of summers ago, and I could see what a stunningly beautiful county it must have been before the post WW2 agricultural intensification. Even now, there are a lot more trees than in my native North Yorkshire, but so much less space. It seems that wherever you are, there is an A road within earshot. I know towns and villages have to grow (apparently so, especially with the recent relaxation of planning restrictions), but it seems that they have carved up the counties of the south east far too much; just so many roads.
“They built the biggest caravan park near our farm, and you had to lock the gate on Friday night and open it in Monday morning.” Well said Jack. These days you would be getting cancelled and vilified on a weekly basis, so I am glad you haven’t had to witness it all (even though we miss you).
What a first-class point about the Green Party...visionary would he have guessed how far standards have fallen in public Life. "Dear Jack when I was a boy I thought you were a little hard now I am an old man I think you weren't hard enough".
It makes me sad when I think about all the houses being built in the countryside on the pretext of housing shortages, rather than the truth of mass immigration.
Loved to hear Jack again. But why did they not get a countryman to do the interview. It is quite obvious that Bruce is a townie. This could have been so much better.
Jack had a streak of genius about him. He’s amazingly far seeing in this bit of film. I thank goodness that he doesn’t have to view things as they are now.
Sadly, 30 years on and environmentalists are often the worst enemy of the countryside. You can’t go to University, do an environmental science degree and pretend to understand the countryside, you have to live it, work it and observe it to understand it; sadly the trend now is to blame humanity for everything, even though it is humanity that has created the variety of landscapes and habitats that we once enjoyed. As the man hints at in the interview, the vast diversity of the British countryside is a direct result of the management practices of land owners and stewards over millennia. Farming, forestry, fisheries, hunting have all played their role in creating a balanced and healthy countryside. Humans wiped out many of the large predators like wolves as they were a direct threat to the domesticated stock, necessary to build civilisation as humans became the new top predator in the land. Humanity had to fill this void or the prey animals would overpopulate, starve in poor years and become diseased without the constant thinning and dispersal of the wild herd. Over the past few years we have seen the introduction and or protection of many top predators, this is having a dramatic impact on smaller herbivores and fish stocks. Controlled burning of heather moorland has now been discontinued in many areas (for environmental reasons!), which has led to the massive dieback and senescence of the heather, a huge increase in the fire loading (causing more intense and deep burning fires should they occur (Saddleworth Moor for example)) and many more examples of mismanagement and trendy, idealistic conservation that has led to a degradation of the countryside. Yer man also hinted at the shortcomings of the Common Agricultural Policy, with milk quotas. Fortunately we may be able to reverse some of the misguided, grant driven legislation and policy now we are leaving the ‘one size fits all’ EU. On the plus side, I do feel privileged to live in Dorset:-)
He grew up in central London, at some point he got work on TV and decided to create a persona that he was born and bread in the country - he researched well and made a good living
Bruce Hockin retired from his job as HTV News anchorman in 1996, but still holds the record as ITV's longest serving news reader, with more than thirty continuous years in the job. Bruce has been known to make occasional broadcasts on there himself! Bruce also serves as a director on Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Avon and Somerset Crimestoppers boards. He is also a patron of the Skin Cancer Research Fund.
The bit about population today and the massive increase in cars says it all ,sadly he is the end of an era post war Britain countryside was beautiful , no motorways then, the demise of hedgerows, elm trees, hedgehogs the list goes on
The interviewer is a bit too pushy and probably isn’t listening to the answers. When you have someone of Jacks status and quality surely you want to ask an interesting question and then let the great man talk at length.
I get the sense he associated green with conservation and a form of conservatism. I wonder what he’d make of these far-left radicals that represent green today.
He considered the conservation of countryside with its traditions and tribes was going to become part of the green agenda; it didn't turn out that way.
What a fake! "I don't understand the town - I would get lost if I went to London" - he said! Look him up! he lived for many years at central London addresses!
remade today, "jack, how has your country village changed since you moved here?" "well the muslim call to prayer from the local minaret wakes me up every morning and the village shop isnt allowed to sell bacon or booze any more cos they're haram under english law"
@@grahamjonathan762 I doubt he was a "fine socialist" since he fought for Britain during WWII against the only good kind of socialists; the National Socialists.
He wasn't born in that area and he is not a farmer so why does he not go back to Huddersfield if he wants the countryside saving...the plan has been a long time coming...note how he does not think Democracy will work for the countryside...
I can listen to Jack for days
I just cant get enough of this English guy Jack Hargreaves. It was my Irish Catholic grandmother that made me watch his programmes on TV "Out of Town" from the early 70's while I was at primary school and something virtuous and pure and genuine rubbed off onto me and I follow now religiously.
And so should you!!
A pity that all the younger generation haven't a man like this. With a true understanding how the Countryside works, good and bad, and can pass it on in a gentle non confrontational manner.
Ray Mears comes close
Very patronising.
@@mariemccann5895How ?
Agreed. Maybe Jeremy Clarkson is the closest they'll get
@@FordTransitvan God help the countryside if that is considered to be country ways.
im in tears because you just dont get those kind of people anymore reminds me of my grandad rip
when i was growing up my old Dad was an exceptional countryman and encouraged me to watch jack as well as dad teaching and showing me all things countryside and i still love it today some 50 odd years later now my kids are showing their kids
Jack was lucky he had the money to do it all. and the education.
there was many a peasant who had knowledge as well and new all the ways of such Folk.
Thats great that traditional methods/knowledge can be passed down the generations and not lost.
watching jack turned me into the man I am today,,,love fishing being out of doors nature and anything related to it always watched u jack lovly gent well missed
The very best of British-Thank goodness for his generation,still a few left but greatly missed!
best indictment of Surrey I ever heard
What a great man love his approach to life.
A Real Englishman and a Character who cast a mean fly!
Watched jacks absolute spellbinding shows on tv as a child,the man knew more than a brigade put together.
Makes you proud to be an Englishman! Jack is a legend.
+TheMadScotsman mckay we have no one like him
Him and Fred Dibnah
We're a dying breed from 7 years later
@@crazycressy7986 True.
The very finest Englishman, admired by p[people from all over the world, greatly loved in Ireland
I loved watching him on a Sunday morning, it was brilliant. It was about the only thing that kept me indoors, I was always out playing in the woods nearby.
Me the same, Jack was ahead of his time but from the past! strange really....and only some of us children loved his programs, the rest hated him.
He was a childhood hero of mine and I have many of the dvds of his films and his books.. a wonderful English gentleman.... great film but where on Earth did they get that interviewer from! 🙄 he was as emotionless as a gate post.....
jack was a legend,he could live off the land and make it look easy,it was people like this who put the great into britain.
I once heard a townie woman say, I came to live in the country to see cows, not smell them. 🤣
Great bloke … polymath and one of a kind … intimate and detailed historian … a real Wizard.
I worked on that cottage .and Jack used to have his pipe in each room ....lovely man .........
Where abouts did he live ?
Raven Cottage, Belchalwell , Dorset.@@joshhancock8321
Best thing Jack has ever said is that we need to stop England becoming like Surrey, superb and so true and battle we need to keep fighting!
It’s a shame they couldn’t have a got a nice a person as Jack to do the interview ..Jack Hargreaves’s definitely one of the greatest ever living Englishmen
He is dead.
A great man I loved watching him as a kid always very informative
Wonderful man! What foresight - the city of England - especially in Sussex! Great views on green issues.
I visited (West) Sussex for the first time a couple of summers ago, and I could see what a stunningly beautiful county it must have been before the post WW2 agricultural intensification. Even now, there are a lot more trees than in my native North Yorkshire, but so much less space. It seems that wherever you are, there is an A road within earshot. I know towns and villages have to grow (apparently so, especially with the recent relaxation of planning restrictions), but it seems that they have carved up the counties of the south east far too much; just so many roads.
Jack and Fred Dineage are worth a hundred Dermot O'Dreary and Rylan Clark's combined.
What a marvelous man.
Lovely interview ! Great man.
A truly wonderful and unique human being.
@alanrtment porter :-) *
Just wonderful* Thank you so much for sharing
Interesting interview. What’s being discussed in it seems to have come to fruition across the world. Thanks for posting.
“They built the biggest caravan park near our farm, and you had to lock the gate on Friday night and open it in Monday morning.”
Well said Jack. These days you would be getting cancelled and vilified on a weekly basis, so I am glad you haven’t had to witness it all (even though we miss you).
Words that seem even more pertinent today. You could say he could see the future in this
A man away ahead of his time , and a TRUE GREEN ....not a pink haired tree hugging hippy. !!!
Absolutely
How sad these times have gone
I agree it's sad life know
Nobody speaks
What a first-class point about the Green Party...visionary would he have guessed how far standards have fallen in public Life. "Dear Jack when I was a boy I thought you were a little hard now I am an old man I think you weren't hard enough".
It makes me sad when I think about all the houses being built in the countryside on the pretext of housing shortages, rather than the truth of mass immigration.
Loved to hear Jack again. But why did they not get a countryman to do the interview. It is quite obvious that Bruce is a townie. This could have been so much better.
The Man - brilliant stuff!
Jack had a streak of genius about him. He’s amazingly far seeing in this bit of film.
I thank goodness that he doesn’t have to view things as they are now.
Is the gorgeous almost dawn chorus overdubbbed or live? Either way we'd struggle to hear such divine melody in 2024
Thanks for this. I remember him from the TV show "How" :)
Same here … great show … sure there’s some episodes on YT.
Great Man Great Visionary
The best way to fish, The Jack Hargreaves way.
A wonderful man.
Amazing man. Should be on the curriculum
When it was worth turning on the tv!
The best!!😎🐓🐓🇬🇧
"Why do the farmers put the gates where the mud is!" - i'll second that LOL.
How funny that blue and red would be a constant difference between gangs. And still is
Sadly, 30 years on and environmentalists are often the worst enemy of the countryside. You can’t go to University, do an environmental science degree and pretend to understand the countryside, you have to live it, work it and observe it to understand it; sadly the trend now is to blame humanity for everything, even though it is humanity that has created the variety of landscapes and habitats that we once enjoyed. As the man hints at in the interview, the vast diversity of the British countryside is a direct result of the management practices of land owners and stewards over millennia. Farming, forestry, fisheries, hunting have all played their role in creating a balanced and healthy countryside. Humans wiped out many of the large predators like wolves as they were a direct threat to the domesticated stock, necessary to build civilisation as humans became the new top predator in the land. Humanity had to fill this void or the prey animals would overpopulate, starve in poor years and become diseased without the constant thinning and dispersal of the wild herd. Over the past few years we have seen the introduction and or protection of many top predators, this is having a dramatic impact on smaller herbivores and fish stocks. Controlled burning of heather moorland has now been discontinued in many areas (for environmental reasons!), which has led to the massive dieback and senescence of the heather, a huge increase in the fire loading (causing more intense and deep burning fires should they occur (Saddleworth Moor for example)) and many more examples of mismanagement and trendy, idealistic conservation that has led to a degradation of the countryside.
Yer man also hinted at the shortcomings of the Common Agricultural Policy, with milk quotas. Fortunately we may be able to reverse some of the misguided, grant driven legislation and policy now we are leaving the ‘one size fits all’ EU. On the plus side, I do feel privileged to live in Dorset:-)
He grew up in central London, at some point he got work on TV and decided to create a persona that he was born and bread in the country - he researched well and made a good living
How right he was
lets hear it for the wonderful Bruce Hockin from HTV
An online smoking shop now sells a Jack Hargreaves tribute pipe, a Falcon, like his - I have one, and very good it is too.
Bruce Hockin retired from his job as HTV News anchorman in 1996, but still holds the record as ITV's longest serving news reader, with more than thirty continuous years in the job.
Bruce has been known to make occasional broadcasts on there himself! Bruce also serves as a director on Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Avon and Somerset Crimestoppers boards. He is also a patron of the Skin Cancer Research Fund.
Such a remarkable man definitely don't make them like that no more
Sunday mourning that theme tune 70s 80s dare uture a word when jack was on.. was in Berlin bought a kallabash pipe immediately thought of jack
Ask country people about the countryside. Even today, the politicians still don't.
He was born near me Palmers Green London I live in Muswell Hill
Jack so casual the guy asking the questions so BBC
Bruce Hockin worked for ITV
It's not bbc ffs. Not even John Craven. Priceless the line 'It will all be like Surrey'. He seems to be right, unfortunately.
HTV, Not BBC. The ident was at the beginning of the programme.
The bit about population today and the massive increase in cars says it all ,sadly he is the end of an era post war Britain countryside was beautiful , no motorways then, the demise of hedgerows, elm trees, hedgehogs the list goes on
Does anyone know if 'Keeping the Countryside' was ever published?
Hockin is very wooden next to Jack. No offense but Jack is so easy to listen to whereas Hockin is struggling.
Awkward interviewer.
Jack...could not live in a town...Country is his place
Country lad ..at heart..
Bishops Stortford Herts UK.
Bruce Hockin. There's a face I haven't seen in 4 decades
Greta ought to watch Jack. She might learn something. Instead of being a Davos talking head.
The interviewer is a bit too pushy and probably isn’t listening to the answers. When you have someone of Jacks status and quality surely you want to ask an interesting question and then let the great man talk at length.
Do you know when this was recorded ?
Around 1990.
He was England with a pipe.
Very prophetic words with regard to the geeen issue. Waycahead of gis time.
The only thing that doesn’t change is change.
Did his book ever come out 'keeping the countryside'
England lives and marches on.
Where is his house?
Belchalwell, Dorset.
I like the way he used to say what a lovely bird and then shoot it!
RIP
It was recorded in 1990. Further Jack Hargreaves material is available on this site.
vimeo.com/groups/77970
Thanks for the information
And uploading these video's of this great man 💙🌟
An England lost.
1990
This sceptered isle.
I get the sense he associated green with conservation and a form of conservatism. I wonder what he’d make of these far-left radicals that represent green today.
a giant yankee walmart !.....WELL COME TO WALMART !
He considered the conservation of countryside with its traditions and tribes was going to become part of the green agenda; it didn't turn out that way.
Who is interviewing Jack would like to know who he is
Bruce Hockin, per the intro.
ua-cam.com/video/nnXc1pVtWns/v-deo.html
The quip about the muddy cattle gate went way over the boring interviewers head!!!!!
Jack's son tells me the interviewer annoyed him and was being obsequious, he deliberately puffs smoke in his face at one point.
LOL, a British Hemingway ......but with that English class!!!
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who did the sub titles ha ha ha
Im getting one of those hats
Super guy was jack hargreaves6
Is Bruce Hockin Still working the media today or has he retired from the media
Bruce Hockin retired in 1996, six years after this programme was made.
ua-cam.com/video/nnXc1pVtWns/v-deo.html
A lovely man who realised that his home town of London was a shit-hole.
Its Bruce Hockin. He used to be a news reader on ITV West (HTV) news.
What a fake! "I don't understand the town - I would get lost if I went to London" - he said! Look him up! he lived for many years at central London addresses!
remade today,
"jack, how has your country village changed since you moved here?"
"well the muslim call to prayer from the local minaret wakes me up every morning and the village shop isnt allowed to sell bacon or booze any more cos they're haram under english law"
Jack would of voted for brexit ........A true Brit.
Funny you should say that, as he was a leading light on us joining in the first place.
@alanrtment porter There's cheap flights to Berlin at the minute.....
@@grahamjonathan762 Was he? That's a shame if true.
@@folksurvival A fine socialist if ever I met one
@@grahamjonathan762 I doubt he was a "fine socialist" since he fought for Britain during WWII against the only good kind of socialists; the National Socialists.
He wasn't born in that area and he is not a farmer so why does he not go back to Huddersfield if he wants the countryside saving...the plan has been a long time coming...note how he does not think Democracy will work for the countryside...
Your not a fan than why!!
What you getting at Diane
Jack hargreaves was a-great English gentleman 🎯💯✅
Jack was born in Palmer’s green London but moved to the country early on
That interviewer is very annoying; so false
Bruce Hockin. Yes, it sounded very scripted and robotic. It's hard to believe he was Britain's longest serving tv presenter.
Watching him on a sunday, was about as exciting as it got on a Sunday, during the 70's. It was bad, very bad.
RAIDERS58th
I was a child, what do you expect ? It wasn't exactly fun y'know.
A wonderful man.