What's particularly great about this show is how respectful and sensitive Dave Allen is. These days the host of such a show would be mugging outrageously to the camera inviting the audience to share his derision.
This also struck me when I first saw this on TV a few years back, Stephen. He doesn't sneer at his interviewees ; just shows you their eccentricity in kind of almost affectionate way. A class act. Can you image the likes of Peter Kay hosting a program like this without winking to the audience ? Life would be duller without characters like these and that's what Dave Allen instinctively knew. God bless his memory.
Also, the people fearured are very well mannered. Very intelligent. No one would be allowed to make a programme like this today unless it was perported to be on a medical basis.
@Patrick Ancona Don't judge a generation by it's most visible, noisy members. Most people remain sane and decent, you just don't see it because those people aren't seeking your attention
You are dead right, Dave Allen was a gent and had class and empathy. Interviewers today interrupt, do most of the talking, are aggressive, self interested, arrogant and....as must be for such people.....of dimly lit intelligence.
What a wonderful patchwork quilt of people. We were all 'eccentric' once, when we were children. Unfortunately most of us conform to whatever is considered normal in the particular society we live in. How refreshing to see ones with a pure passion for something that genuinely makes them feel vibrantly alive. Thank you for uploading this. Stay strange everybody!
Of course they want automatons in school. I was constantly labelled an 'individualist' as though that was a bad thing. The fact I was a good student, passed all my O Levels and was a very good all round sportsman, despite my blue flat top, seemed secondary to the fact. I was a danger for being an individual
I like that he encouraged each person to express himself without comment, judgment, or a wink to the camera. Charming, clever, and fun. I found myself smiling through much of it.
Yes, it reminds me of a similar documentary by the late Sir Patrick Moore who interviewed all sorts of oddballs (one famously claimed to be able to speak and write Venusian) without any judgement or mockery, just polite understanding.
I didn't know.his programme existed. An ATV programme from the archive always has interest for me .It was common practise in factual programmes for the editing to be more restrained allowing longer pieces and time for the audience to either be more engaged or sometimes bored .. Evan as a child I enjoyed these leisurely paced TV programmes.and drama often had the same slower and more enjoyable in my view for the more natural style
I love this film, watched it at least four times now, and it always cheers me. The Great English Eccentric is an endangered species in the modern world... this is a brilliant capturing of simpler times.
This documentary changed my life! Especially the parts with Bruce Lacey. Oh honestly, I started finally doing music and listened to his advice. Took a year off, created my channel and worked on music and art and dance. Thankyou so so so much for posting this. It truely changed my perspective and my life! 💖🌞🌻
Bruce Lacey was memorialised by Fairport Convention, as I'm sure you know. I wish you nothing but the best for your future. ua-cam.com/video/s3NhZqAA028/v-deo.html
The thing is, there is absolutely nothing wrong with people living their lives like these people are. They're not hurting anyone, they're very polite intelligent people. They're be derided now. They know they're not like other people, but they don't care. And neither should they.
A wonderful documentary. Dave Allen shows genuine interest and affection. We have lost our way in consumer society and the need to conform. Allen disliked his time being indoctrinated at religious school, was not for authoritarianism or forcing people how to think- a very clever guy.
What a wonderful vintage documentary. People daring to be who they are, without caring about what others think of them. I think Dave Allen was an eccentric also, in his own way. Had a comedy style very much of his own and he brought a very different style to documentaries, as can be clearly seen here. He displays a total lack of judgement and just allows it to flow.
According to Wikipedia, the box lived in by Mr Alexander Wortley was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's smallest habitable permanent residence. And the elderly gent with the animals (Mr Snowy Farr) was made an MBE for his services to charity and is now commemorated by a statue in his native Cambridge. Amazingly he lived until 2007!
Absolutely amazing upload. I find nothing wrong with any of these people. They are happy & are not harming anyone else in the world. They have a different outlook to life that perhaps others could learn from. So glad Dave did this all those years ago, just beautiful.
I will now be making a show for the Edinburgh Festival entitled GUERILLA AUTISTICS YEAR 9 - ECCENTRICS UNITE. I am pretty sure all these good and lovely people are NeuroDivergent, as am I. I have so much love and respect for them all. As a child in the 70's I relished my eccentricity. Now, I hope to bring this world to 2023. Eccentrics Unite! A perfectly made show and much love to all in it. Well done Dave Allen. Remembered fondly.
I don't see them as neuro-divergent or any of these other modern day labels (that seem only too willing to be medicated to keep them indoors, out of sight, out of mind and quiet). These are people who are determined to live the lifestyle of their dreams, and I find it a great pity that these people will have faded away now - and society has turned into what it is today. We are all the poorer for the loss of the eccentrics: the homeless man dressed like a 1920's dandy who used to sell his own paintings under the bridge, the very unkempt tramp that lived in the hedgerows but turned out to be a millionaire with a dusty mansion, the old lady who would put on a performance of singing and dancing like a ballerina before she fed the pigeons, the wonderfully mustached old men in their colourful home-made waistcoats on market day. We seemed to lose all of that at the turn of the century.
Thank you so much for posting. Watched this over Christmas in England and couldn't believe it was real at first. After a few minutes I was hypnotized, here in America we can't access iPlayer and wanted to show my wife this so much. Thanks once again!
I was the one that requested to Scassi2 to upload the whole programme after seeing their video 'Dave Allen meets Ivor Cutler'. I had no way of capturing or downloading it off i-player. I was just glued to the TV the other night when this came on as part of the Dave Allen evening of programmes.
MrBooojangles I used a program called 'Get Iplayer' to download & save the show. It works for all iplayer content, though I'm not sure it works outside the UK unless you use a VPN.
I love the extension the old guy living in a box built so he could sleep with his feet sticking straight out at night. Has given me inspiration and hope for when I eventually get evicted.
A curious program full of interesting people that would now be medicated up to their eyeballs. The ultimate guy for me was the pilot, I wonder how many hours a day he flies for? Years ago a friend used to make me cassette tapes of mixed music and on one of them he'd put Ivor Cutler singing 'I think very deeply...' so it was amazing to put a face to the voice for the first time. Anyway, thanks for posting this collection of eccentric's and their womenfolk.
absolutely brilliant! thank you so much what wise, delighful people...and yes I know a few people like this who live 'off the grid' and live their passions...just brilliant. I hope to be one myself in about ten years, am just seeing grandson grow to school days then I will be off to live in the wilds. In the meantime I am quite eccentric already! magical child energy is so wonderful..wise wise words
Thanks so much for saving and posting this wonderful show. What an amazing group of people. That enthusiasm and joy in life seems to be missing from so many people today.
I just found this incredible programme, a lifelong Dave Allen fan, this is wonderful, what fantastic people, wish they were all still here. The genuine interest, compassion and easy manner Dave has makes this a total gem. Thank you so much for posting this film.
I'm pretty sure the guy in the flying jacket was the late, great Amazing Mr Smith. I was lucky to see him perform at Deal Folk Club a few years ago. What they don't show on this programme is that he was a wonderful guitarist who also made his own instruments such as a condom powered bag pipes. His catch phrase was: "You can't buy this in the shop, you know". There are some vids on YT of him playing, well worth a watch. Loved the vid, thank you for sharing.
The great Ivor Cutler starts at 32:07 in a rare interview. A lovely, respectful technique of interviewing pretty much lost today - listening and pausing enough to let the interviewee elaborate. You can see Dave having to hold himself in during Ivor's Old Oak Tree. The tape recording at the zoo cracks me up, as does the drawing of the elephant.
imo Great vid! Ivor Cutler was my favorite here. I first heard him in the late 60s ("Go And Sit Upon The Grass") and have searched out his stuff ever since. imo
Having watched the vid, I just read the comments. The small-, narrow-minded people who refer to the eccentrics as freaks, weirdos, pedophiles, etc. are excellent examples of why the world in in such miserable shape...imo.
Gentle, entertaining, respectful, reflective, nostalgic and just lovely. Dave Allen really shines in this by not trying to shine, as it were. Seems to me that these wonderful folks were united by a kind of childish innocence and an immersion in something that lets them feel alive and truly be themselves. Perhaps there is much to learn as a member of today's "sophisticated" society. Many thanks from Sydney - Dave
People are mistaken about eccentricity, it's actually a form of punctilliousness. The true eccentric never really thinks he or she is eccentric, they are just doing what is the most efficient for the satisfaction of their needs.
I think this is wonderful. These people could easily be diagnosed with Aspergers or a Cluster A personality disorder, but instead they are almost celebrated for their differences.
There was another, 1974, follow-up documentary to this first one, entitled, "Dave Allen : Eccentrics at Play". I just wish that some kind person could actually locate this second documentary film and kindly upload it onto this, Radio and Television Memories, UA-cam channel.
@froot loop - I have, now, extensively searched online, but there presently appears to exist hardly any information about this 1974, ATV production, Dave Allen : Eccentrics at Play, life-style documentary. From what I can actually remember about this television film, it did contain a number of different ordinary people. Towards the very end there was also a bit about an amateur jockey horserace, that was held on a very sandy Irish beech every year. www.imdb.com/title/tt2890094/
I also recollect a TV series he did. Had a catchy theme tune. "Individuals take a bow. Can't believe you're a dying breed. Need you more than ever now..." Can't seem to find any information online. Did I dream it?
So the eccentrics I could find by name are: Bruce Lacey (man in flying jacket), Alexander Wortley (man in the box), Snowy Farr (man with animals), Ivor Cutler, Vic Martin (model railway man). The cowboy vicar and the Native American chief I'm not sure of.
I am not sure, and perhaps a little sad, that we may not have the bon ami today that allows people like lovely, warm-hearted, harmless Alexander. Alan Bennett, bless him, had The Lady in the Van. Alexander is welcome to make camp in my garden. Lovely chap.
Dave Allen takes us through the aging process of life young and beautiful joking about sagging skin of old age handsome middle age wondering how his funeral will be in joke and then sadly an aging old man sagging skin and all how cruel life can be but he made us all laugh bless him and we will all follow suit one day sorry you have gone Dave but will all join you sooner or later xxxx
Dave Allen...A complete Humane ,Gentleman.... Today's comic's???? They try to be to smart when doing documentarys ...I just have the happiest best feeling just listening to this ...and Dave Allen,,, memories of living in Lyvden Rd, in Tooting London... We moved to my mothers hometown in Ireland.. But love still for Dave Allen .Genius but very very down to earth...
Ivor Cutler got quite cross with us for excitedly cheering him at a performance: “This isn’t a pop concert!” He was a member of the Noise Abatement Society.
Man, the aficionado of Native American culture dude really knew the truth about some truly messed up history before that was ever really commonly talked about. When did this doc come out?
What's particularly great about this show is how respectful and sensitive Dave Allen is. These days the host of such a show would be mugging outrageously to the camera inviting the audience to share his derision.
Stephen Charman That's so very true. Allen doesn't give the slightest impression that he is any way the subject of the programme. Unimaginable today.
This also struck me when I first saw this on TV a few years back, Stephen. He doesn't sneer at his interviewees ; just shows you their eccentricity in kind of almost affectionate way. A class act. Can you image the likes of Peter Kay hosting a program like this without winking to the audience ? Life would be duller without characters like these and that's what Dave Allen instinctively knew. God bless his memory.
Also, the people fearured are very well mannered. Very intelligent. No one would be allowed to make a programme like this today unless it was perported to be on a medical basis.
@Patrick Ancona Don't judge a generation by it's most visible, noisy members. Most people remain sane and decent, you just don't see it because those people aren't seeking your attention
You are dead right, Dave Allen was a gent and had class and empathy. Interviewers today interrupt, do most of the talking, are aggressive, self interested, arrogant and....as must be for such people.....of dimly lit intelligence.
No mob phones,no ego's, no bs. These people lived through a war and are grateful for peace and all that comes with it..
Anyone else noticed how non judgmental the children were? They were in such awe. It made my heart smile.😊❤
I love it when Ivor Cutler cracks up at his own lyrics. Wondrous: he was a gem!
He suffered greatly from depression but gave such joy to so many people throughout his life.
Ivor Cutler was so funny,. Surreal often but it resonated in a certain way.
What a wonderful patchwork quilt of people. We were all 'eccentric' once, when we were children. Unfortunately most of us conform to whatever is considered normal in the particular society we live in. How refreshing to see ones with a pure passion for something that genuinely makes them feel vibrantly alive. Thank you for uploading this. Stay strange everybody!
Of course they want automatons in school. I was constantly labelled an 'individualist' as though that was a bad thing. The fact I was a good student, passed all my O Levels and was a very good all round sportsman, despite my blue flat top, seemed secondary to the fact. I was a danger for being an individual
Well said!
I like that he encouraged each person to express himself without comment, judgment, or a wink to the camera. Charming, clever, and fun. I found myself smiling through much of it.
Erin Howell What a lovely man he was.
Yes, it reminds me of a similar documentary by the late Sir Patrick Moore who interviewed all sorts of oddballs (one famously claimed to be able to speak and write Venusian) without any judgement or mockery, just polite understanding.
I didn't know.his programme existed. An ATV programme from the archive always has interest for me .It was common practise in factual programmes for the editing to be more restrained allowing longer pieces and time for the audience to either be more engaged or sometimes bored .. Evan as a child I enjoyed these leisurely paced TV programmes.and drama often had the same slower and more enjoyable in my view for the more natural style
A little sobering to realise they were all happy. Not a grumble from them. Thanks for posting
well, you can't get much more heartwarming than this, can you?
I love this film, watched it at least four times now, and it always cheers me. The Great English Eccentric is an endangered species in the modern world... this is a brilliant capturing of simpler times.
Dave Allen shows himself to be a great interviewer. He is genuinely interested in the characters.
This documentary changed my life! Especially the parts with Bruce Lacey. Oh honestly, I started finally doing music and listened to his advice. Took a year off, created my channel and worked on music and art and dance. Thankyou so so so much for posting this. It truely changed my perspective and my life! 💖🌞🌻
Bruce Lacey was memorialised by Fairport Convention, as I'm sure you know.
I wish you nothing but the best for your future.
ua-cam.com/video/s3NhZqAA028/v-deo.html
" He makes very good Yorkshire puddings ".
That is a sign of a life well lived.
The thing is, there is absolutely nothing wrong with people living their lives like these people are. They're not hurting anyone, they're very polite intelligent people. They're be derided now. They know they're not like other people, but they don't care. And neither should they.
A wonderful documentary. Dave Allen shows genuine interest and affection. We have lost our way in consumer society and the need to conform. Allen disliked his time being indoctrinated at religious school, was not for authoritarianism or forcing people how to think- a very clever guy.
Dave Allen to railway chap, 'Do you ever go on strike'?
'Oh yes'!
Lovely programme.
i agree, a sense of humour is a most valuable thing ....you can get out of any situation or get into any situation by being funny
Those were people who knew what they wanted and couldn't care less what others thought. They were great in their own ways
Such a joyous programme. Full of gentleness and humanity and the wondrous creativity of children. So much to be learned here.
The look of pure joy on Dave Allen's face while listening to Ivor Cutler is priceless. x
Honorary Englishman in that he lived in London for decades.
Wow that ATV logo takes me back!
I love how much respect and passion that guy has for Native American culture. Pretty amazing.
Dave Allen is the biggest eccentric,and a very clever man and a genius
the brilliant dave Allen a beautiful human being
What a wonderful vintage documentary. People daring to be who they are, without caring about what others think of them. I think Dave Allen was an eccentric also, in his own way. Had a comedy style very much of his own and he brought a very different style to documentaries, as can be clearly seen here. He displays a total lack of judgement and just allows it to flow.
Fantastic! Dave Allen so sweet and respectful....
According to Wikipedia, the box lived in by Mr Alexander Wortley was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's smallest habitable permanent residence. And the elderly gent with the animals (Mr Snowy Farr) was made an MBE for his services to charity and is now commemorated by a statue in his native Cambridge. Amazingly he lived until 2007!
Absolutely amazing upload. I find nothing wrong with any of these people. They are happy & are not harming anyone else in the world. They have a different outlook to life that perhaps others could learn from. So glad Dave did this all those years ago, just beautiful.
There's one thing they all have right. They are having fun! :)
I will now be making a show for the Edinburgh Festival entitled GUERILLA AUTISTICS YEAR 9 - ECCENTRICS UNITE. I am pretty sure all these good and lovely people are NeuroDivergent, as am I. I have so much love and respect for them all. As a child in the 70's I relished my eccentricity. Now, I hope to bring this world to 2023. Eccentrics Unite! A perfectly made show and much love to all in it. Well done Dave Allen. Remembered fondly.
Fancy seeing you here. Wady you get everywhere. Legend.
I don't see them as neuro-divergent or any of these other modern day labels (that seem only too willing to be medicated to keep them indoors, out of sight, out of mind and quiet).
These are people who are determined to live the lifestyle of their dreams, and I find it a great pity that these people will have faded away now - and society has turned into what it is today.
We are all the poorer for the loss of the eccentrics: the homeless man dressed like a 1920's dandy who used to sell his own paintings under the bridge, the very unkempt tramp that lived in the hedgerows but turned out to be a millionaire with a dusty mansion, the old lady who would put on a performance of singing and dancing like a ballerina before she fed the pigeons, the wonderfully mustached old men in their colourful home-made waistcoats on market day.
We seemed to lose all of that at the turn of the century.
I love your reply so much. Thank you @@Debbie-henri
Thank you so much for posting. Watched this over Christmas in England and couldn't believe it was real at first. After a few minutes I was hypnotized, here in America we can't access iPlayer and wanted to show my wife this so much.
Thanks once again!
You're welcome :-)
Try to get a look at "The Moon and the Sledgehammer". It's quite unique.
Well done for getting this on You Tube before it disappears from i-Player! Absolutely lovely.
I was the one that requested to Scassi2 to upload the whole programme after seeing their video 'Dave Allen meets Ivor Cutler'. I had no way of capturing or downloading it off i-player. I was just glued to the TV the other night when this came on as part of the Dave Allen evening of programmes.
MrBooojangles I used a program called 'Get Iplayer' to download & save the show. It works for all iplayer content, though I'm not sure it works outside the UK unless you use a VPN.
I love the extension the old guy living in a box built so he could sleep with his feet sticking straight out at night. Has given me inspiration and hope for when I eventually get evicted.
A curious program full of interesting people that would now be medicated up to their eyeballs. The ultimate guy for me was the pilot, I wonder how many hours a day he flies for? Years ago a friend used to make me cassette tapes of mixed music and on one of them he'd put Ivor Cutler singing 'I think very deeply...' so it was amazing to put a face to the voice for the first time.
Anyway, thanks for posting this collection of eccentric's and their womenfolk.
Wonderful. had a tear in my eye
A pity that there aren't more people like him.
absolutely brilliant! thank you so much what wise, delighful people...and yes I know a few people like this who live 'off the grid' and live their passions...just brilliant. I hope to be one myself in about ten years, am just seeing grandson grow to school days then I will be off to live in the wilds. In the meantime I am quite eccentric already! magical child energy is so wonderful..wise wise words
katycoyote sounds like a wonderful goal. Much luck to you!
Thanks so much for saving and posting this wonderful show. What an amazing group of people. That enthusiasm and joy in life seems to be missing from so many people today.
I just found this incredible programme, a lifelong Dave Allen fan, this is wonderful, what fantastic people, wish they were all still here. The genuine interest, compassion and easy manner Dave has makes this a total gem. Thank you so much for posting this film.
Seriously you couldn’t make this up, priceless 😃🇬🇧
What a wonderful group of eccentrics! Thanks for posting.
I'm pretty sure the guy in the flying jacket was the late, great Amazing Mr Smith. I was lucky to see him perform at Deal Folk Club a few years ago. What they don't show on this programme is that he was a wonderful guitarist who also made his own instruments such as a condom powered bag pipes. His catch phrase was: "You can't buy this in the shop, you know". There are some vids on YT of him playing, well worth a watch. Loved the vid, thank you for sharing.
The man in the flying jacket is or was Bruce Lacey. Now whether Mr Smith and Mr Lacey are one and the same person I'm not sure.
The great Ivor Cutler starts at 32:07 in a rare interview. A lovely, respectful technique of interviewing pretty much lost today - listening and pausing enough to let the interviewee elaborate. You can see Dave having to hold himself in during Ivor's Old Oak Tree. The tape recording at the zoo cracks me up, as does the drawing of the elephant.
This documentary is my favourite piece of film ever, and the interview with Ivor Cutler is the best bit. Your message is bang-on.
Having lived in Cambridge since 1995 I remember seeing Snowy, a sculpture was placed where he used to stand near the Guild Hall after he died.
imo
Great vid!
Ivor Cutler was my favorite here.
I first heard him in the late 60s ("Go And Sit Upon The Grass") and have searched out his stuff ever since.
imo
I'm a big fan too, ever since I watched magical mystery tour. This is the first time I've heard heard him interviewed tho
@@allanmoncrieff5579 He was a hell of a piece of work!
Having watched the vid, I just read the comments.
The small-, narrow-minded people who refer to the eccentrics as freaks, weirdos, pedophiles, etc. are excellent examples of why the world in in such miserable shape...imo.
This was fascinating. I admire and am honestly envious of people with a passion, and everyone featured seem to have it in droves.
This is a gem
FANTASTIC
Gentle, entertaining, respectful, reflective, nostalgic and just lovely. Dave Allen really shines in this by not trying to shine, as it were. Seems to me that these wonderful folks were united by a kind of childish innocence and an immersion in something that lets them feel alive and truly be themselves. Perhaps there is much to learn as a member of today's "sophisticated" society. Many thanks from Sydney - Dave
People are mistaken about eccentricity, it's actually a form of punctilliousness. The true eccentric never really thinks he or she is eccentric, they are just doing what is the most efficient for the satisfaction of their needs.
5:36
There are too many gems of wisdom in this video to write about. Beautiful.
Thanks for uploading this.
35:50
Yes! Do what makes you Happy! All love....
When he said the mice stole the passengers I cracked.
This was lovely . Some wonderful characters in people . Such sensitive and genuinely interested host
Wow. What a great bit of old tv. Thanks for uploading.
I think this is wonderful. These people could easily be diagnosed with Aspergers or a Cluster A personality disorder, but instead they are almost celebrated for their differences.
There was another, 1974, follow-up documentary to this first one, entitled, "Dave Allen : Eccentrics at Play".
I just wish that some kind person could actually locate this second documentary film and kindly upload it onto this, Radio and Television Memories, UA-cam channel.
Great info tyvm! Also, it's upload, not download.
@froot loop - I have, now, extensively searched online, but there presently appears to exist hardly any information about this 1974, ATV production, Dave Allen : Eccentrics at Play, life-style documentary.
From what I can actually remember about this television film, it did contain a number of different ordinary people. Towards the very end there was also a bit about an amateur jockey horserace, that was held on a very sandy Irish beech every year.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2890094/
I also recollect a TV series he did. Had a catchy theme tune. "Individuals take a bow. Can't believe you're a dying breed. Need you more than ever now..."
Can't seem to find any information online. Did I dream it?
So the eccentrics I could find by name are: Bruce Lacey (man in flying jacket), Alexander Wortley (man in the box), Snowy Farr (man with animals), Ivor Cutler, Vic Martin (model railway man). The cowboy vicar and the Native American chief I'm not sure of.
this was nice something unique for a change
Hard to get hold of Dave Allen gems,more please.
Ivor is wonderful. I'm a big fan, especially of the books.
Live & let live !
Not a spec of anger or hatred in any of these people !! 😊
Wow no downvotes with over 31,000 views!! that's unheard of!
And as soon as you wrote that some dicks just had to spoil it.
This is a delight. Thank you for the upload!
Why have I never heard of this before now? This is brilliant!
What a piece of TV gold! I've never seen this one before. Thanks for the upload!
I can see no eccentricity, just people I wish were still with us.
I am not sure, and perhaps a little sad, that we may not have the bon ami today that allows people like lovely, warm-hearted, harmless Alexander. Alan Bennett, bless him, had The Lady in the Van. Alexander is welcome to make camp in my garden. Lovely chap.
first sentence should end, "to stay in our gardens".
Nounismisation AND he would have helped beat the Nazis! ;)
Dave Allen takes us through the aging process of life young and beautiful joking about sagging skin of old age handsome middle age wondering how his funeral will be in joke and then sadly an aging old man sagging skin and all how cruel life can be but he made us all laugh bless him and we will all follow suit one day sorry you have gone Dave but will all join you sooner or later xxxx
Ps hope to meet you one day again in the big beyond and you can make us all laugh again xxxxxx
Dave Allen...A complete Humane ,Gentleman.... Today's comic's???? They try to be to smart when doing documentarys ...I just have the happiest best feeling just listening to this ...and Dave Allen,,, memories of living in Lyvden Rd, in Tooting London... We moved to my mothers hometown in Ireland.. But love still for Dave Allen .Genius but very very down to earth...
Ivor Cutler got quite cross with us for excitedly cheering him at a performance: “This isn’t a pop concert!”
He was a member of the Noise Abatement Society.
l would love to take a year off to blow bubbles as well 😔 l am so fed up with the pettiness of the colleagues at my current work place.
RIP Bruce Lacey!
:') I love these, my people x
Superb!! Well done Dave Allen.
Loved the chap with the trains even though he was very obsessive about it.
Thank you. Much appreciated.
It was impossible NOT to have a train enthusiast among english eccentrics.
Great documentary.
32:50: Lovely Dave catching a bubble. He sure is rugged up; it looks freezing! 🌡️🌫️
Thanks for putting this up Scassi2. This was a wonderful programme about really fantastic people.
Glad to be able to share it :-)
I LOVED this, I honestly can see a little bit of myself in everyone in this film, including Davey.
WHAT a general Philosophy--Wonderful
Oh what happened to our world? Where are they now?
fear. people live in fear.
And the Law of fear.
still exist :::::::::::)
We never leave the house
we’re still here
Bloody Marvellous!
Wonderful people
This is so great to see, thanks for sharing, jim
This is Gold.
i want to hang out with bruce lacey in his workshop
Absolute genius
Wonderful!
The eastbourne native reminded me of that other great native American grey wolf from bognor regis !! 🦝🌲🌻🏕🐻🌲🍁🌾🌵🌎
The vicar reminded me a little of the Alan Bennett vicar sketch in 'Beyond the Fringe'. I can only find the audio. It's snortingly funny.
What a lovely man.
Man, the aficionado of Native American culture dude really knew the truth about some truly messed up history before that was ever really commonly talked about. When did this doc come out?
I think it said 1975 at the very end
God, the pomes have really got it for being over the top for madness don't you just love them 😢
Perfect
The ATV symbol at the start suggests an ITV origin, I think.
Thanks for posting. 👍
The mice steal the passengers
The gentleman who appears with his menagerie at 21:00 would now be considered a Steam Punk .