By chance I found the first video about Fred Dibnah in the BBC archives. After that I watched everything about him. I'm not British, (I'm Hungarian) but I feel he was one of us. When I think of celebrities today, I feel infinitely sad, we have lost appreciation of our true values.
Was a Knighthood ever brought before the Queen? I would think he deserved it very much so. He brought so much to the people there and abroad about the rich history of England and in turn the industrial age concepts exported to the world.Showed the beauty in his steam engines. He showed how it was done before our push button world came about. So much of the history we get is about your earlier history and the Blitz. Im from Alabama US but know a kinsman of mine on my dads side. Was with William. The Conqueror in 1066. Our name is written in several documents of the time including the Doomsday book. A Steele Abby and road was still there though that info was a letter a family member there wrote my Great Aunt in the 60s so idk if it so now. This man brought pride to the nation and let us all feel that pride in his every word. I only wish I knew more. He is in the top 5 people id loved to have met and I know so little. The turn out at his funeral spoke volumes about this man. One fello brought the wagon his coffin rode on some 200 plus miles another came from the Isle of man. A place I want to see before they ban the TT and they will one day. As Fred Dibnah hit the nail on the head about the state of many of the folks today SOFT and a large portion of them run things, On both sides of the pond
Such simpler times, and happier times. Fred really is an icon of a bygone era - he truly loved it. I fear it won’t be long before there’s no people like Fred left.
While Fred's sons are still here there will be men like Fred left,they are cut from the same cloth,also go to any steam show or gathering you will see many clones of Fred there.
I was very fortunate back in 2001 that a mutual friend took me to his home to visit Fred. He was in real life as he was in these films, totally dedicated to his love of steam engines and what doesn't come across much in these films, every bit of machinery at the back of his house was steam driven. Even when we tried to leave for the day, he insisted that he wanted to take us up into his attic to show us even more 'stuff' he had acquired over the years. He genuinely didn't want us to go without showing us everything. He truly was a wonderful man.
@gregcuntofaman..... You fucking bitter prick of a man. Clearly,you can top the previous fellas story eh you mug??? No of course not,so you troll people's messages bringing abit of joy. What a c++t you are. C++t.
I never truly appreciated Fred when I was a kid (born in 1990), however the old I've gotten the more I think the man was absolute star. It's just a shame he died at 65 or so. It's nice to see that even younger people these days seem to have an appreciation for the man
"neglected the business " ! I'd say you put your heart into your work...but your soul was in steam !! I was so blessed to have been working in Bolton in 2006? for this dear fellows send off...I was facing the road on scaffolding(mast clinber) about 50ft in the air ....I always saw the grace in the fact I was high up...like he was...it felt like a tribute to his work at great height...my oh my how do they do that job ....!!!!! WE THANK YOU FRED 😊
A great Man. A Man sometimes out of time. The last clip, Fred looked so sad to see that once great chimney raised to the ground. RIP. Fred. The last of the greats. There won't be another Fred Dibnah.
Absolute Legend of a Man, my now 23 Year Old Son adores the Man and we have started watching these over again as they never get Old - my Son is now a fantastic Brick Layer and Stone Wall Builder, Legends like Fred Dibnah are surely missed, but have surely taught some of the Young Men of today about the Respect, Dignity, and damn Hard Labouring that will always be treasured and rightfully learned for the Future. RIP Fred Dibnah x
his biography is a lovely read . I found a copy in a second - hand store.. I reading it ..slowly cos I don't want it to end. happy- new year from Canterbury U.K. .x.
Ole Fred was a Man amongst men. I was a high-rise window cleaner in L.A., Las Vegas and Chicago mostly on a bosons-chair quite like his. But his rigging was a work of art, that worked! God rest his soul in Jesus name Amen.
I might be American but I agree with Fred and really enjoyed being able to see into his world. Great series it’s a shame the world doesn’t still have people like this it would be a better place!
It still has a few. The group working for the Cumbres, & Toltec scenic railway in southern Colorado rebuild steam locomotives using original tools, and techniques as their forefathers did. Amazing stuff I promise you.
Oh it does. Im born in 1980s and can fix anything, climb huge structures, and perscribe to a simpler life. Yet i do see the romance in the smaller world. Too many humans too much greed not enough honor. Though some of us still believe in honor and doing it yourself
You know when you cannot sleep and browsing the net for something to watch? well i came across this. I have seen it before a few years ago but one cannot help himself. Old Fred a true legend with a real skill. His method of scaffolding a chimney from the top is awesome. Peace to all Dibnah family.
We lived near him when I was a teenager and my dad took me to see one of Freds explosions and freaked me out him climbing up a ladder on a sky high chimney without a harness! and he was in his element. Not a tread of fear in his bones. He drove his beloved Steam Engine to Wellington Barracks near Buckingham Palace when he went to receive his MBE, he was not allowed to ride it down the Mall nor into the Palace grounds because it was too heavy! it may have caused damage. He loved that engine. Fred was a treasure and truly missed. R.I.P Dinbah. It was you who gave me my love of Steam Engines. What a guy!
RIP Fred I'm not English, I was born in Scotland and now live in Australia, Mate you are a LEGEND not like these movie star/ rock stars. You are AWESOME.
@@craigmcdonald4988 have just discovered this man and I am extremely disappointed to hear this. I have an extremely hard time figuring out how to navigate the admiration for a knowable determined hard worker, while being supportive of people of all sexes and races. It seems you have decided that he was entirely negative in his being and existence. Do you really feel he was irredeemable as a person,
@@lambrettadaz3379anybody who’s a hard worker and not a soft cocked beta male is classed as a sexist or a misogynist these days .thank god blokes in the past weren’t like this lot today . We’d of been in a hell of a state .
i recently discovered a short video on youtube of him climbing a chimney and watched 7 or 8 more videos about him. He had so much passion and knowledge, it truly is a shame that there are not more people like him in this world.
What a man....ive got the exact same thoughts of Fred as one of the previous people whos comments read "people like Fred make me proud to be British" a hard working, interesting, happy funny person...... A credit to this country and will never be forgotten, Fred Dibnah will aways be remembered by the good people of Great Britain 😊 Rip young man 💜💜💜
Little did he know all the chemicals in the soot and ash on those chimney’s probably cut his life short . Yet he went about his work with pride and passion he’s quite an admirable character .
***** wake up to the real world " my flawed opinion" = your ignorance . Education has changed for the better meaning lower classes can now attend and receive better educations . It's so called Great Britain that is Flawed as you put it .
***** I understand what you are saying but an education is better than no education , the world is now a smaller place than it was back in Freds time , anyone can now travel to anywhere in the world and work . No corporate company can break a persons sprit to survive and strive in life only one can do it to themselves . Unfortunately education is a business like most religions . Sheeple will always exist .
People have too many choices to handle. Too many forgot that you have to work to gain something, the free market proclaims endless consumption at once... pay later. I believe we all in our so called "developed World" are gonna pay a terrible price for it.
Stephen Middleton I once asked a work colleague what was the difference between OBE & MBE I was told that OBE was Others Bl**dy Efforts whereas MBE was My Bl**dy Efforts. Fred definitely deserved the MBE !
I wasn’t aware of Fred, his occupation or hobbies, until a day ago. I try to catch all the BBC documentaries I can, sadly BBC America never carries these great shows preferring to stick with hours of Star Trek repeats. Fred is a real man doing real work as well as helping viewers appreciate the great machines from the steam age. Wherever you are Fred, you are a hero, you did your job, loved your kids and lived a fine life. It doesn’t get better than that.
Fred was taken from us to early what a legend he was keeping the old way of life alive rip. I was lucky to meet him in the early 90s when he took a chimney down for my dad's demolition company
I have worked construction my hole life as did my father and now my son and every now and then we meet a man like Fred who makes it all worth it , what a good soul RIP
Hard to believe that here in 2020 that he’s been gone 16 years now. The BBC should show his series again, better than the load of shite they normally show now.
@Taipan Tails Farfrom,this kind of work has come to a end, but what I am saying is instead of todays kids vandalising anything and everything in sight, they should be shown that sort of thing and think themselves lucky, they might also learn somthing
If you're quick, there's a few days before the last episode of Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain expires on the BBC iPlayer. That's the episode that includes Fred receiving his MBE from the Queen. The full series of Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone is also available on the iPlayer - the first episode will expire in 4 days, the last one in 29 days. Enjoy!
Sadly missed but not forgotten. We loved Fred, he was one of a kind. Paul Daniels got it spot on about Fred, He was an excellent presenter & pulled you in with fascination about industrial revolution. Today there is too much red tape with health & safety. Can you imagine climbing vertically up a chimney like Fred did with no safety lines & standing at the bottom of a chimney just as it came down. RIP Fred.
My grandad said when I was helping him take down the old outhouse for the new. “you ain’t no Fred” I soon learnt who he was and he reminds me of my grandad every time I hear his name. RIP both of you 🙏🏻🇬🇧🛠
Met this great gentle man at a steam rally in Cheshire and he was friendly and happy to talk after giving me a booklet signed with a message in beautiful neat hand writing !
I've watched everything on fred .bottom line is fred was a genius it just amazes me at what he could do .how he climbed those chimneys is beyond me I got nervous just watching him
Great presenter. Great loss to the nation. An Unassuming Genius . You were well loved for being a working man who loved to share his passions. Just watched all your early shows on u tube. Sadly missed. God bless ya Fred.
@@lukespector5550 Mindless dweeb. But as the married widow drowned, the propane tank sang to the porpoise. When the helicopter proposed lunch, the propeller saw the midnight daylight yesterday at you. Laughingly, the robin gasped, while moonbeams ate marshmallows inside the deer. Aware of pencils, aroma heard floor tiles selling whales. Branded as lost is the umbrella, as it elopes at tires.
Fred says its more spectacular doing it the old way, i agree its also romantic and sad watching the chimney come back to life after so many years dormant and blow smoke until it falls down and dies
Great. loved watching his programs growing up. One of the reasons I got into Engineering. Sad to think how many more skills have disappeared in the ten years he's gone.
I watched TV shows about him in my younger years. I've always been interested in engineering Fred was an inspiration and a great example of a lost era and what made Britain Great. Not many will have the skills and engineering knowledge that he had. Its a lost art as now we rely on cheap imports instead of real quality engineering making goods that last. I could go on but I won't. Top bloke RIP
What he did with the bow and arrow was fantastic lol. Fred always gave me the heebeegeebees on those bloody chimneys though, the way he used to ladder them especially on overhangs. Wow.
We yanks who don't give a rip about today's 'entertainment' garbage in the U.S. see in Fred an uncle or neighbor we once knew. Sure. He was passionate. He had intuitive forethought. He had a deep memory for the important things. But here's what most people do not understand. He was, as we call 'em, "old man strong". Having literally moved a thousand tons of heavy things in his lifetime with his hands, legs and back -- often in uncomfortable spots and against gravity -- he possessed a physical strength in his later years that defies logic and understanding. I've seen this kind of strength before from men like Fred. It's real. And it's unreal at the same time. There are many things to remember about Fred, who was a towering monument himself. His good nature and humor shine through, effortlessly. But, of all his traits, please don't forget how goddamn strong he was. Strong willed, sure. But his physical strength is why I've been shaking my head in disbelief for the last hour.
Do things best practical and animate young folk for it. The new generation needs good examples/models to stand a chance to carry a heritage on!! For doing so you need to cross the border of red tapes sometimes.... do it with full responsibility - not everything proclaimed right is actually right.
I Watched Jack Hargreaves as a child and enjoyed his programs while growing up and he and David Bellamy are the reason I love the countryside so much, and along came Fred Dibnah and he is the reason I love our history so much, and David Attenborough opened my eyes to the rest of the planet, Tony Robinson and Time Team opened my eyes to what is below my feet, and Winston Churchill secured my freedom to watch and learn whatever I want. These are the people I would always look up to.
Excellent documentary on the great man himself.I love his energy,his enthusiasm and his passion for everything that made our country what it once was .In 28 years I've seen him over a dozen times and he was always a gentleman.An incredibly hard working grafter even 6 months before his death he worked on Park Mill chimney in Royton where I once worked and to see the mill and it's sister mill Sandy demolished makes me very sad to see these monuments of our industrial legacy gone forever along with Fred himself .Thanks for the memories gone but never forgotten R.I.P x
Since nobody in the past 8 years has commented on this comment complaining about the blatant virtue signaling I shall conduct a test for the people who have no proof of the situation and they say they don’t want them in there
People like Fred make me proud to be British . Rest in Peace, great man ..
How does Mrs Thatcher make you feel.............
Oi
here, here.
kelly with hatred pity she got away at Brighton..
Pity he used to beat his wife and kids
By chance I found the first video about Fred Dibnah in the BBC archives. After that I watched everything about him. I'm not British, (I'm Hungarian) but I feel he was one of us.
When I think of celebrities today, I feel infinitely sad, we have lost appreciation of our true values.
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Well said
Magya
How true, so true... instead, we are left with an absence of values... a void where values once ruled.
How can anyone dislike Fred Dibnah??
19 dislikes just now. Who the hell are these people? Sorry, what the hell are these people?
26 dislikes now from people who aint filthy mouth breathing poms.
Health & safety officers I presume
They all knew what they were getting in to.
He was British?
I've never ever seen so many Respectful comments about One person on UA-cam.... I'm so proud to be part of this
The BBC would not make programs like this anymore - he represents all that was good about being British!!!
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Very true, its a lost place now folks are afraid to be British!! Fred was amazing man lived for the moment
@@goingfarwebb26 8
You can find more on your British version of UA-cam us American limit the trash on here
Was a Knighthood ever brought before the Queen? I would think he deserved it very much so. He brought so much to the people there and abroad about the rich history of England and in turn the industrial age concepts exported to the world.Showed the beauty in his steam engines. He showed how it was done before our push button world came about. So much of the history we get is about your earlier history and the Blitz. Im from Alabama US but know a kinsman of mine on my dads side. Was with William. The Conqueror in 1066. Our name is written in several documents of the time including the Doomsday book. A Steele Abby and road was still there though that info was a letter a family member there wrote my Great Aunt in the 60s so idk if it so now. This man brought pride to the nation and let us all feel that pride in his every word. I only wish I knew more. He is in the top 5 people id loved to have met and I know so little. The turn out at his funeral spoke volumes about this man. One fello brought the wagon his coffin rode on some 200 plus miles another came from the Isle of man. A place I want to see before they ban the TT and they will one day. As Fred Dibnah hit the nail on the head about the state of many of the folks today SOFT and a large portion of them run things, On both sides of the pond
@@goingfarwebb26 no they’re not. Stop getting angry over things you’re making up in your own head!
I've never heard of fred until I got a recommendation on here after watching some industrial age documentary's. .outstanding character!
Such simpler times, and happier times. Fred really is an icon of a bygone era - he truly loved it. I fear it won’t be long before there’s no people like Fred left.
Not so simple, he was an expert in his field, like life long learning.
While Fred's sons are still here there will be men like Fred left,they are cut from the same cloth,also go to any steam show or gathering you will see many clones of Fred there.
There isn't anymore
I was very fortunate back in 2001 that a mutual friend took me to his home to visit Fred. He was in real life as he was in these films, totally dedicated to his love of steam engines and what doesn't come across much in these films, every bit of machinery at the back of his house was steam driven. Even when we tried to leave for the day, he insisted that he wanted to take us up into his attic to show us even more 'stuff' he had acquired over the years. He genuinely didn't want us to go without showing us everything. He truly was a wonderful man.
You are so lucky. That sounds like the experience of a life time.
Fake
@gregcuntofaman.....
You fucking bitter prick of a man. Clearly,you can top the previous fellas story eh you mug???
No of course not,so you troll people's messages bringing abit of joy. What a c++t you are. C++t.
You fucked him??
We use the word "legend" far too easily nowadays but Fred really was a legend!
Yeah life is poorer for these characters .... missed you Fred! 👏👍🏴🙋🏻♂️
The world needs more Fred Dibnah’s
Sadly they are a dying breed in these days, if any actually still exists 😥
Men like Fred Dibnah put the Great in Great Britain. RIP Mr Dibnah. ♥ From Australia.
I never truly appreciated Fred when I was a kid (born in 1990), however the old I've gotten the more I think the man was absolute star. It's just a shame he died at 65 or so. It's nice to see that even younger people these days seem to have an appreciation for the man
"neglected the business " !
I'd say you put your heart into your work...but your soul was in steam !! I was so blessed to have been working in Bolton in 2006? for this dear fellows send off...I was facing the road on scaffolding(mast clinber) about 50ft in the air ....I always saw the grace in the fact I was high up...like he was...it felt like a tribute to his work at great height...my oh my how do they do that job ....!!!!! WE THANK YOU FRED 😊
Wonderful tribute to a beautiful soul and last of the Victorian/Edwardian type thinkers. A kind of man long gone.
He was the perfect human being to narrate with all due passion and appreciation the end of an industrial era.
A great Man.
A Man sometimes out of time.
The last clip, Fred looked so sad to see that once great chimney raised to the ground.
RIP. Fred. The last of the greats.
There won't be another Fred Dibnah.
Absolute Legend of a Man, my now 23 Year Old Son adores the Man and we have started watching these over again as they never get Old - my Son is now a fantastic Brick Layer and Stone Wall Builder, Legends like Fred Dibnah are surely missed, but have surely taught some of the Young Men of today about the Respect, Dignity, and damn Hard Labouring that will always be treasured and rightfully learned for the Future. RIP Fred Dibnah x
Glad to hear, we need more labours.
I just simply love the way he dispatched his cigarette down the chimney, that just Fred I miss him.
his biography is a lovely read . I found a copy in a second - hand store.. I reading it ..slowly cos I don't want it to end.
happy- new year from Canterbury U.K.
.x.
Ole Fred was a Man amongst men. I was a high-rise window cleaner in L.A., Las Vegas and Chicago mostly on a bosons-chair quite like his. But his rigging was a work of art, that worked! God rest his soul in Jesus name Amen.
I might be American but I agree with Fred and really enjoyed being able to see into his world. Great series it’s a shame the world doesn’t still have people like this it would be a better place!
It still has a few. The group working for the Cumbres, & Toltec scenic railway in southern Colorado rebuild steam locomotives using original tools, and techniques as their forefathers did. Amazing stuff I promise you.
Oh it does. Im born in 1980s and can fix anything, climb huge structures, and perscribe to a simpler life. Yet i do see the romance in the smaller world. Too many humans too much greed not enough honor. Though some of us still believe in honor and doing it yourself
It does,Fred's two sons are enthusiasts and work in the steam world,Jack, I believe works on the Isle of Man steam railway.
You know when you cannot sleep and browsing the net for something to watch? well i came across this. I have seen it before a few years ago but one cannot help himself. Old Fred a true legend with a real skill. His method of scaffolding a chimney from the top is awesome. Peace to all Dibnah family.
We lived near him when I was a teenager and my dad took me to see one of Freds explosions and freaked me out him climbing up a ladder on a sky high chimney without a harness! and he was in his element. Not a tread of fear in his bones. He drove his beloved Steam Engine to Wellington Barracks near Buckingham Palace when he went to receive his MBE, he was not allowed to ride it down the Mall nor into the Palace grounds because it was too heavy! it may have caused damage. He loved that engine. Fred was a treasure and truly missed. R.I.P Dinbah. It was you who gave me my love of Steam Engines. What a guy!
As things came down, Fred'S popularity continued to go up. the most unique person i have ever studied...The 8th wonder of the world..
Could watch this man all day long what a legend
RIP Fred I'm not English, I was born in Scotland and now live in Australia, Mate you are a LEGEND not like these movie star/ rock stars. You are AWESOME.
Best TV program ever made . Fred was a one off
I am just in awe how those chimney works of art were built all those years ago fantastic engineering
England isn’t the same without you. Rest easy, Fred.
It was men like Fred that truly built the pyramids , nothing more.
Love this guy. My Mrs thinks I'm daft for watching Fred. God bless you Fred
The world would be a wonderful place if everyone was like Fred. rip mate you're sadly missed!
The Judge the world would be a better place if everyone was a woman beating racist? Strange
@@craigmcdonald4988 have just discovered this man and I am extremely disappointed to hear this. I have an extremely hard time figuring out how to navigate the admiration for a knowable determined hard worker, while being supportive of people of all sexes and races. It seems you have decided that he was entirely negative in his being and existence. Do you really feel he was irredeemable as a person,
@@craigmcdonald4988 proof? Soy boy
@@craigmcdonald4988 you're a geahlord
@@lambrettadaz3379anybody who’s a hard worker and not a soft cocked beta male is classed as a sexist or a misogynist these days .thank god blokes in the past weren’t like this lot today . We’d of been in a hell of a state .
Wish I had met him when he came to Liverpool. R .I . P Fred.
Proud men of the north , strong,hard and fearless we made this country through sheer guts and determination Fred was one of them .
We're still here pal
Who's fred ??? Watch the documentary ?.
@@matnaylor8939 is long
@@union310 bullshit nobody works that hard any more
@@caffeineisking8132 I do , and so do the people I work with. So don't compare your effort with others in that way.
Never get tired of watching Fred an amazing man
The greatest story teller,I've ever had the pleasure to listen to,
i recently discovered a short video on youtube of him climbing a chimney and watched 7 or 8 more videos about him. He had so much passion and knowledge, it truly is a shame that there are not more people like him in this world.
A true working class man,
RIP Fred.
What a great man he was, extraordinary life, it’s wonderful being able to see him in action, they don’t make them like him anymore.
Could there ever be a tribute good enough for Fred. Absolute legend in England. Thank got he got honoured by the Queen.
What a man....ive got the exact same thoughts of Fred as one of the previous people whos comments read "people like Fred make me proud to be British" a hard working, interesting, happy funny person......
A credit to this country and will never be forgotten, Fred Dibnah will aways be remembered by the good people of Great Britain 😊
Rip young man 💜💜💜
Make no mistake Fred was a highly intelligent man he also had incredible physical strength and common sense
Absolutely, to climb those ladders and then hammer brick all day takes some serious stamina.
@@mikewest712 With a cigarette hanging from his mouth ! Unbelievable. Proper old school character
@@mikewest712Fred needs no stamina, only a couple of pints!
A fine Englishman.
All the love and respect to Fred Dibnah from Michigan USA
Enjoying every min of this man’s Life!
Little did he know all the chemicals in the soot and ash on those chimney’s probably cut his life short . Yet he went about his work with pride and passion he’s quite an admirable character .
No harness. No fail safe. That blows my mind
Only a couple of pints to steady the nerves and a fag in corner of mouth.....ledgend
Raising a glass to you at Xmas Fred...legend
That had better be Guinness in that glass, for dear ol' Fred. ;)
He is right about the youth now days too . He was a gentleman . Respect
***** people have more opportunity now than ever before in my opinion .
***** wake up to the real world " my flawed opinion" = your ignorance . Education has changed for the better meaning lower classes can now attend and receive better educations . It's so called Great Britain that is Flawed as you put it .
***** I understand what you are saying but an education is better than no education , the world is now a smaller place than it was back in Freds time , anyone can now travel to anywhere in the world and work . No corporate company can break a persons sprit to survive and strive in life only one can do it to themselves . Unfortunately education is a business like most religions . Sheeple will always exist .
People have too many choices to handle. Too many forgot that you have to work to gain something, the free market proclaims endless consumption at once... pay later. I believe we all in our so called "developed World" are gonna pay a terrible price for it.
+Silas Lang True, but most simply don't take or even appreciate those opportunities, unfortunately.
Fred was a terrific TV personality. So much better than many nowadays.
All that knowlegde, experience and down-to-earth wisdom gone. RIP Fred.
A. Great. Man. FRED
DIGNE. Most people would have to make a bow and arrow
But Fred's even got the real thing
Fantastic. Geoff STOCKPORT CHESHIRE
the bit where fred climbs out of the top of ladder to get around the scaffold boards, at the top of the chimney, amazing.....
Amazing considering he was carrying those huge balls of steel too ;-)
Darren Ross hehe its those huge balls that would make climbing back down difficult
The cherry on the cake was when he received his MBE ; and what a deserving bloke for it
Stephen Middleton
I once asked a work colleague what was the difference between OBE & MBE I was told that OBE was Others Bl**dy Efforts whereas MBE was My Bl**dy Efforts. Fred definitely deserved the MBE !
Great ambassador for Bolton and a marvellous guy.
Brilliant this country in 2021 needs more people like fred a brilliant tribute
What a lovely genuine man. Very entertaining. Better than the crap they put on TV now. Rip Fred.
The word legend gets overused describing average folk in this day and age....this guy....THIS is the guy. Legend.
What a wonderful man i could listen to his stories and watch his adventures forever. R.I.P Mr Dibnah.
I wasn’t aware of Fred, his occupation or hobbies, until a day ago. I try to catch all the BBC documentaries I can, sadly BBC America never carries these great shows preferring to stick with hours of Star Trek repeats. Fred is a real man doing real work as well as helping viewers appreciate the great machines from the steam age. Wherever you are Fred, you are a hero, you did your job, loved your kids and lived a fine life. It doesn’t get better than that.
Ha. BBC America is like that. Star Trek: TNG and three different Gordon Ramsey shows. TV stinks.
I love it, presenting for BBC and hands are still stained black
There's none like Him anywhere to be found... what a Real Man.. God Bless Him, RIP:
Fred was taken from us to early what a legend he was keeping the old way of life alive rip. I was lucky to meet him in the early 90s when he took a chimney down for my dad's demolition company
I have worked construction my hole life as did my father and now my son and every now and then we meet a man like Fred who makes it all worth it , what a good soul RIP
_whole_ life, not "hole" life
I can feel my legs buckling just watching him the legend he’s the real deal rip Fred
Still sadly missed. Knowledgable, lovable and entertaining.
Makes my hands sweat just watching him climb up what a legend 👍🏼
The only problem with Fred is that we didn't see enough of him but I'm so glad we can still see him on UA-cam, but hey what a man R.I.P Fred.
England was built by men in flat caps like fred,and destroyed by men in bowler hats.
So true and so sad, fcking politicians especially Margaret and the lazy aristocrat’s
And brown skin!
There'll never be another Fred, for sure.
R.I.P
proper grafter! r.i.p fred...the people loved you and they will never forget you fred.
Hard to believe that here in 2020 that he’s been gone 16 years now. The BBC should show his series again, better than the load of shite they normally show now.
Should shown them during lockdown to show the young how a man made his money.
Fields on UA-cam spot on.
@Taipan Tails Farfrom,this kind of work has come to a end, but what I am saying is instead of todays kids vandalising anything and everything in sight, they should be shown that sort of thing and think themselves lucky, they might also learn somthing
If you're quick, there's a few days before the last episode of Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain expires on the BBC iPlayer. That's the episode that includes Fred receiving his MBE from the Queen.
The full series of Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone is also available on the iPlayer - the first episode will expire in 4 days, the last one in 29 days.
Enjoy!
@@meagain3876 thank you 🙏
Sadly missed but not forgotten.
We loved Fred, he was one of a kind.
Paul Daniels got it spot on about Fred,
He was an excellent presenter & pulled you in with fascination about industrial revolution.
Today there is too much red tape with health & safety.
Can you imagine climbing vertically up a chimney like Fred did with no safety lines & standing at the bottom of a chimney just as it came down.
RIP Fred.
My grandad said when I was helping him take down the old outhouse for the new. “you ain’t no Fred” I soon learnt who he was and he reminds me of my grandad every time I hear his name. RIP both of you 🙏🏻🇬🇧🛠
Absolute star! A grafter till the end. And not a bad bone in his body, a true gent.
There will never be another fred hes a legend ,a great guy i lived 1 town over in wigan R.I.P fred and yes "i did like that "
Met this great gentle man at a steam rally in Cheshire and he was friendly and happy to talk after giving me a booklet signed with a message in beautiful neat hand writing !
Top man hard like my dad and my grandad we are all brought up like that RIP fred
I was raised by people like Fred, really my kind of guy.
Legend. He was a living legend.
I've watched everything on fred .bottom line is fred was a genius it just amazes me at what he could do .how he climbed those chimneys is beyond me I got nervous just watching him
Great presenter. Great loss to the nation. An Unassuming Genius . You were well loved for being a working man who loved to share his passions. Just watched all your early shows on u tube. Sadly missed. God bless ya Fred.
Damn Fred, I never got a chance to meet you. But you were my kind of guy. If we ever meet up in the next life, the first round is on me.
I like to think he's up in The Great Beyond with Oliver Reed & having one HELL of a shindig! 🎶🎶🎶
@@lukespector5550 Mindless dweeb. But as the married widow drowned, the propane tank sang to the porpoise. When the helicopter proposed lunch, the propeller saw the midnight daylight yesterday at you. Laughingly, the robin gasped, while moonbeams ate marshmallows inside the deer. Aware of pencils, aroma heard floor tiles selling whales. Branded as lost is the umbrella, as it elopes at tires.
Fred says its more spectacular doing it the old way, i agree its also romantic and sad watching the chimney come back to life after so many years dormant and blow smoke until it falls down and dies
I love watching this , he is a rare breed of man .
What a legend.
Fred was a true Gentleman
"I think the world has gone too soft". If only he could see it now
its called technology. the generation before him would have said the exact same about him.
Who cares about opinion of drunk labour? 😅😂😂
Love this guy ! Share all his videos with friends. True craftsman he was . ♥️ from the U.S. Carry on Freddy 🍺🇬🇧 you are missed .
He's the type of guy that we had in Britain and that's why Britain was Great Britain.
Sadly missed.
RIP
Great. loved watching his programs growing up. One of the reasons I got into Engineering. Sad to think how many more skills have disappeared in the ten years he's gone.
I watched TV shows about him in my younger years. I've always been interested in engineering Fred was an inspiration and a great example of a lost era and what made Britain Great. Not many will have the skills and engineering knowledge that he had. Its a lost art as now we rely on cheap imports instead of real quality engineering making goods that last. I could go on but I won't. Top bloke RIP
Fred...A national treasure....that's for sure....what a man.
What he did with the bow and arrow was fantastic lol. Fred always gave me the heebeegeebees on those bloody chimneys though, the way he used to ladder them especially on overhangs. Wow.
We yanks who don't give a rip about today's 'entertainment' garbage in the U.S. see in Fred an uncle or neighbor we once knew. Sure. He was passionate. He had intuitive forethought. He had a deep memory for the important things. But here's what most people do not understand. He was, as we call 'em, "old man strong". Having literally moved a thousand tons of heavy things in his lifetime with his hands, legs and back -- often in uncomfortable spots and against gravity -- he possessed a physical strength in his later years that defies logic and understanding. I've seen this kind of strength before from men like Fred. It's real. And it's unreal at the same time. There are many things to remember about Fred, who was a towering monument himself. His good nature and humor shine through, effortlessly. But, of all his traits, please don't forget how goddamn strong he was. Strong willed, sure. But his physical strength is why I've been shaking my head in disbelief for the last hour.
I'm on a Fred catch up, great so many on You Tube...such a loss I loved his outlook, vision and knowledge...proper bloke
Incredibly sad at the end. They broke the mould when they made him. Many thanks for the upload.
I want to see more of his drawings, pure art!
I think the only guy in popular British culture nowadays that comes anywhere near close is Guy Martin.
This guy is my idol. I wish I could work with him.
Do things best practical and animate young folk for it. The new generation needs good examples/models to stand a chance to carry a heritage on!! For doing so you need to cross the border of red tapes sometimes.... do it with full responsibility - not everything proclaimed right is actually right.
Respect to him. Looking at what he exposed myself to, working on chimneys with decaying masonry, its amazing he died in his bed!
God has a good sense of humour.
A hero in the true sense of the word. Not afraid to speak his mind but so knowledgeable about so many things.
I Watched Jack Hargreaves as a child and enjoyed his programs while growing up and he and David Bellamy are the reason I love the countryside so much, and along came Fred Dibnah and he is the reason I love our history so much, and David Attenborough opened my eyes to the rest of the planet, Tony Robinson and Time Team opened my eyes to what is below my feet, and Winston Churchill secured my freedom to watch and learn whatever I want. These are the people I would always look up to.
Excellent documentary on the great man himself.I love his energy,his enthusiasm and his passion for everything that made our country what it once was .In 28 years I've seen him over a dozen times and he was always a gentleman.An incredibly hard working grafter even 6 months before his death he worked on Park Mill chimney in Royton where I once worked and to see the mill and it's sister mill Sandy demolished makes me very sad to see these monuments of our industrial legacy gone forever along with Fred himself .Thanks for the memories gone but never forgotten R.I.P x
Since nobody in the past 8 years has commented on this comment complaining about the blatant virtue signaling I shall conduct a test for the people who have no proof of the situation and they say they don’t want them in there