For over 20 years Out of Town was a television program that provided a window on country life in rural Britain. Fishermen and farriers, horsemen and horticulturalists were prominently featured as presenter Jack Hargreaves took the Southern Television cameras around the country to explore pursuits and activities in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s many of which have long since disappeared. When Out Of Town was first broadcast by ITV, these programs soon won a large following for the entertaining and informative way that they gave a gentle insight into country life, but as time has passed since the last transmission in 1981 they have become a nostalgic historical record of life in Britain from a bygone age.
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A collection of special features and tributes to Jack Hargreaves
01. S00E01
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Southern Gold (24 May 1993) A look at some of the South's countrymen and women with Jack Hargreaves.
02. S00E02
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Southern Gold (13 March 1994). Includes a final specially filmed mini-edition of Out of Town. Jack sadly passed away the very evening this programme was first transmitted.
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A tribute to Jack Hargreaves presented by Fred Dineage (28 March 1994)
04. S00E04
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Go! Learning to Fish. (29 November 1965) A documentary about children learning to fish with Jack Hargreaves. It was selected to represent Britain at the 1966 Internation Festival of Documentary Films in Venice.
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Summer in Kite's Country. A rarity from Ollie Kite, who worked alongside Jack Hargreaves in the mid 1960's and who made similar programmes. This 1966 programme won Southern Television a diploma of merit in the National Festival of Nature Films for " the most original treatment".
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Living with a Dog. Jack Hargreaves narrates and appears in this information film about dogs and their long association with man
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A Yorkshire Childhood. (7 November 1980) A look at Jack's early influences shot on location in 1980 to celebrate his 21 years of continuous broadcasting on Southern.
08. S00E08
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The Ocean Racers (10 August 1966). A Southern Television documentary which follows the skipper and crew of Zulu as she competes in the 1965 Fastnet Race.
09. Know Your Fish LP
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In 1972 Jack, who was always keen to use different media to present information to his audience, recorded "Know Your Fish" on long play vinyl. In 1977 he recorded three similar LP's based on popular themes from Out of Town on television - "Know Your Dog", "Know Your Pony" and "Country Walking".
10. Know Your Dog
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11. Know Your Pony
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12. Country Walking
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