Amazing video you must all watch

[overlander]

This is what it is all about; what we all dream of. Copied from a recent posting in D-90 forum. I was totally humbled watching this. I didn't know I could love Land Rovers more than I did...I was wrong.

http://www.landroveraddict.com/videos/

[Blair G]

This is what it is all about; what we all dream of. Copied from a recent posting in D-90 forum. I was totally humbled watching this. I didn't know I could love Land Rovers more than I did...I was wrong.

http://www.landroveraddict.com/videos/


The actual documentary that was just released is great entertainment. Makes me remember that people actually went on Expeditions. The world was a different place then. Got to get my SI going. 60th anniversary is next year!
Blair

[Dmarchand]

Did you watch the First Overland video yet?

[Blair G]

Did you watch the First Overland video yet?
That was the video I mentioned. I forgot to mention the name. MAy have to watch it today to inspire me to get going on the 86.
Blair

[Andrew Walcker]

Two thumbs up for the First Overland Video. The book is also a great read!

[Ursidae69]

That was cool. :arabia:

[pskhaat]

Why is it that all Rover videos (professional or amateur) have nice lofty music with soft background voices/sounds and all Cruiser videos have hard-core rock-like music?

[FourByLand]

Ah, Scott could you pass the grey poupon?

[Andrew Walcker]

Loud rock and roll music could easily upset the fine, precise tuning of our Lucas Electronics. We prefer to pamper our vehicles with the finer things in life. Louis, I'll pass that Grey Poupon right back over to you!

[kcowyo]

Ah, Scott could you pass the grey poupon?
Scott prefers cheesecake with his Landies. Just an FYI...

[DaveInDenver]

Scott prefers cheesecake with his Landies. Just an FYI...
Here I had him pegged as the kind of guy who likes Stilton and bottle of Port with his Rovers.

[DaveInDenver]

Haven't had the chance to watch much of it, but what's a British Land Rover documentary without the Colonel Bogey March (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=205841918&s=143441&i=205842741)?

[Desertdude]

Why is it that all Rover videos (professional or amateur) have nice lofty music with soft background voices/sounds and all Cruiser videos have hard-core rock-like music?

That is about to change :)

[overlander]

Scott prefers cheesecake with his Landies. Just an FYI...

Whatever. it all goes with a nice Shiraz, Pinot or Champagne! The Muddy Oval Society prefers to show up at the Opra with mud on the tires, while the Toyota crowd prefers the 40 oz PBR in the brown bag, dancing in the mosh pit. To each his own.

[DaveInDenver]

the Toyota crowd prefers the 40 oz PBR in the brown bag
Hey, that hurts. I rarely drink 40 Ouncer PBR, it stays colder in cans with cozies and besides the aluminum is an essential spice.

[overlander]

Muddy Oval society's collective opinion is that aluminum is best applied to body panels. Glass or Lexan is for beverages. :ylsmoke:

[DaveInDenver]

Muddy Oval society's collective opinion is that aluminum is best applied to body panels. Glass or Lexan is for beverages. :ylsmoke:
Agreed! :-P

[FourByLand]

That is about to change :)

Do share.

:26_34_3:

[silverscout]

I've already read the book and that video just put me over the top. Thats the way to live, one mile at a time.

Thanks for posting it.

[gjackson]

Here I had him pegged as the kind of guy who likes Stilton and bottle of Port with his Rovers.

No, that's me. . .

cheers

[Green Ganesha]

This is what it is all about; what we all dream of. Copied from a recent posting in D-90 forum. I was totally humbled watching this. I didn't know I could love Land Rovers more than I did...I was wrong.

http://www.landroveraddict.com/videos/

My God, that is an incredible story, an amazing inspiration ... and a sad commentary that the adventure which engineering and fortitude made possible, political discord has now precluded.

[teotwaki]

Loud rock and roll music could easily upset the fine, precise tuning of our Lucas Electronics. We prefer to pamper our vehicles with the finer things in life. Louis, I'll pass that Grey Poupon right back over to you!

When Old Man Lucas was running the show he always told folks "Don't go driving after it gets dark......"

[FortyMileDesert]

Global expeditions were definately simpler back when the British and French Empires owned the world!

[pskhaat]

Here I had him pegged as the kind of guy who likes Stilton and bottle of Port with his Rovers.

Wow, such high regards!

I've most often been accused of a guy who likes Limburger and a can of Old Style! But don't believe 'em. Due to finances thought it's generally Velveeta and a bag of White Zinfandel sans box.

[overlander]

Wow, such high regards!

..Velveeta and a bag of White Zinfandel sans box.

:eek:

I don't care who you are, that ain't right...

[Desertoutpost]

Just wanted to let you know that was a great vid, thanks for posting.

[seth_js]

The actual documentary that was just released is great entertainment. Makes me remember that people actually went on Expeditions. The world was a different place then. Got to get my SI going. 60th anniversary is next year!
Blair

So this is part of a full length documentary? What is it called and is it available on DVD?

[DaveInDenver]

Due to finances thought it's generally Velveeta and a bag of White Zinfandel sans box.
In the words of a friend of mine after our first 24 hours race:
"I am like Velveeta--I'm not very good, but if you leave me out all night I don't get any worse."

[stevenmd]

Thanks for the link. I've had it on my laptop for a number of years now but it has always been to long for me to upload it so others can see it. I watch it at least once a month.:Astrologist:

[Green Ganesha]

So this is part of a full length documentary? What is it called and is it available on DVD?

http://www.teeafit.co.uk/firstoverland/index.htm

[seriessearcher]

I would love to see their packing list, as well as possible repairs. That is amazing to think they did that without GPS or sat phones which most teams would consider standard these days.

The pioneers had true backbone.

[CoastalDefender]

Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic.

What an incredible journey.


This should be in the general area as a Sticky/Pinned thread. :)

I think it was more then Men than the Machine. Land Rover obviously helped, but it was the intestinal fortitude that prevailed. Sheer Will that carried them all those 14,000 miles of desert, jungle, and cement.

Thank you so much for posting it. :arabia:

[Teeafit]

Whilst I'm delighted that the BBC4 Timeshift video footage is introducing people to the 'First Overland' experience, don't be misled... this isn't the best-produced and most accurate piece of work.

The interviews are good -- well shot and appropriate. But after that they just 'wallpapered' around them with random footage from the original film that BB shot for the BBC in 1955/56. There was NO attention paid to chronology or geography, with totally inappropriate shots (allegedly) illustrating the interviews. There was even (if you look closely) some footage of a grey/orange Series 2, which was impossible for an expedition which was completed by late 56! (In fact, this was some footage from a later expedition that BB and Tim Slessor went on, and was on the end of the tape that BB supplied to the BBC. The opening shots of the programme, with the barge and the monks, are also NOT from the 1955 expedition.)

OK, I'll come clean and admit that I'm the guy who had the great honour of re-mastering BB's footage for DVD. I tried as far as possible to follow the same timeline as the original BBC broadcasts (not always totally accurate chronology even in the original, as some items (eg putting up the tent) were shot on the return journey), and CERTAINLY I electronically re-made 2003 'film cement' edits which had become visible over time -- the Beeb didn't do that.

I also have interviews with ALL the surviving Expedition members, and an extra about what it took for BB to make the original film, and the background story to the DVD.

So, much as the BBC4 programme was welcomed, for the DEFINITIVE version you'll need to buy the DVD. I won't be so crass as to promote my own website, but someone else has mentioned it in this thread, and you'll be welcome to visit (and perhaps buy online).

GRAEME ALDOUS
Teeafit Sound & Vision, Yorkshire

[DavidG]

Graeme,
Just visited the site. Not a LR guy, but count me in. Looking forward to receiving it :)

[James86004]

The most amazing thing to me about that trip was that 6 guys and all their gear for such a long trip fit into 2 short wheelbase Land Rovers. My family of 3 has trouble fitting all our stuff into a long wheelbase Land Rover for a weekend trip!

[Backwoods Rambler]

Hey, that hurts. I rarely drink 40 Ouncer PBR, it stays colder in cans with cozies and besides the aluminum is an essential spice.

Oh no, another PBR drinker. They seem to be popping up everywhere I turn. Are you originally from Wisconsin also?


The most amazing thing to me about that trip was that 6 guys and all their gear for such a long trip fit into 2 short wheelbase Land Rovers. My family of 3 has trouble fitting all our stuff into a long wheelbase Land Rover for a weekend trip!

How many women in your family? :hehe: j/k

[James86004]

How many women in your family? :hehe: j/k
I am outnumbered 2 to 1. I can't complain too much about the essentials (junk) they bring. At least they like go out as much as I do, and we all get a little crazy if we spend 2 weekends in a row at home.

[DavidG]

I would like to thank Graeme for the quick delivery to the U.S.!
I really enjoyed the First Overland DVD and I am very pleased with this purchase. For folks with any interest in expedition documentaries, go to his site http://www.teeafit.co.uk/firstoverland/ and buy the DVD. Combining the interviews with the silent footage was a great approach Graeme and it made for a compelling story. Also, IIRC the DVD contains nearly 2 hours of expertly edited footage and interviews.

BTW, I recently found a 1958 reprint of Tim Slessor's book and I look forward to reading it.

Thanks, Graeme!

-David



Whilst I'm delighted that the BBC4 Timeshift video footage is introducing people to the 'First Overland' experience, don't be misled... this isn't the best-produced and most accurate piece of work.

The interviews are good -- well shot and appropriate. But after that they just 'wallpapered' around them with random footage from the original film that BB shot for the BBC in 1955/56. There was NO attention paid to chronology or geography, with totally inappropriate shots (allegedly) illustrating the interviews. There was even (if you look closely) some footage of a grey/orange Series 2, which was impossible for an expedition which was completed by late 56! (In fact, this was some footage from a later expedition that BB and Tim Slessor went on, and was on the end of the tape that BB supplied to the BBC. The opening shots of the programme, with the barge and the monks, are also NOT from the 1955 expedition.)

OK, I'll come clean and admit that I'm the guy who had the great honour of re-mastering BB's footage for DVD. I tried as far as possible to follow the same timeline as the original BBC broadcasts (not always totally accurate chronology even in the original, as some items (eg putting up the tent) were shot on the return journey), and CERTAINLY I electronically re-made 2003 'film cement' edits which had become visible over time -- the Beeb didn't do that.

I also have interviews with ALL the surviving Expedition members, and an extra about what it took for BB to make the original film, and the background story to the DVD.

So, much as the BBC4 programme was welcomed, for the DEFINITIVE version you'll need to buy the DVD. I won't be so crass as to promote my own website, but someone else has mentioned it in this thread, and you'll be welcome to visit (and perhaps buy online).

GRAEME ALDOUS
Teeafit Sound & Vision, Yorkshire