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Post by eshalda on Jun 8, 2011 20:37:00 GMT
Ive just been reading the blurb in the Radio Times about 'James Mays Great Train Race,' It sounds great fun, one of James' trains is a prototype running on a hydrogen fuel cell, and one of the german trains is powered by sauerkraut.
Also in the Radio Times is a small article entitled 'Thomasina refries Top Gear.' It's all about the Mexican food row. Thomasina 'challenges Jeremy and co. to swap steering wheels for chopping boards,'
I somehow think they will not take up this challenge (although I'm sure James would be game for a bit of chopping,) I think the woman is just wanting a bit of publicity for her programme
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Post by dit on Jun 10, 2011 13:54:43 GMT
The Telegraph preview finishes up with
Various model trains and propulsion technologies are tried out. Some work, some explode, but the crowd seems to lap it up regardless. Make no bones about it, this is toy-loving blokes having a good time – and it makes ideal Sunday viewing.
Careful James, you're definitely in danger of reaching National Treasure status!
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Post by jacqui on Jun 10, 2011 13:59:28 GMT
...you mean he hasn't already  |
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Post by dit on Jun 10, 2011 14:28:32 GMT
Well yes, you're probably right. The present generation's Michael Palin, or Stephen Fry's prettier younger brother!
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Post by dit on Jun 11, 2011 0:42:56 GMT
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Jun 11, 2011 8:11:03 GMT
I have been saying that for ages! Think Mini (car, not skirt). People say what a wonderful little car the original one was, but compare it to the new one, and the old one is justplain nasty! Rose tinted glasses and all that! It was a cr of its time - and that time has gone! |
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Post by dit on Jun 11, 2011 13:08:49 GMT
This has come up on twitter Download my interview with James May for 99p fb.me/12y1HqoEoIt's from the Sunday Express TV editor and even the sample is rather sweet. Might well be worth 99p, even if it is audio only. Can anyone tell me how this payment thing/MP3 works? I'm a bit of a dinasour about downloading. Do you just use your credit card, and is it generally safe? |
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Post by devil-may-care on Jun 11, 2011 15:02:21 GMT
I would LOVE to see this!!! Or even the Paris-Dakar at 1:24th scale, that would be amazing. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by lindenchase on Jun 11, 2011 18:49:50 GMT
This has come up on twitter Download my interview with James May for 99p fb.me/12y1HqoEoIt's from the Sunday Express TV editor and even the sample is rather sweet. Might well be worth 99p, even if it is audio only. Can anyone tell me how this payment thing/MP3 works? I'm a bit of a dinasour about downloading. Do you just use your credit card, and is it generally safe? You have to use PayPall. That is a safe way to pay, but you do need to set up an account and for that you need a credit card. Once you have paid, you get the download link send by e-mail. Alternatively, you could simply use this upload: www.sendspace.com/file/1j7k5d ;D |
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Post by pie on Jun 12, 2011 5:01:10 GMT
Thanks for the link Lindenchase! ;D
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Post by lindenchase on Jun 12, 2011 7:25:12 GMT
For those of you without access to BBC2, here is a very interesting website, you might want to try tonight when The Great Train Race is on tonight. www.filmon.comIt let's you watch dozens of mainly British tv channels. After a while, the streaming gets interrupted and you will have to sign up and pay. I haven't yet figured out when that is, after a certain aamount of log-ins or after a specific period, but hopefully, you will be able to watch the entire programme for free. |
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Post by pie on Jun 12, 2011 10:16:01 GMT
I would try to watch it live, but at 5am on a public holiday, as if I'm gonna wake up, even for that.  ;D Any chance someone can record/upload it? |
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Post by eolise on Jun 12, 2011 10:59:19 GMT
Sadly only have a video recorder!! So only if no one has a DVD player, I am willing to record it and send it to you via the mail....  |
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Post by dit on Jun 12, 2011 18:40:12 GMT
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Jun 12, 2011 20:01:43 GMT
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Post by eolise on Jun 12, 2011 20:02:48 GMT
Seen only a coupld of minutes of it, as I am recordering it, because I want to watch it alone, not with my mum, because, well, she simply doens't like it and JM ;D Going to watch it asap.
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Jun 12, 2011 20:11:35 GMT
Another piece of top TV - I liked it a lot
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Post by dit on Jun 12, 2011 20:17:16 GMT
The look on James' face towards the end, as he waited......talk about complex emotions. He clearly was having difficulty holding it together. I wasn't breathing - I don't mean in a "fan-girly" way, just with the tension of the thing.
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Post by lindenchase on Jun 12, 2011 20:27:11 GMT
What a lovely show.
I love the chemistry between Oz & James, hopefully there will be new projects soon.
The people over at Hornby must be very happy, as no doubt sales of train sets will soar once again.
In case you didn't listen to the interview James gave to the Sunday express guy (posted earlier): there will be a dvd with extra footage, so keep an eye on Amazon!
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Post by jacqui on Jun 12, 2011 20:30:02 GMT
An excellent piece of televison from our "National Treasure" and his team (I really do have a soft spot for Simmy  ) congratulations! The emotion was clearly tangible in the last five minutes or so; you could almost be there with him willing the little engine with realisitc chuffing noise home and sharing the exilleration as it appeared round the bend (the engine not Oz) ;D Brilliant work James, I am so pleased your little engine with realisitc chuffing noise made it to the end and yes i did fill up a little bit  Don't tell me you had dust in your eye James!!!!  |
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Post by ambergris on Jun 12, 2011 20:33:18 GMT
Well done, James. It takes some courage to invest so much emotion in something, and on national TV, too. I'm proud of the boy!
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Post by liverbird on Jun 12, 2011 20:39:10 GMT
I'm thinking the little engine with the realistic chuffing noise now has a special place upon the mantle in the May household
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Post by dit on Jun 12, 2011 21:07:56 GMT
Another thing I loved was the .... gentleness of it. The sense of innocence, of childhood. All the people along the way - yes, some of them would have been there to see "that bloke off the telly", but so many clearly wanted to will the little trains on, for James. And all the men (and a few women!) in both teams who worked so hard to make it happen - lovely!
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Post by lindenchase on Jun 12, 2011 21:44:16 GMT
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Post by amie8 on Jun 12, 2011 21:48:05 GMT
Another thing I loved was the .... gentleness of it. The sense of innocence, of childhood. All the people along the way - yes, some of them would have been there to see "that bloke off the telly", but so many clearly wanted to will the little trains on, for James. And all the men (and a few women!) in both teams who worked so hard to make it happen - lovely! I was going to say much the same thing. Quite the cutest piece of TV you'll see this year. (Spotted Mr and Mrs May at Fremington at one point, cheering their lad along). |
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Post by lymaze on Jun 12, 2011 21:53:12 GMT
What a lovely programme. Brought a tear to my eye when the chuffing noised train made it to the end. And Thomas the Tank Engine. Well done though on both sides and for making a brilliant programme. Should most definitely be an award winning programme next year. |
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Post by eshalda on Jun 12, 2011 22:05:02 GMT
What a fantastic programme, I love the relationship between James and Oz. One thing made me a little sad , my Flying Scotsman doesn't have realistic chuffing sounds. James must have had a 'special edition' engine.
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Post by dit on Jun 12, 2011 23:11:06 GMT
Thanks, Lindenchase, but this shows how thick I am about some aspects of the internet: I've downloaded - I get a message saying 'A download was completed. Please check your download location or retry.' Where the hell is my download location? I've tried my libraries and can't find it. It didn't give me chance to say where to put it before downloading. I'm working in Internet Explorer 9, by the way. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! By the way, twitter is awash with appreciative comments about the programme. Good to see James' work supported in that way. (Spotted Mr and Mrs May at Fremington at one point, cheering their lad along). Oh, I didn't see that! I'll look out for that when I rewatch it - so typical of what we know of James. |
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Post by xjsarah on Jun 12, 2011 23:39:14 GMT
What a fantastic programme! ;D It was such a joy to see the Flying Scotsman (with realistic chuffing sound) arrive at the finish line. All credit to everyone involved. |
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Post by Wyvern on Jun 13, 2011 0:12:05 GMT
Just lovely. I'm sure I can't be the only person from the original Toy Stories mob who felt like there was unfinished business with the train thing, even though I wasn't involved with that part of the series. Seeing the Flying Scotsman finally complete the journey was like seeing the last piece of a puzzle falling into place. Job done - well done, Mr May, Mr Clarke, Mr Oakley and the brave adversaries from Germany, not to mention the myriad helpers on both sides who would have made it all possible. I admit I might have had a little tear or two |
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I love a man who can handle a gun 
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) congratulations!
