70s TV Programme

[LadyPickers]

Does anyone know the name of the country/rural programme from the 70s where a tweedy chap would discuss vintage farming implements? I think Bob Fleming from The Fast Show was based on him?!

[mowgli]

The programme was called 'Out of Town' and its presenter was a guy called Jack Hargreaves, who also incidently used to appear on 'How?' Still have nightmares about the shire house that appears in the opening credits.

[LadyPickers]

Of course! Thank you. Shirehorses...Spanish Guitar opening music...Beards and pipesmoke... It's all coming back to me now.

[quattro]

He was also in an earlier programme called Country Matters which was totally un PC they used to talk about huntin shootin and fishin while he drew heavilly on his pipe.

[mindbullets]

didnt jack hargreaves also do a programme called bygones or am i getting my wires crossed?

[Numbers]

In answer to Mindbullets, Bygones (an Anglia TV production, fact fans) was presented by Dick Joice. The theme music may (or may not) have been played on a barrel organ.

[Cetti]

The guitar music from 'Out of Town' was called 'Memories From the Alhambra'.

mowgli, you'd better not look at this link because it shows the opening and closing credits - complete with Jack and Shire horses.

http://www.arkspace.freewire.co.uk/southern-progs.
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[mindbullets]

dick joice ,thats the fella thanks lodekka ,havent seen your name on here for a good while.

[LadyPickers]

Thinking about it, I wonder if Jack Hargreaves was the only kids TV presenter who smoked during his tenure with the How team??