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  • 1969: MEMORIES of the NARROW BOAT MEN | Yesterday's Witness | Voice of the People | BBC Archive

    From Martin Nicholas@reply-2024@mgn.org.uk to uk.rec.waterways on Sat Jan 4 08:11:23 2025
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    "The pains and pleasures of trading on Britain's narrow canals are
    recalled in vivid detail by some of the people who used to work and
    live on the canal narrow boats. Chocolate Charlie Atkins, Joe Green,
    Jack James, Sam Lomas, Leslie Morton, Jack Roberts and Joe and Rosie
    Skinner talk about their daily life on the boats, the relationships
    between boatmen, and the differences between the canals then and now."

    https://youtu.be/cWilDTam_ng?si=A1lwbwttJ_HSGG0x
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    Regards,

    Martin Nicholas.

    E-mail: reply-202501@mgn.org.uk (Address will be valid throughout
    January).

    Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it - Jonathan Swift
    (1667-1745)

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  • From chrisnd @ukrm@chrisnd@privacy.net to uk.rec.waterways on Sat Jan 4 14:01:22 2025
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    On 04/01/2025 08:11, Martin Nicholas wrote:

    "The pains and pleasures of trading on Britain's narrow canals are
    recalled in vivid detail by some of the people who used to work and
    live on the canal narrow boats. Chocolate Charlie Atkins, Joe Green,
    Jack James, Sam Lomas, Leslie Morton, Jack Roberts and Joe and Rosie
    Skinner talk about their daily life on the boats, the relationships
    between boatmen, and the differences between the canals then and now."

    https://youtu.be/cWilDTam_ng?si=A1lwbwttJ_HSGG0x

    Excellent! Ive been waiting for that to appear somewhere. I met many of
    the people in those days. Now looking for "Birds Eye View" episode on
    canals. Also BBC from same era. I have seen clips from other episodes but
    not the waterways one.

    Chris

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