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Unlike many here I have experience of some equipment used in the e TV programmer. It's a remarkably well put together series, perhaps it tries to say too much but it's audience is the great unwashed, and even my aged mother enjoys it. My Uncle and his & my fathers cousin (aged 103) think the farming aspects are fairly sound. I bought a Wilfley table used in the tin mines (for ore processing) back in the 90's ( I have current sales literature as well), it's near impossible to show how they work when all the tin mimes are closed. We used ours to reprocesses the slag from melting gold :D Programs mes like this are tasters to draw people in to being inquisitive. I don't currently live in the UK but when I'm here I'm constantly reminded just how good UK TV really is compared to the dross from elsewhere. Ian On 09/12/2010 00:44, Trevor Dunkerley wrote: > Hi Rob, > > Well, have just watched the 'Tamar Valley Clan' doing their thing in the copper mines. > > What can I say? Great entertainment for the masses, but reminds me a little bit of 'The Combe Martin Clan' who can embroider history (as they see it) with the most flamboyant of believable anecdotes! > > I particularly liked the explanation of 'fossicking', which here in the north of the county appears to have a substantially different meaning. > > I also just wonder what the Cornish would say regarding the attempts at a 'Devon' pastie? > > But we try our best! Let's stick to the archaeology where facts are facts! > > And great thanks to the blacksmith who was the only one who appeared to really know his craft - good stuff that. > > Anyway, off for a glass o Devon scrumpy to drown any sorrows I may have. > > Kind regards, > > Trevor >