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Bridport - oldest butcher in Britain

PostPosted: 15 Jan 2014, 19:34
by Diflower
Or is it the World?
BBC4 9 o'clock tonight, looks interesting - this family have been butchers for 500 years :shock: :D

Re: Bridport - oldest butcher in Britain

PostPosted: 15 Jan 2014, 22:51
by miasmum
I really enjoyed it Di

Re: Bridport - oldest butcher in Britain

PostPosted: 15 Jan 2014, 22:54
by Diflower
We recorded it, haven't watched it yet, saw the bake off then let him have the snooker :)

Re: Bridport - oldest butcher in Britain

PostPosted: 15 Jan 2014, 23:03
by JoM
I'll have to iPlayer this, I saw it advertised the other day - isn't it part of a series of programmes about well-established companies? I said to John that it looked interesting and then totally forgot about it!

Re: Bridport - oldest butcher in Britain

PostPosted: 16 Jan 2014, 09:10
by miasmum
Yes thats it Jo

Re: Bridport - oldest butcher in Britain

PostPosted: 17 Jan 2014, 18:12
by Fugitive
It was a lovely programme about the town I live in. Balsam's is my nearest butcher shop. They are a great family and Richard Balsam was a natural in front of the camera. It was very moving to see how glorious Bridport looked in the sunshine with the views of the high streets surrounded by hills. His Dad was well known and well loved but the last scene of the beautiful West Bay beach and Richard telling us his father went for a swim in the sea every morning before he opened the shop was charming.

Very lucky to live here.