Bridport - oldest butcher in Britain

[Diflower]

Or is it the World?
BBC4 9 o'clock tonight, looks interesting - this family have been butchers for 500 years

[miasmum]

I really enjoyed it Di

[Diflower]

We recorded it, haven't watched it yet, saw the bake off then let him have the snooker

[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!

[miasmum]

Yes thats it Jo

[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.