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Fred
- The Definitive Biography of Fred Dibnah
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
Fred Dibnah's World celebrates the life and work of Britain's best known steeplejack and national treasure, Fred Dibnah. Before his death in 2004, Fred presented many popular series, including Magnificent Monuments, The Age of Steam and Made in Britain, all of which attracted viewers in their millions.
Fred is the companion to the 12-part BBC2 series celebrating the life of this great man, which combines highlights from some of Dibnah's classic programmes with previously unseen footage. The book can of course go much further than the series, including an extraordinarily account of Fred's childhood which evokes a lost England and our great industrial heritage. Fred's passion for the glories of the Victorian age and his fascination with the landscape he grew up in, plus his admiration for the craftsmen and labourers who made it all possible, captivate us on every page. Fred is the personification of everything that made England great in the first place. And this is a glorious tribute to a man whom millions came to love.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-02-23
Captivating
A true legend of his era, he taught us a lot about steam & Victorian England.
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- steeledarren1973
- 07-10-18
Superb
Like a lot of others I love and appreciate the work and knowledge of Dr Fred Dibnah. Having watched all of his released TV programmes I was impressed and loved the passion Fred had about the industrial age amongst others. The way Fred explained things made it easy to understand. I loved this book and the narrator almost perfectly voiced Fred's tone of accent , loved that !
The reason I have the book 4 stars instead of 5 is that I thought it was all too short , not a negative really as I just didn't want it to end. Great story of a wonderful gentleman Fred Dibnah.
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- Heather Cameron
- 15-12-18
Earthy, compelling and sad.
listening to an audiobook where the presenter imitates the subject, I thought would not be the best route forward - how wrong I was.
Clive's delivery of the story of Fred, is truly compelling listening. The more you hear, the more you want to hear.
Having grown up fascinated by his numerous television appearances, avidly following them, you might think there is nothing more to learn, not so. Fred's biography summarises his life, filling in the gaps you didn't realise were there.
But be warned, the end of the book is very sad, documenting his final months with great compassion. year inducing indeed...
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- Glyn Stewart
- 19-02-19
great book love it
loved it Freds life was fantastic but the final chapter makes you cry best read so far
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- Anonymous User
- 13-10-21
legend
fantastic listening my second listen love his work ethics but not his family values, brilliant talented man.
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- kevin allen
- 29-05-22
Great audio book
love it my favourite bedtime listen fantastic memories 💕 ❤️ 💖 💗 ♥️ 💓
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- Natty
- 30-11-23
One of my childhood Hero’s
Loved this book, brought me to tears and laugh out loud numerous times. He was one of a kind. My Dad wore a flat cap all his life and was well turned out as train driver.
If you’re not familiar with Fred’s story from later on in his life you’ll be will he won’t he finish his traction engine all the way through willing home to finish it. 27 years and 2 divorces
Here’s to you Fred. I’ll raise a Guinness in your honour!
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- baz
- 13-02-15
a bloody good read
im a man of few words so here goes.. awesome a well worth listen fred is the man oh and bring back national service r.i.p fred
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- phil norris
- 02-04-19
A real man
I always used to enjoy his TV documentaries, he came across as a man of the people with a can do attitude. This book does well in giving you an insight to the life both of a personal nature and indeed the public side, the last chapter is a celebration of what he stood for and is very sad that I was quite moved.
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- Ben Goodier
- 07-09-22
brilliant
one of the most genuine, moving and funny biographies out there. if you have a passion for industrial history, old characters and northern brilliance this is one for you!
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