Charlie Bird on Tom Crean

NickDrake

Thread already in Documentaries. Please deleted or lock. Thanks

gizmo555

Don't worry, Crean's reputation is safe - there's nothing Charlie could do to tarnish it.

What amazes me is how he managed to get this commissioned, after the breathtakingly awful series he made in the Arctic. And this is what we're threatened and cajoled into paying the TV licence fee for . . .

MayoForSam

I dunno, RTE do these type of documentaries pretty well I think - now if only Charlie could keep quiet so we could admire the Antarctic scenery (crying out for the HD treatment BTW).

Tom Crean was some man, one of the great explorers.

baldbear

Great old footage..

Sergeant

Very well made show. Congratulations to RTE.

Dub Ste

I'm a bit gutted I missed this,hopefully it should be on the RTE Player.

The story of Tom Crean is just astonishing.He is a giant among men.
I would love to see that Bear Grylls tosser,do what Tom did,with the resources Tom had,and see where it gets him.

People like Tom Crean only come around once in a blue moon,and for me,I think we should celebrate his memory more often,but that's just me like ...

Mr.Nice Guy

I thought overall it was a nicely made tribute to one of the greatest Irishmen ever. Looking forward to next week's one.

JonathanAnon

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I thought overall it was a nicely made tribute to one of the greatest Irishmen ever.

I love Charlie as well..

splendid101

This thread is much nicer than the one in the Documentries forum.

Sergeant

splendid101 wrote: »

This thread is much nicer than the one in the Documentries forum.

I'm no mouthpiece for RTE, but I felt it was an effective and well-made documentary that was very much in keeping with their public service remit.

It wouldn't be made by TV3; it dealt with the story of one of the most fascinating Irishmen of modern history; and it used the experiences of a well-known broadcaster (however self-pitying he occasionally came across) to try and relay some of the massive effort required in making that epic journey.

It fulfilled (in my opinion) what RTE should be doing more of. Less of the All-Ireland Talent Show, more interesting programmes such as this.

yosemite_sam

Watched it, and thought it wasn't bad. BBC are doing a show called Scotts Hut on BBC 2 Sunday night, I think the BBC are impossible to beat at this sort of thing

Heartbreak Hank

Any idea where I could watch this online? Tried rte player bu couldn't find it.

ElNino

http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1096086