Re: Coltrane's Planes etc 19/1/98

[nldoncas@cobweb.com.au (Nic Doncaster)]

Craig Keller <craig@keller.fam.aust.com> writes:
> Did anyone else watch this program?  I saw last weeks and was very
> impressed with the way it was put together - each episode could easily
> go for an hour though.  What really pissed me off about the ep of 19/1
> was the damned background music.  
> 
> Here they were showing some of the magnificent engines left running in
> Africa billowing steam and smoke everywhere and great sounds, and they
> ruined it by putting crappy music over the top.
> 
> Let me know what you think.
> 
> BTW  I'll still keep watching the remaining eps, I think Robbie Coltrane
> has a brilliant sense of humour and I enjoy the way he explains how
> everything works.

The overdubbing of sound was the only fault I picked up.

I agree that Coltrane has a wicked sense of humour, and a veru disarming way of 
explaining the way in which machines work.

Wanke Colliery looks like its worth A visit.

Nic