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could you post a link to the youtube. keith Delaplane series, as the search brings up too many options. Thanks
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Not sure why those contraptions she hangs her bees in are more natural than a wooden hive.
Quite. If you've ever had dealings with the BBC they don't seem short of cash when it's for star "talent" or management. A different department when it comes to facilities or they want an "expert opinion"; suddenly the production has no budget. Tell them you'll do it for the BBC for free when Graham Norton (and Martha) are contributing for free...and the expert has never earned so much money in his life
BBC paying someone!...
John (the expert/mentor) is a very knowledgeable beekeeper who knows what he is doing and is highly competent at his craft.
Cazza
I'm surprised, though, that they just plonk a national super on top, it spoils the look of the thing a bit.
I agree with that ... if there was a sensible way of constructing a circular super it would be so much more aesthetic sitting on top of the egg shaped hive ... I think they look quite attractive and whilst I don't think I'm up to making one I wouldn't mind one hanging in a gazebo in my garden (perhaps in a couple of years when I retire ....).
To keep up with the blatant symbolism you really need two circular supers.
She rarely wears a bee suit (except when using a lawnmower – bees dislike the vibrations
Nothing to do with the OP, but interesting quote about this German maid, wonder if lawnmower is a petrol ride on or one of Ransome's original push alongs.
James
and the expert has never earned so much money in his life
BBC paying someone!
Equity basic at best for a qualified actor.
It is done for love, loveee!
AND all the cudos of being on the telly.
Still chuckling at the Yodelling Swiss Miss and her gazebo bee pods!
James
Noticed that, commissioned by the BBC from ITV Productions. BBC have a target for commissioning programmes from outside production companies, this is one of those. What it generally means is that the budget is tight. Practically it's a fixed price deal to deliver 4 x 28 minute shows. Being intended for BBC4 the money is not going to be high, a small budget has to cover 110 hours of new "factual" programmes a year. In the same category is the quirky "expert" wandering around a couple of Georgian houses and raiding the dressing up box. I'm sure there are academic historians and period enthusiasts shouting at the TV for those too. The money is a tiny fraction of what they would need to pay an independent company for period drama, see the recent negotiations reported over Ripper street. Once you've hired Martha, a fee for the producer/director, researcher/assistants, cameraman plus sound recordist and hired their kit for however many days, so many days with editors and dubbing specialists in the edit and the voice over suite, paid for travel, fees for any library footage and other incidentals there's not a left over. That's the slice for the production company; any contingency reserve comes out of it so they make damn sure there's no contingency. Not quite the same as an internal BBC production where although it's tightened over the years, the budget is more of an estimate of what's allocated within the whole department budget rather than a fixed price.If you look the people paying the wages are ITV...
Given the limitations, they've done a reasonable job. We'll find out exactly how misleading it is to the general public at the next fete.
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