Book description
When Fred Dibnah debuted on television in 1979, British audiences
immediately embraced a new cultural icon: a steeplejack from Bolton
who fell in love with England's decaying industrial landscape and an
exhaustive storyteller whose charm and wit was matched only by his
down-to-earth manner. The Producer of that first film, Don Haworth,
would go on to make nineteen films about this unlikely celebrity and
true British eccentric.
Did You Like That? collects the best stories from these
films: colourful tales told by Fred himself, recounting key moments in
his life, his experiences as a steeplejack, his fascination with
machinery, his work as an engineer, craftsman, artist, inventor and
steam enthusiast, and his forthright views on life in general.
Told with true Northern grit, Did You Like That? is the story
of a man who never shied away from a hair-raising challenge, and the
closest thing to Fred's autobiography we're likely to get. In
paperback for the first time, this is Fred's story, in his own words.
Don Haworth was a writer and television producer. During the 1970s
and 80s he won many awards for his radio drama, but it was his
television documentaries that brought him most recognition. Of over 300
films, he made 19 about Fred Dibnah, with whom he shares his north
country background. The first, in 1979, was shown to great acclaim and
won a BAFTA award for Best Documentary.
