Primetime Video have released Part Four of the Restoration series of DVDs – covering the complete rebuild of the amazing Vulcan Bomber. The Vulcan to the Sky team have been on a tremendous journey battling to return Vulcan XH558 to the skies. That goal was realised on October the 18th, 2007 when this iconic cold war bomber took it’s first post-restoration flight. After such an intense period of restoration, spanning three years, the technicians returned once again to Bruntingthorpe to continue with the flight test programme.
This DVD documents the highs and lows of the several flight tests as the team overcame problems with undercarriage doors that refused to close, compass errors, radios that whistled and a mid-air fire warning emergency. The aircraft’s compasses were realigned and the Vulcan was put nose to nose with Lancaster PA474 – re-uniting the two Avro Bombers.
As the testing phase neared completion the aircraft and crew prepared for the first air show at Waddington. But the Vulcan’s debut was on a knife edge as the VOC waited for the CAA to grant the permit to fly. The news finally came through on the morning of the preview day as XH558’s silhouette appeared on the horizon. However before the aircraft could display to the public, the display authorisation still had to be granted. The tension was high – would the Air Show have its star attraction, would the public see the vulcan display and would the Vulcan To The Sky Trust realise their ultimate dream – to see XH558 back in the skies displaying to her adoring fans?
Also featured on this disk is an exclusive interactive DVD guide to XH558. Includes a visitor’s eye view of this unique aircraft from nose to tail, cockpit tour with selectable video features, the history of XH558 prior to restoration, and other interesting facts about the complicated restoration of this amazing aircraft.
Carrington’s 50th Anniversary DVD was launched at this weekends Carrington Event proving very popular with the crowds who attended. Written and narrated by Alan Stennett and filmed and produced by Steve White it promises to be another popular title for farming and vintage machinery fans.
A remarkable number of ancient machines lined up on the rally field, took part in parades and even participated in the working demonstrations. Among them were a 1917 Saunderson, one of the earliest British tractors, a three-ton Alldays, a 1915 Whiting-Bull Little Bull, Cletrac and Clayton crawlers, several different internationals, a Crawley Agrimotor, with the driver perched on a seat some way behind the machinery, a Wallis Cub, a Gray Drum Drive, with a single drum-like rear wheel and what appeared to be a shed roof erected over it, a General Ordnance that had already made an appearance on three different continents, as well as one of the wartime Fordsons which had effectively set the standard for the Trials.
For all those customers who have pre-ordered the ‘Roadless 90′ DVD – the post production is now complete and we are shipping all the orders, so please expect your DVDs in the next week. If you haven’t got a copy yet you can order ‘Roadless 90‘ online today. Thank you for your patience, and interest in our DVDs.
When I first saw the archive material that later became ‘Fenland Farming 55′, my first reaction was ‘That’s my childhood!’. As the son of a small farmer on the Lincolnshire Fens I could remember most of the machines, animals and farming practices to be seen.
The author ready to fetch swill from Folkingham airfield for his father's pigs
Those same memories all came flooding back when I set out to write ‘Memories of Lincolnshire Farming’. The idea was to write about the changes in farming methods and machines over the past 100 years. I took it as roughly the working lives of my grandfather and father – Grandpa came back from the Boer War in Sough Africa in about 1903 to work with his father, and my Dad decided to give up keeping sheep shortly before his death in 2005.
Not surprisingly I couldn’t cover the whole spectrum of farming in this pre-eminent farming county just through my family’s memories, but I did have the invaluable resource of the family memories of many of the listeners and contributors to ‘Lincolnshire farming’ on BBC Radio Lincolnshire, who shared their stories and their pictures with me. From the reaction I am getting from readers, it seems to have set a lot more memories flowing – I may have to have a Vol II just to keep up with the stories!
Steve White of Primetime Media has been producing a series of health awareness videos in conjunction with the Lincolnshire NHS. The latest features the excellent service provided by Secondary School Nurses across the county.
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LAND OF TRADITION
DVD Documentary, Colour, 16:9 widescreen aspect
59 minutes, Price £15.95
This is the story of some of the farming traditions passed down by rural communities surrounding the Norfolk town of King’s Lynn. Using archive film, photographs and dramatised sequences this DVD follows the lives of those who attempted to make a living from the land.
Traditional skills and crafts featured in this programme include wildfowling, the gathering of reeds for thatching, the making of wicker objects and rugs and the digging of peat for fuel. Women would sell butter they had churned or cider they had brewed at the local markets. Poachers supplemented their family’s meals by trapping game, risking severe punishment if caught. Also featured are the blacksmith and the miller whose skills underpinned the rural communities.
Pioneering businesses, such as the canners Beaulahs and Lin-Can, provided employment for local families. Archive film of the full canning process in the 1960s is featured. The factory’s fieldsman is seen making the necessary quality checks on the carrots and strawberries before they were harvested and transported to the factory. It was a precision operation with every effort made to ensure the produce was canned at its freshest.
Many other rural traditions were enjoyed by the men and women. As the fen land froze over, workers would put on skates and compete for prizes by racing each other on the ice. The seasons of the year were marked and celebrated with events like Plough Monday and the harvest festival, which signified the end of the agricultural year.
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Primetime Video have released Part Four of the Restoration series of DVDs – covering the complete rebuild of the amazing Vulcan Bomber. The Vulcan to the Sky team have been on a tremendous journey battling to return Vulcan XH558 to the skies. That goal was realised on October the 18th, 2007 when this iconic cold war bomber took it’s first post-restoration flight. After such an intense period of restoration, spanning three years, the technicians returned once again to Bruntingthorpe to continue with the flight test programme.
The 2009 catalogue is being posted to all our customers right now. If you would like to be added to our database then please 
LAND OF TRADITION
