Did You Like That? Fred Dibnah, In His Own Words av Don Haworth

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<p>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.<br><br><i>Did You Like That?</i> 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.<br><br>Told with true Northern grit, <i>Did You Like That?</i> 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 f