Southern Gold (24 May 1993)

A look at some of the South's countrymen and women with Jack Hargreaves.

Southern Gold (13 March 1994).

Includes a final specially filmed mini-edition of Out of Town. Jack sadly passed away the very evening this programme was first transmitted.

A tribute to Jack Hargreaves presented by Fred Dineage (28 March 1994)

Go! Learning to Fish. (29 November 1965)

A documentary about children learning to fish with Jack Hargreaves. It was selected to represent Britain at the 1966 Internation Festival of Documentary Films in Venice.

Summer in Kite's Country. A rarity from Ollie Kite, who worked alongside Jack Hargreaves in the mid 1960's and who made similar programmes. This 1966 programme won Southern Television a diploma of merit in the National Festival of Nature Films for " the most original treatment".

Living with a Dog. Jack Hargreaves narrates and appears in this information film about dogs and their long association with man

A Yorkshire Childhood. (7 November 1980) A look at Jack's early influences shot on location in 1980 to celebrate his 21 years of continuous broadcasting on Southern.

The Ocean Racers (10 August 1966).

A Southern Television documentary which follows the skipper and crew of Zulu as she competes in the 1965 Fastnet Race.

In 1972 Jack, who was always keen to use different media to present information to his audience, recorded "Know Your Fish" on long play vinyl. In 1977 he recorded three similar LP's based on popular themes from Out of Town on television - "Know Your Dog", "Know Your Pony" and "Country Walking".

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Coarse Fishing / Yerro's Operation

A River for All Seasons / Bass Fishing

Pebbles / Tidal Mill

Chalk Hills / Chalk Springs / Stagecoach

Gean Tree Furniture / Southern Television Sea Angling Championships

Garden Competition / Dry Fly Fishing

Model Making / Teaching Fly Fishing Techniques

The Theft of the Countryside / Fell Ponies

Heavy Horses / Fly Fishing in June

Gypsy Caravans / Fishing for Pollock

Out of Town 21st Anniversary Programme

Sheep Farming / Bite Indicators

Into the Past at Appleby Fair / Private Rivers

Fishing for Barbel / Ferrets

Pigeon Decoy / Fishing with a Dog Knobbler

Freeze Branding / Perch Fishing

Pony Riding - Next Generation Wild and Cottage Gardens - Sheep Fair - Barbel

Pannage - Dry Fly Fishing on the River Test

Wheels - Grayling Fishing

Sheep Dogs - Guns

Multiplier Reel Casting - Hounds

Corn Threshing - Eden Vale

Blackmore Vale - Breeding Lurchers

Annual Agricultural Show - Pheasant Shooting

Cattle dog - Clocks (Previously Unreleased)

Old Railway Line - Cloudburst at the Agricultural Show

Pigeons - Fishing for Next To Nothing

Fishing for Minnows - Kingfishers - Corn Flail

Summer Fishing - Village Fair

Fish Hooks - Gardening Earthworm Farm

Southern Fishing Competition In Ireland - Rabbit Catching

Observing The Country - Working Dog Show

Saving The Countryside - Going to Market

Sheep Farming - Centenarian Angler

Parsonage Down - English Culture

Appleby Fair / Ramming Time.

Jack Hargreaves visits the Romany horse fair at Appleby & visits Sturminster Newton in Dorset at ramming time.

New Forest Point-to-Point / Apple Grafting.

Jack attends a Boxing Day point-to-point meeting in the New Forest. Jack goes to West Sussex College of Agriculture & Horticulture to watch students being instructed in apple grafting..

Kingfishers / Model Carts.

Jack presents the fascinating story of a man who rescued a brood of baby kingfishers, teaching them to fish for themselves. Jack examines a collection of scale model carts.

Sheep Shearing / Sea Bream.

Sheep Shearing & Sea Bream Jack visits the high downs of Dorset in May to see an international sheep shearing gang at work. Jack takes to the sea with in-shore fishermen to fish for black bream.

Sweetheart Story / Tyring a Cart.

Jack visits a country house on the Berkshire downs and explores the secrets it contains. Jack needs to refurbish the wheels of a cart and visits some craftsman for them to display their expert skills.

Farm Sale / Fishing in a Gale / Forest Fire.

Jack attends the sale of a farm which has been owned by the same family for generations. Jack avoids a tea party by going fishing in windy conditions with the tree tops stirring. It’s 1976 and Jack surveys the damage of the summer drought and the legacy of gorse and forest fires.

Market Day / Minnow Trap / Lobster Boat. This film tells the story of a country market in Ringwood in Hampshire as Jack surveys the livestock and is tempted by the fresh farm produce on offer. Jack uses a minnow trap to identify the species of fish leaping from a weir. Jack is on board a lobster boat as it sets out to drop 40 baited pots into the ocean.

Iron Ponds / Lobster Breeding.

Jack visits the countryside around Tenterden in Kent where some ponds are located which were formed when old iron mine workings subsided. Jack is on the north coast of Kent visiting a research station. The programme takes a look at how a lobster breeds and sheds a tight shell for a new one.

Romney Marsh / Pumpkins. Jack makes a visit to Romney Marsh in Kent to fish and attempt to photograph a flying frog. Jack explores a kitchen garden abundant with vegetables as a village prepares for the great pumpkin day competition.

Lambing / Mayfly.

The lambing season is captured during a long day on high ground near Sturminster Newton in Dorset. This film shows Jack angling during a mayfly hatch and the short life cycle of the mayfly.

Mole Catcher / High School Rider.

This film captures the exploits of an expert mole catcher as he sets about his business in a pasture. In this film, Jack examines the once noble art of Haute Ecole which produces the modern era dressage horse as Mrs. Mac puts Sorrel through his paces.

Rake Maker / Stagecoach.

Old country skills are on show in this film which depicts the proper use of the draw knife. A foot operated vice and other old tools made by an old craftsman are also featured. An American cowboy buys pinto horses in the New Forest in Hampshire and Jack is on hand to see them in harness with a western stagecoach.

Bee Skips / Pheasant Shooting. A film showing how an elderly craftsman made bee-skips from brambles. The country pastime of pheasant shooting is the central theme of this film.

Tidal Mill / Ice Fishing.

A look at a working tidal mill in Eling, near Southampton, in Hampshire. Fishing in freezing conditions is captured by Jack’s cameras in this film.

Fly-Casting / The Log Splitter.

Jack’s love of fly casting is clearly evident in this film. This film explores how a tractor powered attachment was used to split logs.

The Hidden Stream / Deer Shoot.

Jack fights through the undergrowth to fish from a hidden stream, with a water rat for company. A film from a bygone era as a shoot is conducted to cull deer.

The Shooting Master.

Jack visits a training range to meet The Shooting Master and experience his remarkable skills.

British Finches / Yerro's Operation.

British finches are shown in abundance in this film which looks at the breeding of birds and the bird men who specialize in them. Jack hires a veterinary team to deal with his noisy donkey, Yerro. After a tricky operation, expertly carried out, Yerro is back on his feet and Jack is happy with his donkey.

Stour River.

In this episode of Out Of Town Jack profiles the Dorset river in all seasons, and during a serious flood.

Hacienda / Bullfight.

Jack is in southern Spain to look at the training and work of horses from the region. More adventures in southern Spain with Jack Hargreaves.

Housebuilding / Trout & Grayling.

Jack takes a look at the materials and methods used in house building in previous generations. Jack is in his element with rod in hand fishing from the riverbank.

Freeze Branding / Cider Making.

Jack Hargreaves takes a look at how frozen carbon dioxide gas (dry ice) was introduced to brand horses. Jack goes to see the primitive, yet potent, process of cider making using a back garden press.

Trammel Nets / The Coach Builder.

Jack explores the pros and cons of using multi layered trammel nets. Jack is in Kent where coach building – and the skill of wooden carriage wheel manufacturing – is investigated.

Big Skate / Pannage.

Jack visits members of an angling club in the Shetlands in search of skate. Jack is in the New Forest for the pannage season when pigs are turned out for fattening before slaughter and salting for the winter.

Cod Fishing / Centenarian Angler.

The cold seas of winter have brought cod to the seas off the south coast of England. Jack investigates by joining the crew of the Bulldog from Ramsgate. Jack joins a 100 year old man who achieves a dream when he embarks on a successful fly fishing expedition.

Charcoal Burners / Pigeon Shooting.

Jack takes a close look at charcoal making the traditional way. Jack sets off on a pigeon shoot only to discover one of the largest flocks of wood pigeons he has ever seen.

Long Distance Ride

Jack is on hand to witness this test of endurance for horse and rider.

Brick Making / Stonehenge