[dude]

Did anyone else watch this on BBC Four yesterday

All I can say is God rest his soul that was one of the best pieces of television i've seen in years!

The Wrecking Season
After seeing this film, stepping onto a beach may never be the same again.

Until his early and untimely death just a few weeks ago, playwright, beachcomber and lobsterman, Nick Darke lived on Cornwall's rugged and beautiful North Coast. He came from a long line of seafarers and he still practised the right of wrecking, an ancient pastime that intriguingly put him in touch, through phone calls and the internet, with fishermen and oceanographers round the world.

This hauntingly beautiful film, photographed by Nick's artist wife, Jane, and using atmospheric and evocative film archive shot by his father, captures a unique portrait of his daily work as he combed the wild seashore for the wonderful hardwoods, exotic sea beans, fishing paraphernalia and fascinating artefacts deposited on Cornwall's beaches by the oceans long haul drift.

Its an up lifting tribute to a remarkable man.

It just makes me wanna move to Cornwall even more now. Nick seemed like a top bloke and I would of loved to have met him

[ivanmcp]

Oh, I wish I saw that. It sounds like a great program.

It is available to buy from http://www.thewreckingseason.com/ at @ £14.99.

[Stormrider]

I wish i had seen the programe aswell.But i hope BBC 4 will repeat it,as they sometimes do.

And thanks for the link Ivan.

I have to say though,i was a bit confused at first.As i thought you were talking about the musician " Nick Drake ".