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Canal Fishing on the Pole with Bob Nudd

Join Bob Nudd, MBE, for a master class in canal fishing on the pole. Combining the expertise of a four-times World Coarse Fishing Champion with the engaging and authoritative style which has made him a favourite, Bob lets you in on the advanced techniques you need to get the most from your canal pole fishing.

On the bank of the Grand Union Canal, Bob demonstrates expert tips to help you hook Roach and helps you discover how to use a running canal and boat traffic to your advantage.

Bob uses two different lines, and explains how to assemble the pole rig for each - including choosing hooks, lines, weights, floats and elastic. He reveals the secrets to plumbing the depth of the water, and the value of experimenting with different bait.
Mixing ground bait, working with squats, pinkies, maggots and cut worms, plus preparing and using hemp and tare - these are the techniques you need to master canal fishing on the pole.

Make sure you don't miss out on these top canal fishing tips from a real master of the sport.

Champion Phil Read

British racer Phil Read is undoubtedly one of the all time greats in the world of motorcycle sport. His command of motorcycles was supreme and his racing skills phenomenal. He rode against many other greats such as Mike Hailwood, Jim Redman, Barry Sheene, Giacomo Agostini and Bill Ivy. This video biography is a comprehensive tribute to a man whose reputation was never less than expressive. With excellent racing footage from the '60's, '70's and '80's, comments from Tommy Robb, Geoff Duke and other stars and interviews with Read himself, this is compelling viewing.

Champion Redman

Jim Redman M.B.E., is a true motorcycling legend who raced and lived life to the full, through that wonderful era of bike racing in the Sixties.

Charting his tremendous career, this video biography, from acclaimed producer David Wood, includes many of his great races and epic on-track battles. Jim tells his own story via a comprehensive interview - exclusive to this video - with BBC journalist Chris Carter, in which he talks about his phenomenal career including his TT victories and six world championships.

Interspersed throughout are superb shots of Redman in action and wheel-to-wheel with legends Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini, Phil Read and Bob McIntyre. Dramatic footage from the TT, Assen, Spa, the Sachsenring and short circuits (Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Thruxton etc) brings this great era alive. In addition to previously unpublished footage, there are many unique behind-the-scenes moments.

Known as a tough adversary both on and off the track, Jim Redman is one of THE names of motorcycling. Packed with wonderful memories, the glorious sounds of those 5 and 6 cylinder Hondas and all the atmosphere and camaraderie of racing in the Sixties, this is a magical video which truly reveals the enormous talent and charisma of the legendary Jim Redman.

Champion Agostini

The Champions series would be incomplete without the story of the Italian super-racer and fifteen times World Champion Giacomo Agostini.

Blessed with film star looks, charm and an innate talent for riding bikes, Agostini was never going to be an ordinary rider. In 1965 he signed up to ride Count Agusta’s magnificent MV machines, and his epic battles with Mike Hailwood’s Honda became the stuff of motorcycle legend. In 1974 Ago switched to Yamaha and the success continued. He was 500cc World Champion for seven years in succession (‘66-’72) and 350 Champion for another seven (‘68-’74). Both are records and are likely to remain so.

He took his sublime skills to the TT, riding 16 races, winning ten - all on MV Agustas. He completed a Senior/Junior double in 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1972 and was involved in the thrilling Diamond Jubilee battle with Hailwood.

This enthralling film captures the essence of a man who combined skill and courage with a magical touch for motorcycle riding; a man who never once fell seriously in his seventeen-year career; a man who simply could not stop winning. This is the story of Ago, a true champion.

Champion - Barry Briggs

Barry Briggs MBE is world famous, not only for his four World Speedway Championships, but also as the most prominent speedway personality in the history of the sport. In this definitive and exclusive video biography, which is available on DVD for the first time, ‘Briggo’ tells his own story to Mark Cross. It is illustrated using Barry’s personal archive, as well as rare TV and film archive material. Nothing is left out, from the early days when the racer was known as the ‘impetuous Kiwi who crashed a lot’, through to his four World titles and six British titles, the big Wembley crash of 1972 right up to recent Golden Greats rides. We also get a great insight into Briggo’s character and interests, which range from car racing and football to gold mining! Also features contributions from Ivan Maugher and Ove Fundin.

Special DVD extra: In a new interview with Bruce Cox, Barry reminisces about speedway in Europe, the USA and Japan, as well as talking about his equally-colourful life after retirement from racing.

Champion Sheene

Barry Sheene MBE was probably the most famous two-wheeled star to have ever come out of Britain.

The cheeky cockney was an inspiration to millions. There were other British champions who achieved more on the track, but the articulate, witty and confident ‘Bazza’ brought his successes to the attention of the British public – and they took him to their hearts. He was equally famous for overcoming his numerous crashes – at one time he had metal plates in both knees, 28 screws in his legs and a bolt in his left wrist!

Eminent motorcycle journalist Nick Harris narrates this superb DVD biography. In various interviews, Barry himself recalls most of the events he won between 1968 and 1984 including his 1976 and 1977 500cc World Championships and his 1973 FIM 750cc Championship.

The DVD features 45 minutes of extra footage, including the 1998 Assen Centennial and the Barry Sheene Memorial event at the 2003 Scarborough Gold Cup. There’s also footage of Bazza talking about his career on two, four and six wheels and putting the motorcycle world to rights! Plus: rare footage of the 1979 British GP, the 1981 Mallory Race of the Year and tributes from MCN’s Adam Duckworth and Matthew Birt.

This is the ultimate record of a true superstar.

Champion Fangio

The story of the 'Maestro' himself - Juan Manuel Fangio - one of the most successful racing drivers of all time.

Fangio was an 'unknown' when he arrived on the European Grand Prix circuits in 1948 from his native Argentina. But, in the next ten years, he was world champion racing driver five times. He drove for Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Maserati and Mercedes-Benz, where his partner in the legendary Silver Arrows team was Stirling Moss.

In this all-action film documentary, Fangio relives some his great victories at Silverstone and Spa, Reims and the Nurburgring, and in an exclusive interview tells Moss the story behind his kidnap in Cuba, his near fatal crash at Monza, and how he rates the risk of 1950s racing against modern Formula One. Following his death in July 1995, aged 84 this documentary is a fitting tribute to the great man.

"A definitive history of the great driver'"

Performance Car

DVD Extras

Fangio's Championship Cars: Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari. Maserati

Champion Jeff Smith

In an age where modern heroes are influencing a whole new generation, the achievements of Jeffrey Vincent Smith MBE remain unsurpassed. He is the world’s best ever all-round off-road competitor in motocross, trials and enduros.

Jeff began his career at the young age of 17 and competed when the sport was raw, risky and down-to-earth. Between 1953 and 1971 JVS won more national and international titles than any rider before or since. His achievements include two World Motocross Championships, two British Trials Championships, multiple British Experts Trial wins, four individual race wins in the Motocross des Nations and three ISDE Gold Medals. He became a household name and a favourite in the Sixties when motocross was a regular live feature on BBC Grandstand. When Britain pre-empted the world in the sport, Jeff was a leading light.

His story is one of continued success and is recounted here by Jeff himself who looks back over his remarkable career. Alongside the memories of former team mate and BSA competition manager Brian Martin, Jeff’s personal and often funny account is interspersed with terrific archive footage of trials and scrambles events from the 1950s and 1960s.

Champion Clark

Few names in motor racing history's hall of fame rank alongside that of Jim Clark. From 72 starts Clark won 27 Grands Prix - a success ratio only bettered by Fangio and Ascari - and he was World Champion driving Lotus cars in 1963 and 1965. He was also the first Briton to win the Indianapolis 500 race.

This is the full story on DVD featuring superb archive footage of an era which saw Clark do battle with Hill, Surtees and later fellow Scot and friend Jackie Stewart.

DVD features:

* First Formula Junior win at Oulton Park
* Grand Prix debut at 1960 Dutch GP
* Indianpolis 500 - 1963, 1964 and 1966
* Saloon Car Champion (with Ford Cortina)
* Stirling Moss pays tribute

DVD extras

* Clark's Grand Prix Cars
* Lotus 25 - Climax V8
* Lotus 33 - Climax V8
* Lotus 49 - Cosworth V8
* Southern Hemisphere successes

Champion Hailwood

Packed with golden memories, outstanding racing action and superb footage and interviews, you can now fully explore the life and career of the great Mike Hailwood - from winning three TTs in 1961 when he was just 21 years old, through 9 World Championship victories in the 1960s and onto his amazing return in the late 1970s.

There’s footage from every major stage of Mike's two and four-wheeled career as well as behind-the-scenes material from the Hailwood family archive. The programme also includes interviews with Mike filmed during his 20-year-career as well as tributes from other great riders including Woods, Duke, Read and Agostini.

Features a wide selection of bikes which Mike rode during his career, from the Honda RC145 125 Twin and th MV Agusta 350 Four, to the Seeley G50 Single and the Suzuki RG500 Four and additional action from memorable TT races, all of which contribute to the legendary status that Mike attained and commands even today.

This is a memorable tribute to one of the world's greatest motorcycle racers; a supreme competitor possessed of an extraordinary talent and a man universally admired both on and off the track.