Clarkson’s Farm
Discussion
Evanivitch said:
essayer said:
Did he really spend £3k uprighting that leaning tree?
Probably. Willow being literally the easiest tree to propagate...NDA said:
I used to have a few acres of damp woodland - in the high dry spots had lots of oak and hazel. The willows in the damp bits would fall and I'd leave them - they simply regrow from the fallen trunk.
Some riverbank regeneration projects are just sticking 30cm willow sticks in the ground and seeing what takes.Just finished watching it and really enjoyed it. I always thought there was a risk that the characters would begin to play up to their image as a result of their increasing popularity, which would spoil subsequent series, and whilst Kaleb came close to that at the start of the series he did settle down towards the end. I never watched Top Gear (with Hammond and May) as it wasn’t my thing, but enjoy Clarkson’s earlier work and journalism, and he really has created a gem with CF.
The builder reminds me of the character in Alan Partridge with the voice box (both in appearance and voice)…
The builder reminds me of the character in Alan Partridge with the voice box (both in appearance and voice)…
48k said:
The show will naturally run its course sooner than later. His somewhat magpie approach to farming has a limited lifespan - at some point he's going to run out of new animals to try and farm, new comedy accidents to have or machines to break, and new ways to p1ss off the council. Plus the characters are evolving in a way that becomes less interesting to the viewer - the original schtick was that he knew nothing about farming and everything about the world, and Kaleb knew everything about farming but had never left the bubble of Chadlington. Fast forward 4 years and Jeremy knows lots about farming and Kaleb has books out and a UK tour of "an evening with Kaleb" and is fast losing that "naive yokel" image. The show probably has a shorter shelf life than his nettle soup.
Yes, it definitely has a shelf life but so far it's been excellent entertainment. Hopefully he'll have the sense to wrap up the show when it's still good and it won't just linger on, getting increasingly stale, like CHM Top Gear did.It really is an example of how smart Clarkson is at making TV - I would have said the chances of a semi-scripted programme featuring him failing to farm successfully would have zero commercial appeal yet it's a true international smash hit for Amazon, just like the CHM Top Gear was for the BBC.
Also, I'd imagine from his personal point of view, the show has massively subsidised his otherwise economically unviable farm for a good few years. I'm guessing that the popularity of the farm shop/food vans will generate income for a few years afterwards too.
lancslad58 said:
Clarksons Farm, as far as I'm concerned its a great blend of humour and education.
If you're interested in getting educated about the good/bad bits of farming, listen to Farming Today on Radio 4 every weekday at 5.45 in the morning or catch up on their podcast.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zdkd
Farming Today is usually really good. Worth waking up for but otherwise, obviously available on BBC Sounds. If you're interested in getting educated about the good/bad bits of farming, listen to Farming Today on Radio 4 every weekday at 5.45 in the morning or catch up on their podcast.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zdkd
p1stonhead said:
Pretty sure it all happened with Clarksons Meghan column?
Pretty sure they didn’t renew anything with him. I heard it on Smith and Sniff I think it was. But series 4 was already commissioned so that’ll be the last one.
Same with Grand Tour. Certain things were already agreed, but no more.
Why are you asking if you're pretty sure? Don't you know?Pretty sure they didn’t renew anything with him. I heard it on Smith and Sniff I think it was. But series 4 was already commissioned so that’ll be the last one.
Same with Grand Tour. Certain things were already agreed, but no more.
Never rely on the views of someone who makes a statement and puts a question mark after it.
Lucas Ayde said:
Yes, it definitely has a shelf life but so far it's been excellent entertainment. Hopefully he'll have the sense to wrap up the show when it's still good and it won't just linger on, getting increasingly stale, like CHM Top Gear did.
It really is an example of how smart Clarkson is at making TV - I would have said the chances of a semi-scripted programme featuring him failing to farm successfully would have zero commercial appeal yet it's a true international smash hit for Amazon, just like the CHM Top Gear was for the BBC.
Also, I'd imagine from his personal point of view, the show has massively subsidised his otherwise economically unviable farm for a good few years. I'm guessing that the popularity of the farm shop/food vans will generate income for a few years afterwards too.
I think the relative success of the trio's solo work tells quite a story. Clarkson (and Wilman, who is involved AIUI in at least the editing of CF) are great storytellers. Hammond's garage seems altogether less successful (and stuck on a relative streaming backwater). May's travelogues are harmless, but surprisingly lightweight and rather unsatisfying.It really is an example of how smart Clarkson is at making TV - I would have said the chances of a semi-scripted programme featuring him failing to farm successfully would have zero commercial appeal yet it's a true international smash hit for Amazon, just like the CHM Top Gear was for the BBC.
Also, I'd imagine from his personal point of view, the show has massively subsidised his otherwise economically unviable farm for a good few years. I'm guessing that the popularity of the farm shop/food vans will generate income for a few years afterwards too.
Doofus said:
Acorn1 said:
Just finished, I thought it was great again.
I must admit the name of the Mustard made me laugh far more than it should have
I think his product names are peurile, and that if it was anyone else, they wouldn't sell.I must admit the name of the Mustard made me laugh far more than it should have
It’s his ‘thing’, it was puerile with ‘cow juice’. Oh well, the programme is excellent.
Read this article, this morning:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
dukeboy749r said:
Read this article, this morning:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
If the local council hadn’t been so anti Clarkson, it may never had happened. The law of unintended consequences at work. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
dukeboy749r said:
Read this article, this morning:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
That's incredibly good news, good to see common sense prevail once in a whilehttps://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
Smollet said:
If the local council hadn’t been so anti Clarkson, it may never had happened. The law of unintended consequences at work.
I expect it will become very much harder for Farmers to put up new buildings in the near future. Otherwise a canny farmer might be on the phone already getting quotes for a dozen 12x6m double-storey barns to be erected in a small cul-de-sac pattern in the corner of an awkwardly shaped field next to any main road his land abuts.48k said:
Smollet said:
dukeboy749r said:
Read this article, this morning:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
If the local council hadn’t been so anti Clarkson, it may never had happened. The law of unintended consequences at work. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
Sway said:
48k said:
Smollet said:
dukeboy749r said:
Read this article, this morning:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
If the local council hadn’t been so anti Clarkson, it may never had happened. The law of unintended consequences at work. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/planning-rules...
Well done! If all he had done was achieved this - what a positive impact for farmers.
The subject in the linked news story is about farmers using Permitted Development rights to convert existing buildings in to another use. Clarkson put in planning permission to convert the Lowland Barn in to a restaurant. The Council rejected it. He then went in to a "grey area" (his words) by using Permitted Development rights to convert the Lowland Barn in to a restaurant anyway, digging the track at night etc etc. The Council issued an enforcement notice to return the Lowland Barn to as it was. Clarkson appealed and a planning inspector had to investigate and adjudicate. The planning inspector upheld the Council's decision that PD rights could not apply in that situation and the restaurant was not allowed, and the Lowland Barn had to be returned to "as was".
What the planning inspector did find in Clarksons favour was regarding the enforcement notice about the farm shop and car park. But that is nothing to do with Permitted Development rights and the subject of that news story being linked.
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