3rd March Walking with Bill

The other day TOM and I used catch up TV to watch the first the first episode of Perfect Pub Walks with Bill Bailey on Channel 4 (or maybe it was More4 or Four+ or even 4Extra) 

Anyway the first episode was one close to home as it was set in three locations in the Peak District that we were familiar with, and also featured Alan Davies, who we both like to watch on QI. We have both also read the book written by Alan that was referenced in the program.

An unexpected bonus was that it's also given us the location for a summer trip our for tea at one of the pubs featured at the end of one of the walks, although I am not telling you all which one in order to ensure we can grab a free table with a view.

Anyway, the point of the program is that men as a rule tend not to be very good at talking about 'stuff'' that is bothering them. The recent springing up of groups like Men in Sheds and BOB (Bottled Up Blokes) has provided a space, usually incorporating an activity, around and through which men have the space to talk to other men about 'stuff'. 

Bill Bailey believes walking is a similar activity that can help men improve not just their physical health but also their mental health and wellbeing. In a way running does that for me although I am still not able to run and chat at the same time, that is a work in progress.

That however is not the point of this blog; the point is the beautiful soundtrack that accompanied the program. I had no idea who it was only that it was lovely. And so I waited patiently for the end of the program to check the credit titles only for catch up TV to jump to the start of the second episode before said credits had reached the end.Uhm.

I then earched the interweb for program details but couldn't find anything. Thankfully I was able to replay a little bit of the program and then by typing the opening lyrics of a couple of the songs into a search engine discover that the artist was in fact Tom Rosenthal (who I had never heard of) All of which might seem a lot of hard work but just sit back and listen to the end result which was well worth the effort.

This is Tom Rosenthal with the beautiful 'About the weather'

Take me on an adventureLet it be a golden oneI don't know much about the weatherSo meet me in the morning sun


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