1973: How STEEPLEJACKS See the World | Look Stranger | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive

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Dave Dawson and Pete Thompson are Somerset steeplejacks. For them, Truro Cathedral and Glastonbury Tor are jobs. A cathedral spire doesn't seem quite so elegant when worked on from two feet away and the world doesn't look quite the same when seen from 250 feet up above. Clip taken from Look Stranger: Jack's Eye View, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 6 June, 1973. 00:00 Introduction 02:39 Trusting your colleagues 03:41 Glastonbury factory chimney checkup 04:21 Laddering up a chimney 06:23 Chimney demolition, old brickworks Gillingham 10:46 Explosion and collapse 11:38 Finishing the laddering job 13:31 Glastonbury tor 14:50 Dave Dawson profile 16:50 Rennovating Truro Cathedral spire 21:01 Royal Navy helicopter replaces the cathedral weathervane 23:05 Credits You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive