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    Recently there was long thread about the BCA. I can now post possible answers to some of the questions, such as "Why is the BCA still raising membership prices when there is a significant amount still left in its coffers?"

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    The Chamber - Film Finally Released... :-)

    Finally got round to releasing my film about the discovery and exploration of Sarawak Chamber in Mulu. Dave Checkley, Andy Eavis and Tony White found what is still the worlds biggest cave chamber (by floor area) back in 1980 and I took them back there in 2012 to retell the story of its...
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    Wookey Hole Open Again for Cave Diving

    Wookey Hole is now reopen for diving again following the show caves work to mine a tunnel from Chamber 9 through to Chamber 20.  The tunnel is now completed and Chamber 20 open to the public. Access is through the usual system of booking with Dany Bradshaw and then signing in at the caves. ...
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    Mulu Film Premiere and talk at ShAFF

    My Mulu film, 'The Chamber' is finally finished and will be premiered at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival along with a talk about making the film on the evening of Friday 4th April.  The film will also then be show during various festival sessions throughout the weekend. I showed a 10...
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    Dales filming location

    Looking for the impossible dales filming location for an interview I need to film underground this coming weekend in the Dales. Need a location close to the road or easy access as production company wants to use lots of toys...  Jib crane etc... Rest of the crew aren't cavers so nothing...
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    Looking for a book on Sarawak & Sabah Caves

    Hi there, Would any of you book collectors out there have a copy of 'The Geology of Sarawak and Sabah Caves' by Gerald Wilford published in1964. It contains some of the first references to Mulu caves and I'd like to take a look at a copy as research for the Mulu film I'm currently working on...
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    Looking for cave/mine related short story for film project

    Hi there, I'm looking for original short stories for a potential future film project. Its just an idea at this stage as i already have a couple of documentary projects in the pipeline but I'm looking for stories that are cave, mine or other underground realm based. They could be entirely...
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    Shameless Plug for my new film!!

    OK so theres not a scrap of caving in it but in a shameless plug I just released a new film on DVD. 'To Save The Whale'  ;D Its a project I've been working on for the last few years following the Greenpeace Anti Whaling Campaigns in the Antarctic. Its not the sensationalist garbage produced by...
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