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paul
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FWIW, there is a list of films which Sid was involved with at http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/55273?view=credit
) Brilliant. Esp. the bits showing the night before at the Hill Inn. Brings back happy memories, esp. watching peeps squeezing through those wheels, lol. Always was a good night in there...steve Morley
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"The Underground Eiger" was a Yorkshire TV production which went out on 21st February 1979. The Yorkshire film Archive is putting the film onto the BFI Player sometime next year. I have just watched the film for the first time, and have only now learnt of the suicide of Oliver Statham later that year. It came as a big surprise because there was nothing in the film to indicate that Oliver (the Bear) was in anything other than a good frame of mind. It must have been awful for his girl friend, Anne Poole, who also features heavily in the programme. If anyone has any thoughts on what led Oliver to take his life I would like to hear them. Incidently, it seems form the film that his pottery workshop is in Skitpon, although elsewhere I have read that it was in Sedbergh. Has anyone got any information on this?
Possibly, once he'd achieved his underground/underwater Everest something very special, he looked over the other side and didn't see anywhere to go. Anything that followed couldn't be that special, at least to someone who may have had depression. Supposition of course but I have noticed a tendency to depression and suicide in cavers.
The "Underground Eiger" is a superb film and as an ex cave diver, I can only say that it encapsulates perfectly the joyous anarchy that used to reign in both caving and cave diving.
In contrast to the current sad situation that has pertained in both caving and cave diving, since Fish (in one can only imagine was a moment of madness)handed control of the CDG over to a civil servant!
In contrast to the current sad situation that has pertained in both caving and cave diving, since Fish (in one can only imagine was a moment of madness)handed control of the CDG over to a civil servant!
irnbru
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For those following this thread - that reference to BFI is now a reality and can be found below. User should note that one of the songs played during the sequence in the Hill Inn had to be removed for license reasons. Sid Perou has a copy of the film in his youtube page with everything entact.
Enjoy
https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-the-underground-eiger-1979-online
Enjoy
https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-the-underground-eiger-1979-online
jcarter5826
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Love all of sids films. Including the one on Lancaster featuring Jim Eyre. Speleogenesis is also good with interesting music. Think Geoff Yeadon did the underwater shots in it.
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Cantclimbtom
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Watch from 3:20 and you see a very healthy vigorous tree at Jingling hole, currently being discussed on another thread
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