Tag: Horses

28 DEC

David Jason on filming ‘uncomfortable’ Only Fools and Horses scenes: ‘No affection for it’

Sir David, 80, continues to hold the legacy of playing wheeler and dealer Del Boy on Only Fools and Horses, a role he held intermittently for the best part of 33 years. The actor starred alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst, 59, who played his character’s younger brother Rodney Trotter. In the iconic BBC sitcom, the pair were […]

25 NOV

BBC blasted by John Challis for CENSORING Only Fools and Horses ‘you can’t say anything!’

TV legend John Challis criticised plans to censor classic British sitcoms like Only Fools and Horses for being “offensive” to modern audiences. British streaming service Britbox – a subscription service led by the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 – was launched earlier this month. However, its decision to “censor” and attach sensitivity warnings to shows […]

11 DEC

‘Leaping out of the grave’: Rare Iron Age chariot with horses is an ‘unparalleled’ find

Archaeologists have uncovered a “spectacular” Iron Age chariot, two horses, and man buried as though they were ready to take off, in an area in Yorkshire where a different chariot was discovered last year. The amazing discovery was found in an Iron Age grave in a building site in Pocklington by MAP Archaeological Practice. “This […]

06 AUG

SOS! Save our shire horses

A beautiful image of shire horses from Paul Stewart’s book The Last Herd (Image: PAUL STEWART) Sadly today they are in danger of extinction. We all have a pleasing image of a heavy horse. Whether it’s providing the muscle for the ploughman before – as poet Thomas Gray put it in Elegy Written In A […]

25 APR

Tribeca 2018: Patti Smith Rips Off the Roof With the Concert Doc ‘Horses’

“Can’t mess with a 69-year-old broad!” announces Patti Smith in her new concert film Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band, and though it’s a follow-up to rather a devastating burn on an audience member who dares holler “take it off” when she futzes with her vest (“Oh, yeah for you, right– honey, I got better […]

18 MAR

Mane Street: Rebellious horses create chaos on busy Atlanta highway (VIDEOS)

Motorists experienced a new meaning of the word “horsepower” after being forced to share the road with a group of cheeky equines that broke free from their farm. Their adventure was brought to an end by their owners and police. The 10 horses entered Highway 78 in Atlanta on Saturday, prompting confused motorists to drive […]

13 NOV

Reliant three-wheel van driven by Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses fetches almost £42,000

The instantly recognisable motor was used in the 2001 episode ‘If They Could See Us Now’ of the classic sitcom when Del and Rodney had become millionaires. The 1968 Reliant Regal van was bought by the BBC who painted it yellow and installed the Trotters Independent Traders sign on it. It was fitted with a […]