Out of Town with Jack Hargreaves, an interview with Simon

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In this episode we discover how Jack got into TV and honed his skills to develop his famously warm, natural and intimate way of presenting. Simon explains how Jack created Out of Town, the TV series that ran throughout the sixties and seventies. He speaks about Jack’s perspectives on fishing and the importance of patience when being outdoors, also about the art of contemplation, of deliberately taking one’s time to savour things and reflect upon them – both are central to the character of Jack’s bro

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