Fred Dibnah

Fred Dibnah

Frederick "Fred" Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), born in Bolton, was an English steeplejack and eccentric with a keen interest in mechanical engineering who became a cult television personality. Dibnah was born in a country which then relied heavily upon coal to fuel its industry. As a child he was fascinated by the steam engines which powered the many textile mills in Bolton, but he paid particular attention to chimneys and the men who worked on them. He began his working life as a joiner, before becoming a steeplejack. From age 22, he served for two years in the armed forces, as part of his national service. Once demobilised, he returned to steeplejacking but met with limited success until he was asked to repair Bolton's parish church. The resulting publicity provided a welcome boost to his business, ensuring he was almost never out of work. In 1978, while making repairs to Bolton Town Hall, Dibnah was filmed by a regional BBC news crew. The BBC then commissioned an award-winning documentary, which followed the rough-hewn steeplejack as he worked on chimneys, interacted with his family and talked about his favourite hobby—steam. His Lancastrian manner and gentle, self-taught philosophical outlook, proved popular with viewers and he featured in a number of television programmes. Toward the end of his life, the decline of Britain's industry was mirrored by a decline in his steeplejacking business and Dibnah increasingly came to rely on after-dinner speaking for his income. In 1998, he presented a programme on Britain's industrial history and went on to present a number of series, largely concerned with theIndustrial Revolution and its mechanical and architectural legacy. He died from cancer in November 2004, aged 66. He is survived by his five children from three marriages.

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  • Белгилүү: Acting
  • Туулган күн: 1938-04-29
  • Туулган жери: Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
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Fred Dibnah Фильмдер

  • 1991
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    Fred Dibnah's Getting Steamed Up

    Fred Dibnah's Getting Steamed Up

    10 1991 HD

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  • 1979
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    Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack

    Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack

    7 1979 HD

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  • 2004
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    Dig with Dibnah

    Dig with Dibnah

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Fred Dibnah's The Ups and Downs of Chimneys

    Fred Dibnah's The Ups and Downs of Chimneys

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Fred Dibnah's The Ups and Downs of Chimneys

    Fred Dibnah's The Ups and Downs of Chimneys

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2003
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    Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

    Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1999
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    Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age

    Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age

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  • 2005
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    Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

    Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

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  • 2006
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    Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

    Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Fred Dibnah Story

    The Fred Dibnah Story

    1 1996 HD

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  • 2008
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    Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection

    Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection

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  • 2001
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    Fred Dibnah's Victorian Heroes

    Fred Dibnah's Victorian Heroes

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  • 1982
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    Fred

    Fred

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  • 2000
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    Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

    Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

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  • 2002
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    Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

    Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

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  • 2004
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    Dig With Dibnah

    Dig With Dibnah

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1979
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    Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack

    Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack

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  • 1994
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    Life With Fred

    Life With Fred

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  • 1987
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    A Year With Fred

    A Year With Fred

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  • 1970
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    A Year With Fred

    A Year With Fred

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  • 1970
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    A Year With Fred

    A Year With Fred

    1 1970 HD

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