First viewed : Uncertain
This unusual Channel 4 chat show was made by Gallus Besom, a production company set up by Muriel Gray after making her name on The Tube and The Media Show. The fresh spin was that Muriel, a keen rambler, would interview her subjects whilst on the move in a location that meant something to the subject.
The series kicked off on 21 November 1989 with Muriel talking to former miners leader Arthur Scargill. That is the one I remember but I have the nagging feeling I saw it on a Saturday mid-morning repeat in 1990 rather than on a Friday evening.
Muriel and Arthur went for a walk in Worsbrough Dale near his base in Barnsley. It was a very amicable encounter and what struck me was how conservative he was on subjects other than economics. The way they were following had been laid out with interpretive panels and exhibits explaining the industrial history of the area. Scargill demonstrated a Fred Dibnah-like enthusiasm for this and was having none of it when Gray sounded a sceptical note ( no doubt derived from Robert Hewison ) about the value of the heritage industry.
I think there was only one series.
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