Page 1 - my travels in time.....
England
1983 and back to the UK for a new (old) job - and lots of Shows doing the 'Dr Ford ' act...
Malta
1984 and leaning on a 4,800 year old rock - the Ggantija neolithic temples of Gozo
Halifax
Hard at work In the laboratory inventing new products....
Morroco
On a camel, of course
- a 1984 visit
Canada
1985 and my 51st birthday spent by
this Totem Pole in Vancouver, BC.
1985 and my 51st birthday spent by
this Totem Pole in Vancouver, BC.
Politics in 1987
Trying out the Speaker's Chair
(long story....)
Trying out the Speaker's Chair
(long story....)
1989 and another American tour - here I am lecturing in Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida
...and then back home for more lectures,
this one at London Zoo
this one at London Zoo
More 1989 - Back to Florida again....
Lectures in Jacksonville, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa.......etc...
TV work in the 90s
Here I am being interviewed for ITV's
'Pets & People'...there were quite a
few of these which involved travelling
to London or Manchester TV studios
Here I am being interviewed for ITV's
'Pets & People'...there were quite a
few of these which involved travelling
to London or Manchester TV studios
More 1991 Travels
Promotional lectures
in Barcelona and Madrid
- part Spanish, part English!
Promotional lectures
in Barcelona and Madrid
- part Spanish, part English!
1992 Lectures
Lots of these...here I am
lecturing in Earls Court
at The Pet Show, being
introduced by a TV star
and a python.....
Lots of these...here I am
lecturing in Earls Court
at The Pet Show, being
introduced by a TV star
and a python.....
Back to Spain
'92 also saw us have another business trip to Spain and so we had a meal at our most favorite cafe in the all the world - the Compton in Porrino, Galicia, Espana
'92 also saw us have another business trip to Spain and so we had a meal at our most favorite cafe in the all the world - the Compton in Porrino, Galicia, Espana
Snorkeling on the
Great Barrier Reef
during 1993 - fantastic!
Great Barrier Reef
during 1993 - fantastic!
Also in 1993 -Surfing on
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
(not very well - it is much harder than it looks on TV!)
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
(not very well - it is much harder than it looks on TV!)
....and more snorkeling
This was in Madeira 1994 in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean. Nice fish!
This was in Madeira 1994 in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean. Nice fish!
Dave without Dot Show!
1994 saw a tour of all the BBC local radio stations with a phone-in advice programme on fishkeeping - this was BBC Essex.
1994 saw a tour of all the BBC local radio stations with a phone-in advice programme on fishkeeping - this was BBC Essex.