The Great Dorset Steam Fair Official DVDs

 Dorset Born and Dorset Bred Michael Oliver MBE DVD                       

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Seldom has the term 'a legend in his own lifetime' been more accurately applied than to Michael Oliver.

Here that lifetime is recalled in interviews with the people who knew him best, his friends and family. They tell the story not just of the man who from nothing created the greatest steam fair in the world, but of the family man as well.

Photographs kindly made available by the Oliver family and friends together with the archive of video and photographic material produced and collected over more than 40 years by Helmut and Jonathan Eckardt, help illustrate the life and times of Michael Oliver MBE with, of course many appearances by, and words from the man himself.

£15

2011 Great Dorset Steam Fair DVD

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Is the essential guide to the 43rd Great Dorset Steam Fair.                                      

Introduced and narrated by Paul Appleton, founding Publisher of Old Glory magazine, the 2011 DVD show programme features a selection of interviews with exhibit owners and expert commentary by Malcolm Fleet, David Milton and John Collins. Music throughout the production is from the 118 Key Verbeeck organ Victory.

 Programme Features

• Steam Engines roading and hauling along the A354 Salisbury to Blandford road

• The haulage load arriving at the show

• How T’wer Done in Granfers Day

• Vintage tractors at work on the land

• The first GDSF appearance in steam for Burrell Crane Locomotive Joe Chamberlain

• Steam Ploughing & Threshing

• Tractor Pulling & Monster Trucks

• The Kelders' Family triple organ display

• Commercial & Military vehicles including diesel heavy haulage and a special record breaking attempt by 6 Diamond T vehicles.

• Cars & Motorcycles

• The new Model Railway Exhibition Marquee

• Road Rollers, Steam Tractors, Traction Engines, Wagons & Haulage locomotives in the “Play Pen”

• Heavy Plant

• The Fairground after dark with the Showman’s Engine line

£19.95 

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2010 Great Dorset Steam Fair DVD

Is the essential guide to the 42nd Great Dorset Steam Fair - the finest gathering of vintage vehicles in the world.

Introduced and narrated by Paul Appleton, founding Publisher of Old Glory magazine this 210 minute programme features a selection of interviews with exhibit owners and expert commentary by Malcolm Fleet, David Milton and John Collins.

Programme Features

The Mclaren Gathering

The 2010 show staged the world's biggest ever gathering of Mclaren Engines and we have extensive footage of this amazing event.

• A behind the scenes look at the show as it comes together

• The main haulage loads being drawn onto site

• Stationary Engines

• Vintage Tractors & Tractor Pulling

• Commercial & Military Vehicles incluiding Diesel Heavy Haulage

• Working Steam incluiding Threshing, Wood Sawing, Ploughing and Road Making

• The Michael Oliver memorial service and tribute

• Cycles, Motorcycles and Cars

• Collections, Models and Crafts

• Heavy Plant

• Miniature Steam

• Steam Heavy Haulage

• Showmans Engines and the Fairground

£19.95 

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2009 Great Dorset Steam Fair DVD

Is the essential guide to the 2009 event. Within this superb video presentation you will find over three hours of the highest quality professionally filmed material helping to capture the unique mix of the nostalgia, sights and sounds of our fair.

The 2009 progamme is being presented by Jerry Thurston of Channel 4's highly acclaimed Salvage Squad programme and features all the highlights of the 2009 show.

Steam - Showman's, Ploughing, Road Making, Woodsawing and many of the related exhibits and demonstrations.

Agricultural - Static and Working Tractors, Heavy Horses, Horticultural.

Road Vehicles - Vintage Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Diesel Heavy Haulage and Military.

Fair Organs and Dancing shows.

Build up to the 2009 event.

Plus many more of the thousands of exhibits at the show.

£19.95 

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2008 40th Anniversary Great Dorset Steam Fair DVD

The essential guide to last year's (2008) 40th Great Dorset Steam Fair - good weather and a mind boggling array of exhibits helped to create perfect filming conditions for Jonathan Eckardt and his team of professional camera & sound people.
A specially produced DVD with extended coverage to celebrate the 40th Anniversary Show to include several films on one DVD - which you can select from a menu list at the beginning of the DVD.

• The Great Dorset Steam Fair 2008 - This is a general coverage of the 2008 show in the usual style - of the wide variety of exhibits, ranging from working steam, organs, tractors, vintage vehicles, heavy horses, collections, displays, the main steam arena, the old time fair and many working sections etc.
  Running time 2 hrs approx.
• The 1969 40th Anniversary Re-creation Section - To celebrate the 40th Anniversary Stephen Hubbuck approached the organisers of the Great Dorset with the idea of re-creating the very first "Great Working of Steam Engines". The result was a wonderfully nostalgic trip down memory lane to how rallies used to be. Very well received by the crowds of people that visited this marvellous section - many calling for it to be put on again! - This film uses a mix of interviews, commentary, footage taken in 2008 and Helmut Eckardt's 1969 black and white photographs.
  Running time 35 mins approx.
• Steam Heavy Haulage Road Run - Two weeks before the Show a spectacular steam road run took place. This was organised by Dave Allen the section leader of the heavy haulage. Involving three engines hauling the Pickford's low loader trailer plus a support engine on a 20 mile journey from Henstridge to the Steam Fair showground - negotiating narrow bridges and a number of hills on the way.
  Running time 22 mins approx
• Massey Ferguson 50th Anniversary - To commemorate Massey Harris joining forces with Ferguson 50 years ago to create Massey Ferguson, this special section charts development from the famous "Grey Fergi" through the Red/Grey tractors such as the MF35 and 135 to today's world leading products. This film gives an in depth view of this first class section.
  Running time 20 mins approx.
• The build of of the 2008 show - Follows the teams of staff and workers from the first day they gain access to the showground, to give a real insight into the work that goes on even through bouts of atrocious weather to provide the facilities and services which are essential to the show.
  Running time 23 mins approx.
• The Human Angle by John Collins - A collection of human interest stories and interviews from the 2008 event.
  Running time 22 mins approx.

Commentary by David Milton, Malcolm Fleet and John Collins.
Filmed by Jonathan & Helmut Eckardt, Philip & Jennifer Biggs
With special contributions from John Collins, Carol Cooper, Bert Ferrone, Simon Granger and Roger Hamlin - for use in the film only - all rights reserved.
Steam Area and MF Anniversary sound by Gordon Thomson.
Edited and produced by Jonathan Eckardt.

We would like to thank the various fair organ owners who allowed us to use their music within this programme and all the staff and exhibitors for their help and cooperation.

£24.95

2007 Great Dorset Steam Fair DVD