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Ray Mears (born 1964) is a British author and TV presenter on the subject of bushcraft and survival techniques. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
An author is any person(s) or entity(s) that originates and assumes responsibility for an expression or communication. ...
A television presenter is a British term for a celebrity who is best known for introducing or appearing in television programmes. ...
Bushcraft is, to a certain extent a version of what have always been called survival skills. ...
Survival techniques help one to survive dangerous situations. ...
Ray grew up in Southern England on the North Downs, where he discovered a countryside abundant with wildlife. He learned to track foxes into the forest at a young age. Young Ray wanted to be able to sleep out on the trail, yet was unable to afford camping equipment; he resorted to setting up camp using his surroundings.
Mears founded Woodlore, School of Wilderness Bushcraft, in 1983. The company, which will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2008, has since expanded to running UK and overseas courses on the subject of Bushcraft, as well as stocking outdoor equipment and clothing in their online shop.
Mears' The Survival Handbook was published in 1990, and his first TV appearance was in 1993 in the BBC2 series Tracks. In his recent 'Wild Food' series, Mears has been working alongside University College London's Professor of Archaeobotany, Gordon Hillman. BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and...
TV programmes
Series: - Wild Tracks - BBC (1994)
- Tracks - BBC (1994 - 1997)
- Ray Mears' World of Survival - BBC and Discovery Civilization Channel (1997 - 2002)
- Country Tracks - BBC (1998)
- The Essential Guide to Rocks - BBC Education (1998)
- Ray Mears' Extreme Survival - BBC (1999 - 2002)
- Ray Mears' Country Tracks - BBC (2002 - 2003)
- Ray Mears' Real Heroes of Telemark - BBC (2003)
- Ray Mears' Bushcraft - BBC (2004 - 2005)
- Ray Mears' Wild Food - 2007
Guest Appearances: Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. ...
- Blue Peter - BBC (03/03/2004, 03/11/2004)
- Trips Money Can't Buy (With actor Ewan McGregor) - BBC (2001)
- The Disco and Weatherman Show - BBC Education Channel (2006)
- The New Paul O'Grady Show - Channel 4 (11/01/2007)
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Books - The Survival Handbook (1990)
- The Outdoor Survival Handbook (1992)
- Ray Mears' World of Survival (1997)
- Bushcraft (2002)
- Essential Bushcraft (2003)
- The Real Heroes of Telemark: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Stop Hitler's Atomic Bomb (2003)
- Ray Mears' Bushcraft Survival (2005)
Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. ...
See also Grylls in a shot from Man vs. ...
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External links - Ray Mears' own web site
- Ray Mears @ IMDb
- Ray Mears at the BBC Programme Catalogue
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