Hopeful Traveller

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Avidly stepping out into a snowstorm
without leaving the building...
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Paul Baird
From firing range to fired by the BBC.
Paul 'The Assassin" Baird recounts the time he was fired by the BBC and found himself interviewed by a legend of Scottish broadcasting, William…
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Paul Baird
A clutch of pretty coloured press passes.
A band of veterans and two plucky programme makers cross the line on D Day.
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Are you faint-hearted?
Paul looks back on a time when only luck saved you from serious harm.
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The ID Card
The Police scrutinise Paul’s new ID card
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Paul Baird
Border TV’s answer to Mad Lizzie
From creative acrobatics to televised aerobics. Paul finds that work can quickly become a workout.
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Let there be light!
Paul find his new job as a presenter and reporter in regional television illuminating.
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Paul Baird
The long road to Spain, Part 1
It was the early nineties and Paul had the crazy idea of a documentary series following a coach party to Spain, a journey of 60 hours return! It was 3…
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Richard Baird
Drifting out to sea
Paul finds out filming in the sea can be a precarious occupation!
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Paul Baird
A nightmare that never seemed to end
In 1979 Paul and Simon attempt to set a record for the longest continuous broadcast while at BBC Radio Derby.
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Paul Baird
Overlay, we need more overlay
In search of quality 'overlay' Paul gets overly adventurous.
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“Chaos, Chaos!”
A trial by fire as new presenter Paul experiences the chaos that is open talkback.
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Paul Baird
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