Arena 1997 Documentary on Cuban Cigars

[handlebarpipe]

Arena 1997 documentary Cigars - Out of the Humidor on the history of Cuban cigar exports is being shown again on BBC4 this Sunday 22/04/2018 from 22.30 - 23.30.
Marc

[TJCoro]

On the BBC!

Arena 1997 documentary Cigars - Out of the Humidor on the history of Cuban cigar exports is being shown again on BBC4 this Sunday 22/04/2018 from 22.30 - 23.30.
Marc

Thanks, amigo.

I guess I’ll have to get a bigger set of rabbit ears* to see it.

Bag Boy

*for all you youngsters out there, rabbit ears are antennas, the things old timers like Se?or Bolivar use to watch the telly. Crazy, right?

[PeeJay]

Good spot, its also preceded by a couple of programs about Cuba and followed by one about Latin Music, all scheduled!

[Simon Bolivar]

Thanks, amigo.

I guess I?ll have to get a bigger set of rabbit ears* to see it.

Bag Boy

*for all you youngsters out there, rabbit ears are antennas, the things old timers like Se?or Bolivar use to watch the telly. Crazy, right?

Ha, ha! Yes I did BB, & I remember turning the dial on our B&W set to change channels from BBC to ITV, just two channels, that closed down at midnight with the National Athemen - crazy days eh?

[Simon Bolivar]

BBC4 What the F**K is that! Surely this coud be on BBC2 at least? We don't get BBC3 or 4, time to get rid of the licence that I haven't paid in 30yrs. Did youknow there was a time a few yrs ago when the majority of women on British jails were in for not paying their TY licences! Now that was crazy.

[mrnutt]

sorry I may have missed this and started a thread in the general cigar chat area - my bad....

[mcdee]

[MENTION=219]handlebarpipe[/MENTION] thanks for letting us know about this. Probably would've missed it otherwise. Just watched a recording of it just now, really enjoyed it.

[Simon Bolivar]

Saw this with McDee, some interesting stuff, especially as I had only been into Havana's a few yrs prior to this being filmed but too much politics, which is available elsewhere, for me. Nice to be able to watch this whilst smoking though, many thanks to McDee for his hospitality as always. We were sorting out Tippex's collection, bundles should be ready for sale next week ;O)

[big bopper]

Arena 1997 documentary Cigars - Out of the Humidor on the history of Cuban cigar exports is being shown again on BBC4 this Sunday 22/04/2018 from 22.30 - 23.30.
Marc

Good spot, thanks. It's on the iplayer for anyone that missed it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0077dwt/arena-cigars-out-of-the-humidor

[mrnutt]

it was an interesting hour with a cigar. It would be very interesting to have that re filmed now - the times of the old boys club being the seemingly British mainstay of cigar smokers is still around now but I certainly am not that and I feel I have got into the cigar way of life and seeing more and more younger people getting into the hobby.