Trawlermen

Over the past few years there seems to have been a plethora of reality TV programmes hitting our TV screens about everyday people going about their everyday jobs. Some are more interesting than others but a series I have followed with great interest is called "Trawlermen", and was first shown on the BBC back in 2006. It shows fishermen from Peterhead on the north-east coat of Scotland heading out in all sorts of weather conditions to fish for prawns, cod, herring and haddock. The series shows in graphic detail the enormous difficulties and risks that these fishermen face on a daily basis in order to catch fish for our restaurants and ...  Read the complete review

For anyone who likes a bit of real life drama in their living rooms, then this is the programme for you. I always watch this on BBC iplayer as I never remember to watch it when its on, then think, I really like that programme and watch it. The series follows several fishing boats making their way through rough seas, overcoming problems both with the boats and personal ones. Most of the boats are in the north sea, near norway or scotland. The fishermen have very strong accents, and sometimes the programme is subtitled otherwise I would have no idea what they were saying! The boats seem tiny next to the enormous waves. The job is so ...  Read the complete review