This River Business presented by Brian Glover was produced by Ocean Films Ltd. for the Yorkshire Water Authority. Brian travels to different parts of the River Wharfe in West Yorkshire, seemingly on foot, on horseback, and via boat. Through face-to-camera presenting, and chatting with professionals in the ‘river business’, he gives an informative insight into the history of the reservoirs, mills, trout farms, sewage works, mines and even breweries located along the route of the river, and...

This River Business presented by Brian Glover was produced by Ocean Films Ltd. for the Yorkshire Water Authority. Brian travels to different parts of the River Wharfe in West Yorkshire, seemingly on foot, on horseback, and via boat. Through face-to-camera presenting, and chatting with professionals in the ‘river business’, he gives an informative insight into the history of the reservoirs, mills, trout farms, sewage works, mines and even breweries located along the route of the river, and demonstrates how the water has been either used, treated or impacted by such establishments. Shots of the Yorkshire Dales open the film. Presenter Brian Glover walks into the frame and stands on a stone bridge, talking to camera. He walks down from the bridge, bends down and puts his hands in the river underneath the bridge. Rivers in the countryside are shown. Title – This River Business YW presented by Brian Glover. A map appears which shows the River Wharfe and Humber Estuary. A river is shown. Brian continues to walk through fields in the countryside. There are aerial shots of the River Wharfe. Pipes can be seen in the landscape. Brian sits on a fence outside a small countryside building and points out the Yockenthwaite stone circle in the distance. The River Wharfe is shown. A map appears showing reservoirs in the area. Another map shows Boston Spa, Addingham, Bolton Bridge and Grassington. Brian walks towards the camera accompanied by a woman in the garden outside her house. Her dog sits in the background. She empties a bottle of rainwater into a measuring tube, which shows the water to be on the 46 mark. She hands Brian a notebook where she keeps her recordings of the rainfall levels. After chatting some more, Brian leaves the garden. The map showing Boston Spa, Addingham, Bolton Bridge and Grassington appears again, which now shows a diagram of the telecommunications from these sites to York. A woman is shown on the telephone, who then looks to a map on the wall in front of her, and writes something down. Brian is seen on the stone bridge again, talking to the camera. Panning shots of the Dales/countryside are shown. A family is shown camping by the riverside, with their tents in view. Brian faces the camera, beaming. Brian is presenting at a trout farm, where a fish farmer is catching fish in a small net behind him. Brian throws pellets into the water for the fish. A packet of trout is placed on some scales. A fish farmer is shown walking across some beams above water, and he throws pellets into the water for the fish. Brian exits through a gate, continuing to present to camera. A fish farmer handles and catches fish. Fish farmers are fishing at the side of the river, and near a small waterfall with nets. The trout are collected in a bucket, inspected, and then released back into the water. Fish farmers are shown again with lines/nets, and Brian walks back into frame talking to camera. He turns to a fish farmer to chat about putting fish back into the river. Canoers are shown going down the river as the effect of canoeing on the fish is discussed by Brian and the fish farmer. Brian leaves the trout farm, walking down some stone steps. The River Wharfe is shown. Brian is at a water-powered cotton mill, talking to camera. He points out a run-down water mill that used to use water power to generate electricity. Shots of water dams are accompanied by Brain presenting about dams on the River Wharfe. Brian is seen walking across the river on stepping stones, as he talks to camera. He points out Grassington Corn Mill, and then points out a church at the other side of the stepping stones. Brian makes his way from the stepping stones to a horse, and mounts onto the saddle. Brian seemingly travels at a walking pace on the horse to the sewage works at Grassington. A crane is shown moving items around at the sewage works. Different parts of the sewage works buildings are shown. Brian presents to camera about concern for drinking river water, and then exits the sewage works on horseback. Brian is seen travelling on the horse through the countryside, and then he dismounts. Brian points to a riverbed and explains how water is used for lead mining. A close-up of a lead ore is shown. Brian points out an area that was used for hushing on the hill in the distance. Brain presents to camera about the dangers of the mines in the area today. Brian gets back on his horse. Brian is seen travelling through the Dales on his horse. He arrives at a mill at Hartlington. Brian presents to camera about the uniqueness of the water wheel; close-up details of the water wheel are shown. Brian continues talking to camera as he walks down a path near to the water. Brian returns to the horse but decides to continue his journey on foot. Brian is wearing a hard hat safety helmet. Long-shots of Grimwith reservoir are shown. A diagram appears, showing how the current dam will become buried under a new one. Workers are shown at the dam; two people are using pickaxes on the debris on the floor. A digger empties a metal barrel. Run-down buildings are shown, which are due to be restored for public use. Brian is stood in a dark building. A worker climbs down a fence. A map shows Grimwith reservoir meeting the river at Lobwood, which furthermore shows how the drinking water reaches Bradford. Water tanks are seen on site. Workers are shown doing building tasks on site including sawing and cement work on a wall. Progress shots of the new building are shown. Brian is on a stone bridge talking to camera. Brian is walking through the countryside, with a map overlaying that shows Barden Bridge, the aqueduct and the Strid. Brian reaches the aqueduct and points it out. He makes his way down a path from the aqueduct. Brian reaches The Strid and presents to camera. Brian continues walking through the Dales as a map overlays, which shows his route from Addingham to Ilkley. Brian wades through the River Wharfe, wearing wellies and a hat, whilst presenting to camera. He points out Ilkley Moor in the distance, and the Waterboard building next to the river. Large water pipes and hydraulic equipment is shown. Brian walks on a path as the map overlays and shows his onward journey from Ilkley to Otley. Brian gets into a rowing boat. He presents to camera as he rows along the river, until he gets off the boat. Brian walks into a mill, and presents to camera inside the mill as he turns a wheel mechanism. Brian demonstrates on the equipment how this mill uses turbines to generate electricity instead of a water wheel, whilst chatting to the worker who controls the equipment. Brian continues to walk through the countryside. Brian presents to camera in front of the river in Arthington; he points to a farmhouse which used to be a mill; Brian looks down at the river. Water pipes and buildings are shown. A map appears, showing Grimwith, Bradford and Leeds, and the route the water would take through Thruscross, Fewston & Swinsty, Lindley Wood and Washburn. Brian walks up some stone steps. People are shown fishing. The river is shown, followed by shots of how the area used to look with a small beach and people on sailboats. Brian talks to camera as people are fishing behind him. Sailboats are shown. A man lowers a container into the water that will check for the bacteria. Brian is on a boat, and lowers a beer glass into the water, filling it up. The same beer glass is shown, now with beer in it. Brian drinks the beer as he presents to camera outside John Smith’s brewery in Tadcaster. Different areas of the brewery exterior are shown. The brewery interior is shown, including shots of conveyor belts, machinery and workers. Brian is presenting to camera from a bridge. Pipes are shown leading to the river, which could cause potential pollution. Brian throws an orange into the river. The orange can be seen floating down the river. Brian drinks beer stood in front of the bridge whilst talking to camera. Brian gets back on a boat (a small yacht). Aerial views of fields are shown. A close-up of a sign that reads ‘Selby’ is shown. Shots of the river are shown. A crane can be seen working next to the river. A red sign reads ‘mining subsidence ahead’. Brian’s boat continues to move down the river. Brian narrowly misses a man in a rowing boat in front of him on the river, by dramatically turning the steering wheel. Brian points out the River Aire. Brian gets off the boat, presenting to camera, and points out a pub. Brian gets on another boat to travel to a different location. Brian welcomes Jack Brooksbank (Chief Executive of Yorkshire Water Authority); Mr Brooksbank boards the boat. Brian and Jack chat as they travel down the River Wharfe on the boat. Brian throws an empty bucket into the river and pulls it out full of water. Brian talks to camera before throwing the water from the bucket back into the river. Credits: Camera Peter Mckay Sound Lorne Magory Production Manager Tom Wadden Editor Brian Blamey Music and Post-Production Peter Austin-Hunt Written by Stuart Harris Directed by John Devis Produced by Ocean Films Ltd. for the Yorkshire Water Authority