Bald Explorer

In November last year the cameras were rolling as the Bald Explorer ventured over the famous Romney Marshes looking for Smugglers of the 17th and 18th centuries. In February, this year, the video was completed and released on Youtube and the Bald Explorer website. But who is this bald explorer chappie and what has this [...]

Richard Vobes is the Bald Explorer and in this episode he is searching for the free traders on the south east of Britain. The Romney Marshes were notorious for ancient tradition of smuggler because of its close proximity with Europe. The invasion coast, as it was known, was the home to daring men and women [...]

It doesn’t always go to plan when you make a video and in the Bald Explorer programmes remembering the lines is the biggest headache. This is an out take reel from the recent episodes. I hope you enjoy my mess ups. Its a good job I can laugh at myself.

As you know I am passionate about Britain and love the history of this wonderful land. I want to spread the word about the fabulous places you can visit and tell the fascinating tales and legends of the past through my video productions. The most recent one is where I get on my bicycle and [...]

For the past week I have been working on the graphics and CGI for the third Bald Explorer episode entitled ‘Smugglers on the South Coast of England’. This is not really my speciality and I struggle with the various programmes I use to create reasonable animations. It is always a learning curve, but thank goodness [...]

This is the second of the series that has Richard Vobes dashing about the UK in search of myths and legends, history and architecture as he discovers all that is good about the country he loves. In this episode, the Bald Explorer is in Shropshire finding out the pitfalls and perils of taking a journey [...]