1971: The Man Who Scratches for a Living | Look Stranger | BBC Archive

"I don't feel ambitious at all... just to sit down and do me day's scratching and fiddling about, pottering around. I'm not a tycoon - don't think I ever will be." Malcolm Appleby might be the most brilliant young engraver alive. Two years ago, Malcolm saw the potential in a secluded, derelict, Victorian railway station on Deeside near Balmoral. He is painstakingly repairing the dilapidated building, and converting it into a workshop - where he makes beautifully intricate handcrafted engravings - and a home that allows him to be surrounded by the nature which inspires him. Clip taken from Look Stranger: He Scratches for a Living, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 27 October, 1971. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive