Survivalist Ray Mears Explores Ancient Britain | Full History Hit Series

[@McCoventryUK]

Good to see Ray back in action on the screen, big respect for this man ❤

[@GhastlyCretin]

This is from 3 years ago though.

[@Hawklordz]

And looking trimmer!

[@rossco12]

Ray Mears is a National Treasure!!! Love him! 🙌🏻

[@spindelnett6315]

Ray's a true and dyed-in-the-wool gentleman. I've a friend who runs a well established Forest School & Bushcraft camp for kids with learning difficulties. She approached a certain controversial 'TV celebrity' survival skills and bushcraft practitioner, asking whether they could consider doing a free talk to inspire these kids. Their PA said no, as the minimum fee would be £35k for a few hours. So she tried Ray on the off chance and expecting the same answer. Instead, his PA said absolutely, he'd be delighted to help out for free. I know who I'll spend my money with for a workshop or course from now on.

[@JulesVerne1800]

I bet that person is Bear Grills isn't it?

[@spindelnett6315]

@@JulesVerne1800 I couldn't possibly confirm nor deny 😉

[@boots869]

​@@spindelnett6315l was afraid it was Bear Grylls. Close call.....

[@popius61]

Ray Mears is the real deal, Bear Gryll’s is a phoney self-promoter

[@dallinaq]

Ray you are such a legend. Always happy to see your programmes. Thank you ❤

[@lemon_j22]

Ray Mears! Legend!

[@natureisallpowerful]

The original Goat. Fact.

[@meme4one]

I grew up watching Ray. Absolutely legend.

[@lifesahobby]

Inspired an entire generation with insight .

[@natureisallpowerful]

Uncle Ray, the original Goat. Thanks for passing on so much knowledge to me in my reading of the land, seasons,bushhcraft and much more. Very easy to learn from this man. Foraging and shelter building got me through some tough times. 🙏

[@rustynail1194]

​​@dudewhosadudecompletely different presenters, not just their personalities but what their areas of expertise are/were. Not comparable mate.

[@rustynail1194]

@dudewhosadude fair point

[@occamraiser]

@dudewhosadude no. He was an entertainer. You mean 'The Bush Tucker Man'. TV presenter and Australian Army survival trainer.

[@gazmasonik2411]

What surprises me, is considering the average life span in the Neolithic, it's fair to say Stonehenge & silbury hill etc were built by teens without writing skills..

[@natureisallpowerful]

@@gazmasonik2411 yes apparently they once caught a fish , mind it was dead on the ground.

[@johnrochford4031]

Nice to see Ray again.

[@therealbettyswollocks]

We need more Ray Mears in our lives.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

No you don't. You want more. Needy people are pathetic.

[@muddydog6605]

Yes and less Bear

[@joeking2474]

@@samuelgarrod8327unwarranted bullshit replies from fuckwits are pathetic to.

[@ryanbonner25]

@@samuelgarrod8327 what's eating you samuel?

[@jCrItCh5]

Nice...​@@samuelgarrod8327

[@Bash0rz]

I see Rey Mears and I click right away.

[@soulieobelissevan]

ditto!!!

[@Guy-m9g]

lol yes me to! I don’t even look what it is I know it will be up my street!

[@bethbartlett5692]

Why ?

[@seanevans6225]

Ray is just the best presenter. The beach timeline gives a great representation in terms of scale to how long pre history actually was. And how far we’ve advanced in such a short time.

[@Kozu604]

I've watching this series three times now and every time I wish it was longer and more complete, like three times as long perhaps. I could listen to Ray talk about prehistoric britain forever.

[@davidbyrne1439]

One of the legends of survival and bushcraft documentary grew up watching his programmes, nostalgia watching this

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

I loved watching Ray Mears when I was a kid, it was him and the bush wracker man, best TV shows

[@occamraiser]

Bush Tucker Man - but I agree

[@M.Godfrey]

Ray mears is the greatest of all time. Watched all his stuff when I was a kid, he inspired me into craft trades.

[@domcamella9408]

"i quite like making arrows" yes, mr mears, i know. ive seen 3 different videos of you making an arrow in the last 2 days not complaining though, ray mears is the best

[@stevebaker6711]

Ray is my favourite TV personality. He's subject is always interesting and I get immersed in the story.

[@jaywalker3087]

Been watching Ray from the beginning. When on the Moors I use many skills he has showed me when hiking and wild camping. His books are a Gem too....

[@wkuntjoro6130]

Fascinating history, amazingly narrated .... I know modern Britain, and really enjoy learning the ancient Britain.

[@agentbertram4769]

Ray you are my main man and you have been for the last 30 years. Long may this continue!

[@Midlander77.]

You just gotta love Ray Mears.The man is a legend.Should be knighted👊🫶🇬🇧

[@PrimalNomad]

An real treat having this production available for free! Thanks so much 🔥🙏🏻

[@antonglas7488]

The lifestyles of our ancient ancestors may seem primitive to us but those people had the skills to literally live off the land and make the most of the materials that were available to them. If today in the event of a major worldwide catastrophe whereas electricity was knocked out and also all our modern technology that populations have become to rely on most people would not be able to survive.

[@joe14ogrady]

Very interesting when Ray says that the 500kya handaxe is "the first example of art, of form. The symmetry is beautiful". He did a speech at my graduation when he was picking up an honorary degree and it was quality.

[@bevanpope7924]

Great to see Mears after all these years.., Was a massive fan when back in the UK 16 + yrs ago… Nice to see he is leaner, greyer and with glasses, just like me. Ray all the way!

[@daanatin]

Ray Mears always delivers, wonderful documentary

[@johnstrang1415]

Ray mears legand love to watch him the older i get the more i respect his craft one of the best in the business for telling and showing his craft and knowledge. Wish he had more stuff out more regular

[@Richnineteenseventyone]

I love mystery and old structures. If its a simple mine and or quarry, likely not much will be written about it. If a castle or monastic building was /is there it will be documented. Seems like alots gone on there over 100s of years. Thanks for sharing. I love this stuff.

[@thepm3972]

Ray is getting younger every time i see him...still a legend

[@RTD553]

13:58 - they really tidied up that flint quarry for Ray and the TV coming.

[@peterf46]

This is a tremendous video. Ray presents this sort of documentary like no other presenter. Thankyou to youtube for this recommendation.👍

[@liamhargreaves7135]

Such a joy to listen and watch, incredible person is are ray! Grew up and owe my love of nature and traditional skills to him 👌🏻

[@markgloyne6237]

There he is !! Good to see Ray back!!

[@philipfranklin5384]

Absolutely love your programes Ray. Thank u

[@berniecoles2337]

Reminds me of growing up in West Sussex where both my grandfather and dad knapped flint using Roe deer antler that was abundant where we lived. Even our houses were built with flint in Slindon, yet it was a nuisance for ripping our tyres apart in between getting clogged up with clay in the soil while we worked the land.

[@DarrenGibbons-xi9fq]

Ray mears is a bloody legend

[@robertgreenaway5166]

I love ray mears. I was obsessed with his bushcraft skills growing up. His passion for our history is what makes these videos and his programs great watch

[@faeembrugh]

I well remember going to Orkney which is crammed with historical sites, but Skara Brae - wow. It was amazing how comfy it looked and how well made everything was and of course the whole thing is older than Stonehenge and the pyramids.

[@robertwaldron5762]

Ray Mears.....the best

[@therealisation5500]

Ray Mears my man so much better than that other guy

[@bevanpope7924]

… the other guy being the one who battled through mangrove swamps … totally void of energy … while his camera team, also on foot, kept up with him… total t!t…

[@ErnieBurt]

Great to see Ray wearing a bush jacket by Swandri , fantastic bush gear produced in New Zealand 😊

[@OrangeNash]

Really appreciate a documentary that doesn't have a soundtrack of violent crashes and loud noises every few seconds for "dramatic effect". No cuts every 3 seconds with special effects. Can actually watch it in peace!

[@Skookumshroom]

Good to see Ray again. And that's a really nice parka!

[@jeremyminns5627]

Great this chaps back,a outstanding delivery as always fantastic.

[@sheffielduk3428]

Glad to see ray back! Hope he carries on making these 🎉

[@Mike-u5o5k]

Ray you are a absolute legend

[@debra183again]

Excellent, loved every minute, good watching people with such knowledge in their subject 😄

[@AlopexArctos]

Great to see Ray bashing out the tools. A story well told.

[@Simon-No_agro_tho]

Everyone loves Ray Mears 😎

[@mUsLiMaHx131]

Fascinating, and Ray Mears is brilliant

[@Danny-hp9fx]

Always enjoy watching ray mears….

[@rogerdodger1790]

Ray Mears is the MAN

[@michaeljenkins6476]

Eye protection when flinting may prove useful. I've tried before and fortunately not compromised my vision. I know better, many years later.

[@simplymoto07]

Any real Ray fan would know that all this is repeated I watched it all as a kid . Great to see him back .

[@IndianaJoeChannel]

Iv been fascinated with the hillforts around my area there is a line of them going all the way across the country in Surrey/kent along the tallest ridges of land going through lots of different areas and later they was built up and used in world wars with brick buildings built ontop of the original hillfort sites also.. i knew they was really ancient sites... The land around them is identical to this in this doc thanks ray!

[@SandrasSpicySpanishSalami]

Ray Mears is a national treasure. 🗿❤🗿

[@shenaghbooth4817]

Ray Mears is the real deal 👌. I often wish that he was our chief scout instead of Bear Grylls. I think that he is so real and I trust him to portray the truth

[@michaeljenkins6476]

About time Ray designed a new bushcraft/survival knife m'thinks. New steels, new technology and new threats...

[@undefeatedgaul3201]

Ray is the MAN. Absolute legend

[@gregg7617]

Thank you my BROTHER ⚖️⚔️⚒️☠️🛡️🗡️🙏♾️🇬🇧

[@danjohnson1653]

He’s an original British dwarf, so awesome to see

[@adam_p99]

Philomena Cunk would be proud of the opening of this program.

[@toni5543]

i LOVE ray mears!!!!!

[@marymactavish]

There must be amazing things in Doggerland.

[@natureisallpowerful]

I know I'd love to strip back the sea to uncover doggerland 😮

[@coranova]

I think this all of the time🥰

[@mrpopo8298]

Doggerland is a forest car park on Saturday night.

[@cruthinulad2637]

Disgusting comment

[@katherineleflufy7693]

I love the way it was 49 steps!

[@knowlescity]

More Ray 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@hamsterhuey9495]

Fascinating, many an "ah ha" moment. Thank you.

[@PaxSuDSSurfaces]

Thanks ray really enjoyed

[@stewartfooter3580]

Ray is the G.O.A.T

[@jCrItCh5]

Sir Ray of Mears...

[@jimmyboyd817]

Thought that was Brian Dennehy in the thumnail there!

[@Blisterdude123]

Whenever people bring up Bear Grylls, I always say 'No, Ray Mears'. He's a guy who could ACTUALLY teach you something about wilderness survival, who could teach you useful, practical knowledge. Not just do the dumbest thing at any given moment for entertainment value then half-heartedly shrug and say 'but don't do that'.

[@tooziefaloozie]

Ray Mears is thr thinking woman's crumpet ❤

[@admiralsfleet]

Yeah Bear Grylls is manufactured and over the top. I remember him "surviving in West of Ireland" and it was a joke. Ray Mears, Ed Stafford, Les Stroud show their skills and put them to use but it's in actual conditions, not make up scenarios. I love Ray's bushcraft. It's not over the top survivalist crap.

[@Blisterdude123]

@@admiralsfleet Bear Grylls would tell you you could drink urine to survive in a desert. Ray Mears would tell you that should only be the absolute last resort and that you have like a dozen better, smarter, safer options before that.

[@muddydog6605]

Can't stand Bear and never have. He's absolutely no respect for animals and as Ray said himself he's just a showman.

[@bevanpope7924]

BG is a total sensationalist, a fame chaser in comparison to what the legend RM presents. Education above sensation I say!

[@thelegion_within]

wow, ray mears is still alive! nice!

[@gwmitchell1980]

Ray Mears can only be killed on Pluto. And that would take 3-4 weeks.

[@raibeart1955]

The mound looks like an arrow head from above. Speeding you forward to the afterlife?

[@stellamarie8044]

Thank you!!

[@mrbrainfried9572]

Wayyyy it's rays mers looking good buhh miss your content

[@matlee6660]

ray is the daddy of survival

[@marymactavish]

The kids on the beach weren't direct ancestors but it is still awesome to find the footprints.

[@ghosthorse77]

I was just going to make that sought of comment. This is all speculation, and they would not be any taller than 5ft 6. Back when the Normans invaded, 5ft 6 was normal.

[@chucky2316]

I think you will find they are mary no exotics back then

[@diabolicalartificer]

At the end of Ep2 Ray remarks on his respect for the burial mound, it's a shame the turds who left rubbish in & outside the mound didn't have the same respect.

[@kaiserflanderson2632]

man this is awesome

[@gav7671]

Is this old.... plz answer... yes 2021... plz give us new Ray Documentary

[@freetrueandjust]

I love Ray Mears. My objection to the millions of years story is being severely undermined as Dinosaur soft tissues continue to be discovered. How do blood vessels and nerve tissue survive these huge spans of time relatively intact? For example -Tyrannosaur thigh bone and Triceratops horn tissue. The rebuttals, you will discover are very weak indeed.

[@thehowlingjoker]

The rebuttals are from the woman that found those soft tissue remnants, Dr Mary Schweitzer. They didn't find blood vessels nor nerve tissue, they found remnant proteins that resembled those structures. They also found heme resembling blood cells. This is all described in the original paper.

[@freetrueandjust]

​@@thehowlingjoker The truth is, evolution is a complete fiction. 70,000,000 year old soft tissue is impossible and you know it. Determined ignorance cannot be debated.

[@johnnunn8688]

OK, so, how do you tell that those footprints in the sediment, are 850-950,000 years old?

[@Basssnake]

it takes that long to form into a fossil apparently

[@thehowlingjoker]

By dating material in and around the footprints.

[@johnnunn8688]

@@thehowlingjoker works for me, ta.

[@lifesahobby]

Respect ❤

[@khaledadams4329]

This is not new, I watched it quite a while ago. Not complaining, just letting people know.

[@paulking8055]

Don't worry Ray, Kier starmer will do his best to transport us back to those times.

[@KosmiekAltertainment]

Why is this legend regularly so loudly interrupted by commercials for the very thing i am watching?? He is the best and calmest teacher you could ever find, and HH chooses to interrupt him in the rudest way... Why? Its like proudly building a magnificent house, and then sh*tting in every room in it.

[@bodicea6364]

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[@Alice-go2nc]

Ray Mears! ❤

[@rosaryboy4271]

Good old ray get him back on the TV Now

[@AndrewSkipp]

Fascinating

[@robdegoyim4023]

You can’t really round 800,00 up to a million years, much as I love Ray Mears

[@samuelgarrod8327]

They were quite short shows. How concise is too concise?

[@itsabouttimejohn6507]

Very interesting and very informative, but the adverts just too much

[@atomicbullet-p6i]

John 'LOFTY' Wiseman on RAY MEARS and BEAR GRYLLS couldn't survive in Tescos,,,, brilliant ....

[@johnpwright7832]

Nice to know i can use my dentures as a thermo plastic in a pinch

[@Famous-shamus]

He teaches special forces. He’s the goat.

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

So those foot prints found it the mud where laid down before the last ice age, then the ice age came along and as the ice receded and created valleys and various other land-forms not to mention the flooding and left the footprints intact. I cant as a geologist accept that. That's like saying Stonehenge was built before the ice age but the ice age had no affect on it

[@kwest9747]

even 1000 years ago the geography of the area was completely different - much of what is now land was saltmarsh or swamp. The coastline was completely different and it only got more different further back in time: ten thousand years ago there was no sea at all, the expanse between Great Britain, Scandinavia and France was 'Doggerland'. 1000000 years ago the area would have been unrecognisable - certainly these footprints weren't made on a beach. The 2014 paper claims they were made in the muddy shore of a river - but that doesn't really make sense. Why weren't they washed away? How did they get covered by sand deposits (created by coastal erosion many thousands of years later) and survive the ten thousand centuries of changes? Honestly, I feel like the footprints were made in the mud by a family playing on the beach while the scientists were on a tea break, or maybe just years earlier. This seems much more likely to me. I've been to the beaches in the area, and it isn't unusual for the sand to be pulled away exposing mud.

[@pjnugent8198]

Haven't seen Ray on the telly in a while ' did he get lost somewhere?

[@sunshine3187]

The real OG

[@lands3r]

Holy shit he's ages since my childhood

[@admiralbenbow5083]

1.20.22 Silly request here, HOWEVER, can anyone give me details of the purple coat the lady is wearing please ??!