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The Fisherman's Tale

Episode 4 of 5

Adil Ray follows local newspaper photographer Emily Whitfield-Wicks as she captures one of many stories of ingenuity and economic survival in Cornwall.

In Picturing Britain, Adil Ray explores British life through the lens of some of the country's photographers.

How locals survive in Cornwall's ever-changing economic landscape is the subject of a popular weekly column in the Western Morning News. In this programme, Adil gets a chance to spend a day with the paper's photographer Emily Whitfield-Wicks, as she captures the life of fisherman Nigel Legge.

Like so many others, Nigel's economic survival depends on mastering the art of diversification, and in Cornwall this means embracing tourism.

Nigel, a member of the crab fleet based in Cadgwith, now has to supplement his living by giving boat tours of the rugged coastline in the summer and spending the winter months handcrafting traditional lobster pots of all sizes to sell to the general public as indoor and outdoor ornaments.

Producer: Mohini Patel.

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15 minutes

Last on

Thu 26 Jan 2012 13:45

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  • Sun 2 Oct 2011 14:45
  • Thu 26 Jan 2012 13:45

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