{"id":8723,"date":"2021-02-01T09:42:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T09:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=8723"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:23:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:23:20","slug":"riding-on-the-small-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/riding-on-the-small-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding on the Small Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the world back in lockdown, short days and long, cold nights of winter and the short-lived escape of a few hours of snowball fights now a memory, getting a fix of motorcycling can feel like it&#8217;s a long way away. However, while you may not be able to get out on your bike yourself (unless it&#8217;s for work or an essential journey), you can still immerse yourself in some motorcycling on TV, DVD or online with a selection of biking movies and telly.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve chosen a selection of engaging and significant films based around the world of motorcycling, ranging from straight-up comic-book heroes and anti-heroes to tales of cultural separation and misunderstanding. And while it&#8217;s often good to lose yourself in the imagined world of movies, others may prefer the factual, so we\u2019ve also got a range of non-fiction, all intended to get into the head of the motorcyclist to understand what we do and why?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guy-Martin-TT3D-Closer-to-the-Edge-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guy-Martin-TT3D-Closer-to-the-Edge-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guy-Martin-TT3D-Closer-to-the-Edge-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guy-Martin-TT3D-Closer-to-the-Edge.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guy-Martin-TT3D-Closer-to-the-Edge-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guy-Martin-TT3D-Closer-to-the-Edge-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Guy-Martin-TT3D-Closer-to-the-Edge-1800x1013.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some are only available on DVD while much is also available to stream, so you can watch instantly should the mood take you. So sit back, pop open a bag of popcorn (sweet, obviously \u2013 none of that salted muck) enjoy some on-screen two-wheeled action.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">No Limit<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/v1.jpeg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"740\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For a film of its age (it was made in 1935), No Limit is surprisingly modern. It tells the story of George Shuttleworth, played by George Formby, who isn\u2019t cleanin\u2019 winduhs but is convinced he has what it takes to win the Isle of Man TT. So, in this story of underdog achievement, he heads to the island on his home-made bike, the Shuttleworth Snap and takes it to the works racing teams. Sure, the racing effects are a little prehistoric and the songs are \u2018of their time\u2019 but it\u2019s a reminder of Britain several generations ago.<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/unwHwZu7Swk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">The Wild One<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/the-wild-one.jpg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the first rebel-biker movie, The Wild One is Johnny Strabler, leader of the Black Rebels Motorcycle Club which has just ripped-up a race meeting and stolen a trophy. The gang ends up in Wrightsville and proceeds to stomp around, causing much tutting but not too much resistance, as they\u2019re spending plenty of money in the town. Johnny starts to fall for a local waitress before coming up against a rival gang and a weak and resentful sheriff. A tale of anti-establishment angst, The Wild One set the scene for countless movies and shows and can legitimately lay claim to inspiring everything from James Dean\u2019s Rebel without a Cause to the more modern Sons of Anarchy.<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wwB_Mrnwr_8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">On any Sunday<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/on-any-sunday-steve-mcqueen-nomad-art-and-design-800x598.jpg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/on-any-sunday-steve-mcqueen-nomad-art-and-design-800x598.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/on-any-sunday-steve-mcqueen-nomad-art-and-design-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/on-any-sunday-steve-mcqueen-nomad-art-and-design-765x572.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/on-any-sunday-steve-mcqueen-nomad-art-and-design.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This 1971 documentary looks at the world of off-road racers in the USA in the late 1960s, including motocross and desert racing and interviews riders to find out what the attraction is and why they ride. Hollywood legend Steve McQueen features in the film, as he was an avid motorcycle rider and racer, having done all the ground-riding during the famous border scene in The Great. So successful was On Any Sunday that it spawned a series of sequels.<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qoEKHkvJIkQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #036300;\">Silver Dream Racer<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/silver-dream-racer-2-800x567.jpg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"800\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/silver-dream-racer-2-800x567.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/silver-dream-racer-2-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/silver-dream-racer-2-765x542.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/silver-dream-racer-2-1020x723.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/silver-dream-racer-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Silver Dream Racer follows motorcycle mechanic and aspiring racer Nick Freeman, played by 1970s heart-throb David Essex as he struggles to find a break. When his engineer brother dies, he inherits the innovative racing bike he was developing \u2013 cue the famous line \u201cit\u2019s a prototype\u201d. He eventually enters the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on the Silver Dream Machine (the song of the same name went to No.4 in the UK charts in March 1980) \u2013 which gives rides to some excellent imagery. Two different endings were produced and this DVD available on Amazon features both.<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ar0yN6_cbg0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">Ghost Rider<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GhostRider210910-1-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GhostRider210910-1-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GhostRider210910-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GhostRider210910-1-765x429.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GhostRider210910-1-1020x572.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GhostRider210910-1.jpg 1070w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The irrepressible Nicholas Cage is Jonny Blaze, the indestructible stunt rider who inadvertently made a pact with the devil to cure his father of cancer. As a result, Blaze becomes the Ghost Rider, the Devil\u2019s henchman, tasked with preventing Blackheart from creating hell on earth. It\u2019s an enjoyable romp with Cage\u2019s trademark intensity and uniqueness and benefits greatly from Sam Elliott\u2019s voiceover and appearance. It also includes a delightful nod as Mephisto, played by Peter Fonda, compliments Cage on his chopper (see Easy Rider).<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tp12CD2A4NA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">Easy Rider<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190715-02-Jack-Nicholson_b-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190715-02-Jack-Nicholson_b-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190715-02-Jack-Nicholson_b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190715-02-Jack-Nicholson_b-765x430.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190715-02-Jack-Nicholson_b-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190715-02-Jack-Nicholson_b-1800x1013.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20190715-02-Jack-Nicholson_b.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Easy Rider is the story of two hippies crossing the USA from California to New Orleans after a particularly lucrative dope deal. They take to the road on a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/cat\/15\/642\/\">Harley-Davidsons<\/a> and along the way, get arrested, pick up lawyer Jack Nicolson and experience some of the good and the bad of the USA at that time. Things inevitably start to go wrong for the pair, who stand out from the establishment and are feared and resented in equal measure as they travel through rural America.<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J1cDECkN2xg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">Race to Dakar<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pit8y-A26V2ZFDG1P-Full-Image_GalleryBackground-en-US-1595425621415._SX1080_-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pit8y-A26V2ZFDG1P-Full-Image_GalleryBackground-en-US-1595425621415._SX1080_-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pit8y-A26V2ZFDG1P-Full-Image_GalleryBackground-en-US-1595425621415._SX1080_-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pit8y-A26V2ZFDG1P-Full-Image_GalleryBackground-en-US-1595425621415._SX1080_-765x431.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pit8y-A26V2ZFDG1P-Full-Image_GalleryBackground-en-US-1595425621415._SX1080_-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pit8y-A26V2ZFDG1P-Full-Image_GalleryBackground-en-US-1595425621415._SX1080_.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two years after riding around the world with Ewan McGregor in The Long Way, Charley Boorman decided to enter the 2006 Dakar Rally on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/cat\/15\/10\/\">BMW<\/a> F650GS. This documentary follows him as he attempts his lifelong dream of competing on the event, pairing up with veteran off-road racer Simon Pavey. It turned out to be an arduous task and there is much insight into not just the physical but also the emotional and psychological demands that are put on the rider in the run-up to, during and after the event.<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eGskGBL_KX4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">TT: Closer to the Edge<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tt3d_closer_to_the_edge_ver2_xlg-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk, \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tt3d_closer_to_the_edge_ver2_xlg-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tt3d_closer_to_the_edge_ver2_xlg-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tt3d_closer_to_the_edge_ver2_xlg-765x383.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tt3d_closer_to_the_edge_ver2_xlg-1020x510.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tt3d_closer_to_the_edge_ver2_xlg.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We all know just how intense the Isle of Man TT is. It\u2019s been going on for more than 100 years and while we can virtually ride with the stars as they thread their way through the narrow public roads, until Richard de Aragues\u2019s documentary, we\u2019ve rarely seen any further into the riders\u2019 psyche than TV interviews. Filmed at the 2010 event and featuring now-celeb Guy Martin as well as numerous other riders, the film looks at what drives them on an event that has claimed more than 200 lives since its inception.<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vn1YB7fk8eg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">The Long Way Up<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/belstaffmcgreg-800x500.jpg\" alt=\"Bike, motorbike, motorcycle, classic bike, The Long Way Up, On any Sunday, Ghost Roder, TT closer to the edge, silver dream racer, easy rider, no limit, the wild one, motoring, automotive, film, movie, cinema, car and classic, carandclassic.co.uk,\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/belstaffmcgreg-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/belstaffmcgreg-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/belstaffmcgreg-765x478.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/belstaffmcgreg-1020x638.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/belstaffmcgreg.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It all started with The Long Way Round in 2004, where Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman rode from the UK to New York east around most of the world on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/cat\/15\/10\/\">BMW<\/a> R1150GS motorcycles. Three years later, the pair remounted for The Long Way Down, from John o\u2019Groats in Scotland to Cape Town in South Africa. 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