When I joined the Army in the late '70s, there was a real threat from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, so… — Dick Strawbridge Army Copy Share Image
I left the Army in 2000 and went into industry before I started appearing on TV in 2003. My best job there… — Dick Strawbridge Army Copy Share Image
I had an idyllic childhood with the freedom to go and play. — Dick Strawbridge Childhood Copy Share Image
I love the whole idea of family and what gets left behind when you are gone. I'm very proud of my children;… — Dick Strawbridge Children Copy Share Image
For me, London seemed to be frantic without going anywhere. — Dick Strawbridge Anywhere Copy Share Image
Who doesn't like playing with a railway? I think we've all got Thomas the Tank Engine in our blood. — Dick Strawbridge Blood Copy Share Image
I was still a serving officer when I competed in 'Scrapheap Challenge,' initially as a major and then a lieutenant-colonel when I… — Dick Strawbridge Arms Copy Share Image
When I started presenting 'Scrapheap Challenge,' I was rubbish at tuning V8 engines. — Dick Strawbridge Challenge Copy Share Image
I was captain of the rugby side at Shrivenham - as were my two brothers after me. — Dick Strawbridge Brothers Copy Share Image
I could never work out how to shave my top lip without cutting myself. — Dick Strawbridge Could Copy Share Image
For a nation that spends a lot of time talking about the weather, we don't seem to realise just how much sunshine… — Dick Strawbridge Maybe Copy Share Image
I passed the 11-plus and went up to the senior school, where my two older sisters had already gone. I was in… — Dick Strawbridge Give Copy Share Image
When you work with people, you buy into it, you work together and you pull together. It doesn't matter what your challenge… — Dick Strawbridge Achievement Copy Share Image
For over 20 years, I was in the Army, and it's given me a real love of history. — Dick Strawbridge Army Copy Share Image
All insulation is environmentally friendly. Some installation has better environmental credentials, but what matters is the energy it saves. — Dick Strawbridge Better Copy Share Image
I was quite capable at school, but I spent a lot of time in detention. — Dick Strawbridge Capable Copy Share Image
My old man used to say that I would argue the hind leg of a donkey. If I didn't agree with something,… — Dick Strawbridge Donkey Copy Share Image
We forget the importance of engineering, but it's been used to design everything from St. Paul's Cathedral to The Shard. — Dick Strawbridge Design Copy Share Image
With a little bit of common sense, anything is achievable. — Dick Strawbridge Anything Copy Share Image
I have always thought of myself as being Northern Irish because that's what I am. — Dick Strawbridge Always Copy Share Image
I've spent 20 years in the Army, and I'm just so fiercely proud of being British. — Dick Strawbridge Army Copy Share Image
