I did a Skype video and was invited to go on the show.. The production team carried out extensive background checks on all the woodworkers taking part in the show, that confirmed Darren has no affiliations or links to racist groups, views or comments. "There will be no further comment apart from the below [Twitter] statement until verifications are made.". I do enjoy watching these sorts of programmes and always said if an opportunity came up for my profession, Id love to give it a go. The channel said his face inking of the number 88 was in memory of the year his late father Trevor lost his life - and nothing to do with a code, fashioned around the numerical order of letters in the alphabet, meaning Heil Hitler. The reality show - which was in the style of The Great British Bake Off - was on the hunt for "Britain's top woodworker", and featured 10 contestants taking on challenges in Epping Forest, Essex. Sky History is intolerant of racism and all forms of hatred and any use of symbols or numbers is entirely incidental and not meant to cause harm or offence.. Trevor told MailOnline: 'I'm here aren't I?' Sky History has postponed any further broadcasts of the show, which was aired for the first time on Thursday, October 15. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. "I haven't seen Darren for some years, I didn't know he had tattoos over his face or that he was going to be on TV. Read about our approach to external linking. [4] Television adverts, using the 1998 single "Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp" by Mercury Rev, featured people performing everyday tasks such as bathing whilst on the landfill. Viewers also spotted a number of other potential white supremacy symbols on Darren's skin, including23 and 16 inked at his temples, allegedly representing the numerical equivalent of 'white power'. , updated As H is the eighth letter of the alphabet, the number can be used by white supremacists as numerical code for. 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'But they soon warm to me after a few minutes. Sign Up . British geneticist and author of How To Argue With A Racist,Dr Adam Rutherford, confirmed that he had spotted several other numerical tattoos that were likely to bewhite supremacy symbols. A promotional video for the series was posted to Sky Historys Twitter feed on Monday, introducing one of its participants, Darren Lumsden a bespoke joiner from Bristol. The first episode aired on 15 October. Some people ask for selfies with me. When I first walked into the room and saw him there, I was a bit shocked. Neo-Nazis use two of these runes to signify the SS. Fighter jets are roaring over my home in Sudan, Russia launches missile attacks on Ukraine, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies. ', They later added: 'While we investigate the nature & meaning of Darren's tattoos we have removed the video featuring him from our social media, & will not be broadcasting any eps of The Chop until we have concluded that investigation. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. . Lee Mack, Rick Edwards and master craftsman William Hardie host The Chop. Sky later said the clip had been pulled and future episodes of The Chop would not be broadcast until the nature and meaning of Darrens tattoos have been fully investigated. ', He continued: 'There's also:1/11 = AK = Aryan Knights 3/11 = 3 K = KKK 109 = the claim that Jews have been expelled from 109 nations throughout history, sometimes coupled with 110 = in the hope that the US will be the next one.'. When some people first meet me they are a bit shocked, admittedly. Facebook gives people the power. This article contains content provided by Twitter. 969 Followers, 2,014 Following, 699 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Drew Lumsden (@drewlumsden) drewlumsden. , updated In an earlier interview with Bristol Live Mr Lumsden, who grew up in Frenchay and went to Downend School, did not shy away from the fact his tattoos have shocked people over the years. Sign up to our daily newsletter for the latest local and breaking news in Bristol. Carpenter Darren Lumsden is covered in face tattoos including the number 88 The father was set to appear on a now axed Sky History show called The Chop Viewers claimed 88 can be used as a code. After working for the company for about 10 years he set up on his own focusing on making bespoke items from luxury kitchens to one off pieces of furniture. During Lee Mack's interview Mr Lumsden he commented on the amount of ink on the carpenter's face after he introduced himself as 'The Woodman'. According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), this is often used as shorthand for the 14 Words - the most popular white supremacist slogan in the world, coined by far-right terrorist David Lane. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I have my daughter on the back of my head and my son on my cheek. 'These tattoos will be plainly visible to viewers on the show, including younger viewers, which is unacceptable. Hes always been my favourite comic, he said, so to get the chance to work alongside him was amazing. The father-of-two, from Bristol is one of ten contestants on the now axed show, which was due to start on Thursday, and is filmed in Epping Forest. Initially Mr Lumsden, who grew up in Frenchay and went to Downend School, said the tattoo was in commemoration of the year of his father's death. He then joined H& K Joiners and by the age of 20 had become foreman and joinery manager. Sky History has axed its new woodworking show The Chop after producers said a contestant's tattoos "could be connected to far-right ideologies". The Campaign Against Antisemitism expressed concern about the tattoos. Britain's Top Woodworker is AXED by Sky after viewers spotted 'Nazi' tattoos on contestant's face Darren Lumsden from Bristol has a number of numerical tattoos including '88' on his cheek, which can. [24] The penultimate episode was viewed by 1.5million viewers and had a 7% audience share, while Hell's Kitchen received 3.4million viewers and a 15% audience share. 2023 BBC. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Numbers inked on tattooed contestant Darren Lumsden's face and head have links to Nazism and white supremacists. What a terrible coincidence., Following the broadcasters second statement, Bad Education actor Ethan Lawrence tweeted: I hope your investigation dives deeper than your background checks, which failed to notice multiple Nazi tattoos on his literal face.. Darren Lumsden: 27 Tattooist: Bristol: Pre-series publicity. The number 88 is displayed prominently on his right cheek, which is often used as a numerical code for Heil Hitler, with H as the eighth letter in the alphabet. View the profiles of people named Darren Lumsden. 'When some people first meet me they are a bit shocked, admittedly. [4] Posters featuring the programme's tagline, "Living off the landfill", were displayed across Britain and others appeared on the London Underground. Darren Lumsden said the "88" referred to his dad's death Credit: Sky History However, Trevor Lumsden, 66, was stunned to hear he had been described as dead after a clip of his woodworker son. By Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. Sign up to our daily newsletter using the box at the top of this article, or by clicking here to see all of our newsletters. Professor Darren Rosenblum joined the Pace faculty in 2004, and was promoted to full professor with tenure in 2008. Sky History said there was an innocent explanation for the number, but axed the show hours later. Calling it "an avoidable problem", the organisation said they hope the case will prompt Sky History and other channels to "conduct proper due diligence going forward". British geneticist and author of How To Argue With A Racist,Dr Adam Rutherford, confirmed that he had spotted several other numerical tattoos that were likely to bewhite supremacy symbols. And I'm not even 20% of the way into the story! ', She insisted 'you can have tattoos on your face and be the kindest, big cuddly bear,' saying: 'It's a form ofart and doesn't have to mean anything other than what it means to you.'. 30. I built it all in my workshop and then fitted it. Mr Lumsden, who grew up in Frenchay, told Bristol Live in an interview published ahead of the show's first episode on 15 October that he started started to work with his tattooist on his "look". I'm alive and kicking so I'm not dead yet. Sky said Darren Lumsden's face inking of the number 88 was in memory of the year his late father Trevor lost his life - and nothing to do with a code, fashioned around the numerical order of letters in the alphabet, meaning Heil Hitler. I have my daughter on the back of my head and my son on my cheek. Sky has taken the show off air while it investigates Darren Lumsden's tattoos. Something went wrong, please try again later. [1] It involved 11 contestants living for three weeks on a rubbish dump next to a landfill site near Croydon in South London. The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. ', They later added: 'While we investigate the nature & meaning of Darren's tattoos we have removed the video featuring him from our social media, & will not be broadcasting any eps of The Chop until we have concluded that investigation. The carpenters father said he suffers from short-term memory loss due to a brain injury he sustained in a motorbike accident and has a support worker, who declined to be named, visiting him every day. 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The champion's prize would have been the chance to stage their own exhibition at the prestigious William Morris Gallery in London. The working title of the programme was Eco-Challenge. Ive never had a negative reaction to my tattoos. Father-of-two Darren Lumsden from Bristol, pictured, is competing on Sky History's new show The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker. 'The production team carried out extensive background checks on all the woodworkers taking part in the show, that confirmed Darren has no affiliations or links to racist groups, views or comments. 'There is no further comment to make at this stage. The champion's prize will be the chance to stage their own exhibition at the prestigious William Morris Gallery in London. This client in Bath was looking to create a cinema room at his property but wanted it to replicate the inside of the Millennium Falcon. The father added: 'I haven't seen Darren for some years, I didn't know he had tattoos over his face or that he was going to be on TV. Bristol drug dealer Ben Houldsworth to hand back 331,000 profits from crime; Read More Related Articles. But they soon warm to me after a few minutes. Sky History today thanked MailOnline for highlighting The Chop contestant Darren Lumsden's apparent lie about the origin of his controversial tattoos. Search. As noted by social media users, one of Lumsden's tattoos is the number 88 on his face. [11] Every person working on the programme was given tetanus, polio and hepatitis vaccinations for their safety. Darren Lumsden, a carpenter on Sky Historys new programme The Chop: Britains Top Woodworker, became the centre of attention after a promotional video showed several tattoos visible on his face that depict symbols commonly used by neo-Nazis and white supremacists. 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He found himself at the centre a Twitter storm yesterday over his facial tattoos. Sky History regularly features documentaries on the Second World War, such as Hitler's Gold and Hitler's Last Secrets. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) describes this as one of the most common white supremacist symbols. Mr Lumsden, a father-of-two from Portishead, has previously said he began getting his face and head inked around 10 years ago, and has worked with a tattooist on his look. Darren Lumsden asked to leave the dump, claiming that the experience was not worthwhile. I've already been stopped by people who have seen the adverts. This was one of the more unusual projects, said Darren. However, Mail Online claimed it had later spoken to Mr Lumsden's father Trevor who told the website: "I'm alive and kicking, so I'm not dead yet.". He was also accused of having a sig rune symbol - used by Nazis to symbolise victory and often mistaken as a lightning bolt - on the right side of his nose, and a number 14 on his scalp which can represent '14 words', a slogan coined by white supremacist terrorist David Lane. The show's production company have not responded to requests for a comment. No one went on the show to become famous. [11], The 11 contestants who participated "represented the complete spectrum of public opinion on environmental issues". Featured contestant Darren Lumsden, a heavily-tattooed joiner from Bristol, was portrayed as good-natured and folksy; contemplating the competition ahead, he described himself as "patient, to. Join Facebook to connect with Darren Lumsden and others you may know. [6] Coming Down the Mountain, also airing at the same time on BBC One, was watched by 4.7million and a 20% share. The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. [9], 11 participants, who were not initially informed of their task, must live on a purpose-made rubbish dump adjacent to a working landfill site for 21 days after being left equipped only with a sleeping bag, drinking can and one roll of lavatory paper each. However, that statement was deleted and a separate announcement said: "While we further investigate the nature, and meaning, of Darren's tattoos, we have removed the video featuring him from our social media pages, and will not be broadcasting any episodes of The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker until we have concluded that investigation. 699 posts. There is so much talent and its going to be a really fun programme to follow and see who is crowned the winner., The Chop: Britains Top Woodworker premieres on Sky HISTORY Thursday 15 th October at 9pm. ", "Edinburgh TV Festival 2008: we wouldn't air Jade Goody's Indian Big Brother cancer scenes, says Channel 4 boss", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dumped&oldid=1150030981, Articles with dead external links from November 2016, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles lacking reliable references from April 2021, Short description is different from Wikidata, BLP articles lacking sources from May 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. The Chop: Britains Top Woodworker sees 10 of Britains best carpenters, carvers and woodworkers compete on a series of tasks overseen by comedian Lee Mack and presenter Rick Edwards. Darren Lumsden from Bristol has the numbers 88 tattooed prominently on his cheek, which is often a shorthand code for the neo Nazi slogan Heil Hitler. 'I was quite surprised when I saw the pictures, he does look completely different. His scalp also appears to be emblazoned with the number 14, which the ADL says is often used as shorthand for the 14 Words the most popular white supremacist slogan in the world, coined by far-right terrorist David Lane. Sky History tweeted: 'Darren's tattoos denote significant events in his life and have no political or ideological meaning whatsoever. 'Sky HISTORY is intolerant of racism and all forms of hatred and any use of symbols or numbers is entirely incidental and not meant to cause harm or offence. [10] One participant, Darren Lumsden, voluntarily left the programme after just three days, claiming that the experience had taught him nothing,[citation needed] though years later he would turn up on another reality TV show called The Chop (in October 2020). Liked by Darren Rosenlund I had an awesome day at work yesterday. Their most recent appointment, in our records, was to STAIRS2U LIMITED on 2008-07-17, from which they resigned on 2008-12-20. By I can see at least 5 recognised Nazi/white power tattoos on this guy's face. 12h. [4] Advertisements for the programme appeared on websites such as Yahoo, The Guardian, New Scientist, The Daily Telegraph and MSN. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Speaking to The Bristol Post on October 15, Mr Lumsden said: 'About 10 years ago I saw someone with facial tattoos and started to work with my tattooist on my look. He was also accused of having a sig rune symbol - used by Nazis to symbolise victory and often mistaken as a lightning bolt - on the right side of his nose, and a number 14 on his scalp which can represent '14 words', a slogan coined by white supremacist terrorist David Lane. 'But if they are saying I'm dead I'd like them to know I'm not.'. ', The comments below have not been moderated, By Darren says those tuning into the show are in for a treat. Pic: Sky UK/A&E Television Networks, The investigation has led to cancellation.

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