Octogenarian teaches urban Australians about shearing

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Updated November 6, 2009 20:48:03

Des de Bell is an 80-year-old sheep shearer, whose family's been involved with this very Australian occupation since 1817. Des has worked all over the world, shearing sheep from New Zealand to Russia. Now he's retired, and he's devoting his twilight years to teaching city folk what shearing is all about.

Presenter: Laura Poole
Speaker: Des de Bell, retired sheep shearer

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