A gentleman called Tim FitzHigham wanted to recreate the original bet made by Sir John Throckmorton to see if it could be done today, for the first programme of a new BBC Radio 4 series called The Gambler. He wanted to answer the questions: did people today still have the skills to shear the sheep by hand with old fashioned shears, to prepare and card the fleece by hand, to spin the fleece by hand, and finally weave and tailor the cloth into a gentleman's coat, as was done in 1811? And could it still be done within the hours of sunrise to sunset on a midsummer's day as the original was?
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机译：一位名叫Tim FitzHigham的绅士想要重现John Throckmorton爵士的原始赌注，看看今天是否可以完成，这是BBC Radio 4新系列的第一个节目The Gambler。他想回答以下问题：今天的人们是否仍然掌握用老式剪子手工剪羊毛，手工准备和梳理羊毛，用手纺羊毛，最后将布料织成裁缝的技能？绅士的外套，就像1811年那样？而且还能像初夏一样在仲夏的日出到日落的时间内完成吗？
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