“Skateboarding was the roots for everything for me,” he says, “It taught me how to stand on my own two feet and become independent – metaphorically speaking and physically at the same time. I guess I’ve applied that to lots of other things. I feel the same way about filming.”

I ask if skateboarding kept him out of trouble. He nods defiantly: “I remember one day I was out with some kids from Stamford Hill and they stole a handbag. I thought ‘this isn’t for me, what am I doing here?’”

“So I had to separate myself. Luckily because I was skateboarding, I had that to do. It consumed me. Before I knew it, they were in jail for four or five years because they’d excelled at what they were doing – at stealing stuff.

“That’s why I made Rolling Through the Decades. Because I wanted to inspire youngsters. It’s not just about skateboarding – it’s about getting into something that you enjoy doing.”

Former Pro Skateboarder and Filmaker - Winstan Witter