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12 Oct 03 - 06:22 AM (#1034032) Subject: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: wilbyhillbilly Are there any (OLD!!) catters out there that can help, this has been driving us crazy for years. The catchphrase? "IT'S BIN A FUNNY OL' DAY" as I remember, was at the end of a radio programme and had this bloke rambling on about the days events, he had a sort of "The Archers" accent, old country boy type. WHAT WAS THE PROGRAMME CALLED!! |
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12 Oct 03 - 09:44 AM (#1034049) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: Sooz Was it Kenneth Williams? |
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12 Oct 03 - 10:01 AM (#1034055) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: John MacKenzie Ralph Wightman or Bernard Miles spring to mind, can't think of a programme name though. Giok |
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12 Oct 03 - 10:38 AM (#1034072) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: Stilly River Sage You're in the UK? |
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12 Oct 03 - 10:58 AM (#1034087) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: John MacKenzie He spells programme properly *BG* Giok |
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12 Oct 03 - 12:58 PM (#1034140) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: Noreen ...and knows aout the Archers... |
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12 Oct 03 - 06:03 PM (#1034251) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: Emma B Sounds as though it ought to be Walter Gabriel (father to the sadly missed Nelson) Didn't the Archers use to have a brief introduction by one of characters - or is my memory going the same way as eyesight etc...? |
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12 Oct 03 - 06:15 PM (#1034257) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: McGrath of Harlow Tom Forrest? Old Dan Archer's brother-in-law, who was gamekeeper. |
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12 Oct 03 - 06:17 PM (#1034258) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: wilbyhillbilly Yes SRS I am in the UK! Emma I wonder if you could be right, it certainly was a Walter type voice, even if it wasn't him, but I don't remember the introductions, does anyone else? PLEASE.... |
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12 Oct 03 - 07:02 PM (#1034286) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: McGrath of Harlow Yes, I'm pretty sure it was Tom Forrest, and he used to introduce the omnibus edition like that, with a summary of what was going on. (They killed him off a couple of years ago. A bit too rural for the series. Here's a site which would probably confirm that. |
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12 Oct 03 - 07:04 PM (#1034290) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: McGrath of Harlow And it was "It's bin a funny old week..." |
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12 Oct 03 - 07:36 PM (#1034306) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: Ron Olesko Sounds like Garrision Keillor - "It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegone." I wonder which came first? |
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12 Oct 03 - 08:38 PM (#1034331) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: McGrath of Harlow The Archers by a good few years. But Garrison Keillor might have got it from there - interesting. |
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13 Oct 03 - 03:40 AM (#1034418) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: John MacKenzie Tom Forrest was played by an actor come folk singer called Bob Arnold. Giok |
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13 Oct 03 - 03:46 AM (#1034419) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: Roger the Skiffler "Tom Forrest" used to start the omnibus edition of the Archers with "It's been a (Funny, strange, distressing etc) week here in Ambridge" but the line suggested sounds more like Bernard Miles' old gardener character: Vicar come up to me when I was a-workin' in the garden "Good mornin',Jarge," 'e says. "'Ent it a wonder what a beautiful sight the good Lord 'as med of yer garden". "Yers, vicar," I sez, "But you should-a seen the almighty mess 'e med of it when 'e 'ad it all to 'isself." RtS (BBC Light Programme [of blessed memory] 1950s) |
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13 Oct 03 - 04:05 PM (#1034831) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: Mr Red Pete Shutler was (is?) in the Archers and he played accordion on the omnibus edition intro music (only the omnibus edition). Pete was one of the Yetties. I'll get me anorak....... |
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13 Oct 03 - 07:46 PM (#1034950) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: Emma B Thanks McGrath et al - nice to remember Tom (The Village Pump) Forrest again. Probably the nearest thing to folk song on the Archers. |
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14 Oct 03 - 12:18 PM (#1035415) Subject: RE: BS: Radio??It's bin a funny ol' day. From: wilbyhillbilly Thanks everyone, it seems we will settle for the omnibus edition of the Archers. I really appreciate the input, and can now have "peace of mind" until the next niggling thought comes up, (must be something to do with getting old)*grin*. |