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BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl

18 Apr 04 - 08:51 AM (#1164318)
Subject: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Mr Red

a warm welcome, if you will for, Ian Corrigable and his new flame. Warmer still now.

Rene Sants has just produced - that's a New Sants - and dad has come along - he's the Patron Sants.

& Czech this one = Mr & Mrs Pest & their religious son Budha

And the Kings have all but one declined so it's just Lew King

any more lurkers?


18 Apr 04 - 11:35 AM (#1164422)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Raptor

Why?


18 Apr 04 - 03:16 PM (#1164560)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Mr Red

It's a Mornington Crescent thing.


18 Apr 04 - 06:58 PM (#1164682)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Shanghaiceltic

Welcome Caps Lock the man with the loud voice


18 Apr 04 - 08:00 PM (#1164722)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: YorkshireYankee

Please welcome Mr Lookin-Atmee and his two faithful companions, who happen to be female sheep...

Ewes Lookin-Atmee


Raptor... it's an English thing. There's this brilliant radio show on BBC Radio 4 called "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" ("Clue" for short), which describes itself as "the antidote to panel games" and is one of the few shows I listen to that *literally* makes me Laugh out loud. Favourite features of the show are "Mornington Crescent" and "Late arrivals at the ... Ball" -- amongst many others. You can read more about it on the BBC Radio 4 or BBC Radio 7 "Clue" websites.

From the (Radio 7) website:
This radio game show was first broadcast on 11 April 1972, having evolved from a previous radio programme, I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again.

Chairman Humphrey Lyttleton, aided by his assistant Samantha and occasionally Sven, sets the teams tasks to complete such as singing the words of one song to the tune of another, acting radio charades, playing Mornington Crescent (an arcane game whose rules are much debated), or Cheddar Gorge, in which the teams compete not to complete a sentence. Colin Sell accompanies the musical rounds from the piano.


You can listen to it on the web through Radio 4 (although it's not on year-round & is not on air right now) at the site mentioned above, or you can listen to re-runs of the programme on BBC Radio 7 here (scroll down to "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"), although it *may* lose a little something in translation, as it often refers to British TV shows, politics, celebrities, newspapers, etc that will not necessarily be familiar to Americans.

Enjoy!

YY


18 Apr 04 - 09:59 PM (#1164788)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: The Fooles Troupe

Seeing as how now the ABC (oz) has stopped playing the old BBC Radio shows (admittedly at unlistenable hours!) probably because they don;t have money any mmore, it's probably unlikely that we will ever hear this one in Australia.

ISIRTA was where some of The Goodies honed their skills.

Australia is closer to British Humour than US humour, at least amongst us older ones.

Robin


19 Apr 04 - 08:30 AM (#1165110)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: YorkshireYankee

ISIRTA was where some of The Goodies honed their skills.

Interesting... I had assumed that The Goodies pre-dated ISIRTA -- prolly 'cos I heard ISIRTA (on Kansas City's public radio station) many years after The Goodies were running (on Detroit's public television station). I suppose it's entirely possible that these programmes appeared in a different order than they were actually produced... any UK 'catters happen to know?

Australia is closer to British Humour than US humour, at least amongst us older ones.

I'm sure that's true (even though I had to have the phrase "pommie bastards" explained to me after I moved here ;-) ). Of course, if you're really keen, you can listen online...

Cheers,

YY


19 Apr 04 - 09:04 AM (#1165139)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Sooz

ISIRTA was the early 70's - Goodies were t'other end of the decade.
Who remembers "The Angus Prune Tune" then?


19 Apr 04 - 09:08 AM (#1165145)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: YorkshireYankee

Thanks, Sooz!


19 Apr 04 - 03:13 PM (#1165490)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Sooz

Three chairs for Lady Constance - hip hip.......


19 Apr 04 - 03:20 PM (#1165498)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Mr Red

Where was Monty Python in the credits? John Cleese and Eric Idle were in ISIRTA too. In fact Eric Idle was one of the script writers.

Meanwhile back at the thread.........
I just missed A. Nonny Mouse jangling the keys


19 Apr 04 - 05:40 PM (#1165636)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Les from Hull

You can listen to it here.
Radio 7


19 Apr 04 - 05:40 PM (#1165637)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: The Shambles

My name is Angus Prune
And I never miss........


20 Apr 04 - 07:30 AM (#1165949)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Michael

Bring back Dermot Staveacre


20 Apr 04 - 07:55 AM (#1165964)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: GUEST,Mr Red at Work

oh look his namesake just arrived - Dermot Titus - he's a bit rash though.


21 Apr 04 - 04:32 AM (#1166879)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Dave Hanson

Theresa Green you know.
eric


21 Apr 04 - 03:56 PM (#1167197)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Michael

With Isa Blue

Mike


15 Feb 05 - 09:32 AM (#1410371)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: GUEST,Phil

Dermot staveacre was a singing baboon. Whatever happened to Masher Wilkins?


15 Feb 05 - 08:18 PM (#1411260)
Subject: RE: BS: Late arrivals/ Guest Pest-Post Brawl
From: Liz the Squeak

I sit in my bath and I have a good laugh, and the sig tune is named after meeeeeeeee!!!

Welcome the celebrated Chef, Monseiur Bleu, and his son Gordon....

LTS