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13 Jul 06 - 06:47 PM (#1782993) Subject: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: GUEST,Archers addict I know Ambridge doesn't always have the same weather as the rest of us - sometimes they have pouring rain when the rest of us are having a drought. But surely the moon should be the same, or they'd have to have Easter on a different weekend. But a couple of nights ago, when the rest of us had a full moon, Daniel and Alistair had a clear view of the stars, the Plough [Big Dipper, for you folks across the way] and Milky Way, and didn't mention the moon at all. How come? |
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13 Jul 06 - 06:52 PM (#1783002) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Rapparee What does this have to do with archery (which I assume from your handle you love)? Are you going to shoot the moon? |
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14 Jul 06 - 01:13 AM (#1783170) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Dave Hanson She was on the bridge at midnight, Throwing snowballs at the moon, She said, Sir I've never..................? But eric |
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14 Jul 06 - 01:16 AM (#1783172) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: michaelr Because Daniel and Alistair were busy. |
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14 Jul 06 - 01:59 AM (#1783179) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Keith A of Hertford At least they agreed that Orion was not visible. Are we not more concerned about the missing Ed than the missing moon? |
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14 Jul 06 - 02:33 AM (#1783186) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Sooz I read that as Onion. Must get new glasses. |
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14 Jul 06 - 02:43 AM (#1783192) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John O'L Now, as eve done its deep approachey, his eye on the Moon, all-time some-time deep joy of a full moon scintillatin' dangley in the heavenly 'bode, but now only half - "Oh, blow your cool, man!" he did this deep thought-cus. "What is the folly of this half-disappearing of the moonly-most?" And as the light did a scintillating change through timely-most, stoppit still, and he did a deep thought-cus, what? Absolutely smashed and flakit he was. So, gathering all behind in the hintermost, he ploddy-ploddy forward into the deep thunder-mould of the complicating forrie to sort this one out matey. "Where at man, he thought-cus, where at man? Oh, dear!" |
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14 Jul 06 - 02:46 AM (#1783195) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John O'L Nearly forgot. That belongs to Stanley Holloway from 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake' by The Small Faces. |
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14 Jul 06 - 03:16 AM (#1783203) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Keith A of Hertford Unwin? |
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14 Jul 06 - 03:27 AM (#1783206) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John O'L More apologies. Opinion on the internet seems to be pretty well unanimous that it was Stanley Unwin's work. My mistake. |
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14 Jul 06 - 05:00 AM (#1783222) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John MacKenzie I woke up in the middle of the night, and looked out my window, through the dirt and grime of one of the few panes of glass that hadn't been replaced by cardboard or plastic sheeting. I looked up at the stars all gleaming twinkling and shining back the reflected light of a million suns, and I thought 'What is it all about?' Then I thought, 'It's got bugger all to do with me anyway' so I rolled over and went back to sleep! Giok As for the Archers, they are on an econonomy drive in the studios, and the moon was turned off that night to save electricity! |
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14 Jul 06 - 06:25 AM (#1783256) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: greg stephens I was surprised that Daniel had not discovered the comic potential of the planet Uranus. |
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14 Jul 06 - 07:05 AM (#1783264) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Valmai Goodyear Or indeed of the constipation of O'Ryan (from an idea by George MacDonald Fraser). Valmai (Lewes) |
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14 Jul 06 - 07:55 AM (#1783286) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John MacKenzie Orion's constipation is not visible in the nightime summer sky. Guess he moves in the warmer weather! G |
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14 Jul 06 - 08:38 AM (#1783311) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Dave Hanson It's fictional you load of gimboids eric |
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14 Jul 06 - 08:43 AM (#1783315) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Keith A of Hertford Says you. |
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14 Jul 06 - 08:55 AM (#1783326) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Mr Red terrible about Shula innit? |
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14 Jul 06 - 09:05 AM (#1783333) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John MacKenzie Eric for the fact that you are not a fictional charcter, we have only your word and our own imaginations. G. |
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14 Jul 06 - 09:05 AM (#1783334) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Rapparee Don Shula? The former football coarch? |
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14 Jul 06 - 05:02 PM (#1783697) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Bunnahabhain No Shula, my Aunts daft Dalmatian. A brief and sometimes accurate guide to the Archers for the perplexed who can't figure out what google is for... The Archers is the longest running seriel in the world, since when radios were steam powered and had to be shared between the whole village. It is set in a ficional rural county, Borstetshire, and was orginally intented to provide infomation for famers. This aspect now provides unintentional comedy. The main reason to listen is the intersting accents, and ludicrous plot lines. It also tackles issues that really affect normal country folk, such as the gay couple spilt on if to have a child... |
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14 Jul 06 - 05:15 PM (#1783716) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Rapparee Oh. Like The Adventures of Helen Trent. I thought it was about archery or Agincourt or something. |
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15 Jul 06 - 01:32 AM (#1784023) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Dave Hanson You are absolutely right Giok, I am fictional too. eric |
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15 Jul 06 - 01:35 AM (#1784024) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Peace Well, I heard that is there's enough fiction it can lead to fires . . . . |
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15 Jul 06 - 02:08 AM (#1784026) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Dave Hanson No, thats ' faction ' eric |
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15 Jul 06 - 02:09 AM (#1784028) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Dave Hanson Correction, that's ' fraction ' eric |
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15 Jul 06 - 02:10 AM (#1784029) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Peace Correction, that's 'friction'. WHEW! |
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15 Jul 06 - 02:10 AM (#1784030) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: fat B****rd Never been the same since Walter Gabriel went. |
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15 Jul 06 - 04:47 AM (#1784078) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John MacKenzie Fact is stranger than friction! G |
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15 Jul 06 - 06:47 AM (#1784111) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Dave Hanson I knew that !! eric |
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15 Jul 06 - 10:00 AM (#1784200) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Les from Hull The Archers |
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15 Jul 06 - 10:09 AM (#1784206) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Tootler One of the characters in the Archers, Tom Forrest, used to sing traditional songs in the village pub. Can you see a character in a modern soap doing that? Times change. |
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15 Jul 06 - 11:24 AM (#1784253) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John J Tom Forrest was a singer in his own right. As for the moon, I reckon they were just looking t'other way. John |
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15 Jul 06 - 11:28 AM (#1784255) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: danensis Didn't they ahve a barn dance and use a real live Ceilidh band? I seem to think the sunday omnibus uses a recording of this for the intro. John |
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15 Jul 06 - 11:33 AM (#1784259) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John MacKenzie Bob Arnold aka Tom Forrest, well known singer of 'The Village Pump', and an Archers favourite. Giok |
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15 Jul 06 - 11:34 AM (#1784260) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Ron Davies Is that ambridge waves of grain? For purple mountains' majesty across the--sorry, wrong country. Well, close. |
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15 Jul 06 - 02:34 PM (#1784383) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Herga Kitty Apart from Bob Arnold, folkies have occasionally written for the Archers. Anyone remember Nelson Gabriel's trip to the Lakes with Caroline and post-hunt pub session? The location of Ambridge is sort of virtual Cotswolds (ie within commuting distance of Birmingham). In recent weeks we've had morris dancers at the Bull, and during the last week we've had the local schoolchildren being taught maypole dancing..... Kitty |
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16 Jul 06 - 01:44 PM (#1784951) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: danensis "Village children in pagan fertility ritual" - I can see the headlines now. John |
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16 Jul 06 - 06:37 PM (#1785152) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: GUEST, Topsie When I was walking on the Malvern Hills, someone wearing an 'Archers addict' sweatshirt pointed to a nearby hill, somewhere in the region of Upton-on-Severn, and assured me that it was Lakey Hill, so it's northern Cotswolds. This should make it all much clearer |
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16 Jul 06 - 10:23 PM (#1785268) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Ebbie I'm told that fractious is usually noisier than frictious. |
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17 Jul 06 - 07:20 AM (#1785407) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: MBSLynne The moon is not visible, however full it is, at all hours of the night. It may have set by the time they were looking at the sky. Didn't Ripley Wayfarers record the Archers signature tune for the Sunday omnibus years ago? And isn't it time somebody shot Adam Macey? Love Lynne |
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17 Jul 06 - 07:59 AM (#1785417) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Keith A of Hertford On the 11th it rose about 10.15 and set about 4.20. Not much hope of seeing the Milky Way I think. |
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17 Jul 06 - 08:02 AM (#1785421) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Mr Red Pete Shutler was and probably still is in the Archers and it is his accordian playing for the Sunday omnibus edition. What the band was called I have no idea but he told me in about 1994 when they had the Yetties at the Swan Theatre Worcester. FWIW Eddie Grundy's actor lives in the area of Upton-u-7 and has been known to play his music locally - purely for amusement. Mark Wooley - who had a music shop in Upton - knows him well and gigs with as a duo with another local singer. |
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17 Jul 06 - 07:43 PM (#1785952) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Paul from Hull Ah yes, I had the habit some ears ago but stopped because that ruddy SNELL woman used to get on my wick so much. Granted, thats what she was FOR (I mean not that they had her there to annoy me particularly, of course, Auntie Beeb would be unlikely to go to so much trouble...) but I found her just too much. I suppose it could be said that it reflects real life in that, but t'Archers has never been accused of reflecting real life.... |
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17 Jul 06 - 08:59 PM (#1785984) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: GUEST, Topsie Paul from Hull, I used to have the same problem some years back with "Aunt Laura". I stopped listening for about seven years, but when I started again I picked up the story with no problems, as if I'd only stopped for about a week, except that Jennifer had a different husband. |
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18 Jul 06 - 06:33 AM (#1786242) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: MBSLynne We stopped too for a while, after John died because Pat's depression was ...well...depressing. I nearly gave up when the horrible Hazel was living in Ambridge for a while (Not the last time...that was lovely because Lillian really gave her what she deserved.) Various people have irritated me over the years, but somehow, one keeps coming back and it's like travelling then returning home. The family is all mostly the same as ever. The Will/Emma/Ed story was so completely riveting that I could hardly wait for 7.02 each evening. A soap that has been running for 55 years has to have had it's ups and downs and good and bad characters in all senses of the words. Love Lynne |
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18 Jul 06 - 12:35 PM (#1786455) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Mr Red I have to say I never listened - but I was too lazy to get up and switch it off after ISIHAC because I would be happytapping like now. But with timeshifting getting so easy - I can choose my radio - and do. |
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19 Jul 06 - 12:01 AM (#1786895) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Paul from Hull I'll have to give it a try again....paticulrly as I'm without a telly atm. |
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19 Jul 06 - 02:13 PM (#1787451) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: Rusty Dobro I'm still desolate over the tragedy of Grace Archer, also the tragedy of someone or other's version of 'Barbara Allen' in the Ambridge talent contest around the same time. |
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20 Jul 06 - 06:55 AM (#1788076) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: The Walrus Just a silly bit of trivia (mentioned as an aside on another radio programme). It appears that, in 1954 there was a STAGE version of the Archers (with Jack Warner as Dan). W |
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24 Jul 06 - 09:07 AM (#1791567) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: GUEST, Topsie Putting out trailers containing dramatic snippets of coming episodes does rather spoil the illusion that it's real, as well as spoiling the dramatic impact of these episodes when we do hear them. Are you listening, BBC? |
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24 Jul 06 - 10:12 AM (#1791627) Subject: RE: BS: The Ambridge Sky From: John MacKenzie Yes Walrus, I heard that two, and did a double take. G. |