What makes you think of England?
Aug 19th, 2006, 11:16 PM
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Flanner It's a shame but innevitable, with the onslaught of MTV and all the associated cr*p 24 hours a day it didn't stand a chance.
I have great memories of TOTP. I grew up with it and it played a large part of my teenage life. I remember when a single got to No1 by selling hundreds of thousands of copies and not as today by the number of times a day it gets played on commercial radio.
Fantastic times and I feel an era that my kids are missing out on and will never be able to re-create, it is sadly their loss.
Muck
I have great memories of TOTP. I grew up with it and it played a large part of my teenage life. I remember when a single got to No1 by selling hundreds of thousands of copies and not as today by the number of times a day it gets played on commercial radio.
Fantastic times and I feel an era that my kids are missing out on and will never be able to re-create, it is sadly their loss.
Muck
Aug 20th, 2006, 05:07 AM
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The Beatles, the Kinks, the Animals, the Moody Blues, the MerseyBeat, and the rest of the British Invasion of music in the early sixties.
Monty Python, Benny Hill, and Little Britain.
The famous "british Reserve" as in keep a stiff upper lip.
Queen Victoria (sorry, can't shake the image and we are still living down the stuffiness of this era and prudishness of the Roundheads)
Baldworth
Monty Python, Benny Hill, and Little Britain.
The famous "british Reserve" as in keep a stiff upper lip.
Queen Victoria (sorry, can't shake the image and we are still living down the stuffiness of this era and prudishness of the Roundheads)
Baldworth
Aug 20th, 2006, 05:20 AM
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Discussions of the Weather and Shipping Forecast reminded me of a wonderful piece from the 1960's by a group calling themselves the Master Singers, in which the forecast is delivered in four-part Anglican chant.
You can hear it on the following MP3 link:
http://marguerite.ca/images/mastersingers.mp3
You can hear it on the following MP3 link:
http://marguerite.ca/images/mastersingers.mp3
Aug 20th, 2006, 06:29 AM
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flanneruk,
Yep I am over 40, so I fit the mourners profile. I was so happy to see the last episode on VH1 Classics, I hated when it was yanlked from bbc America. It will be on again tonight at 9:00PM
Yep I am over 40, so I fit the mourners profile. I was so happy to see the last episode on VH1 Classics, I hated when it was yanlked from bbc America. It will be on again tonight at 9:00PM
Aug 20th, 2006, 07:44 AM
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"What makes you think of England?"
In another era for ladies, supposedly while lying back.....
(I have never been able to find an authenticated source for this supposed piece of matrimonial advice, by the way.)
In another era for ladies, supposedly while lying back.....
(I have never been able to find an authenticated source for this supposed piece of matrimonial advice, by the way.)
Aug 20th, 2006, 08:09 PM
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Oh, I love it when old posts are resurected.
I see from a previous post I was trying to watch the 'Peep Show' and failing - I did get a handle on it (the one I watched was where he had a crush on his boss) and couldn't reall get the humour.
Since then I have enjoyed:
Dr Who
Footballers Wives
Mile High and best of all
Life on Mars
i think I only watch most of them for the English accents but I do enjoy LOM - if only I could stop the tune going through my head
I see from a previous post I was trying to watch the 'Peep Show' and failing - I did get a handle on it (the one I watched was where he had a crush on his boss) and couldn't reall get the humour.
Since then I have enjoyed:
Dr Who
Footballers Wives
Mile High and best of all
Life on Mars
i think I only watch most of them for the English accents but I do enjoy LOM - if only I could stop the tune going through my head
Aug 20th, 2006, 10:30 PM
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LOL @Patrick.
You got me beat there, never heard of them...
But then in the mid 70's when I was a teenager I spent my whole days and evenings playing football or cricket and when I wasn't doing that I was swimming. TV is a poor substitute for fun don't you think.
But I did make an exception for TOTP.
Muck
You got me beat there, never heard of them...
But then in the mid 70's when I was a teenager I spent my whole days and evenings playing football or cricket and when I wasn't doing that I was swimming. TV is a poor substitute for fun don't you think.
But I did make an exception for TOTP.
Muck
Aug 21st, 2006, 02:26 AM
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Origins of "lie back....."....
Lady Alice Hillingdon. Wife of 2nd Baron Hillingdon. 1912.
She said:-I am happy now that George calls on my bedchamber less frequently than of old. As it is, I now endure but two calls a week, and when I hear his steps outside my door I lie down on my bed, close my eyes, open my legs and think of England.
And anyone who thinks cricket is dull obviously wasn't watching the test match yesterday!
Lady Alice Hillingdon. Wife of 2nd Baron Hillingdon. 1912.
She said:-I am happy now that George calls on my bedchamber less frequently than of old. As it is, I now endure but two calls a week, and when I hear his steps outside my door I lie down on my bed, close my eyes, open my legs and think of England.
And anyone who thinks cricket is dull obviously wasn't watching the test match yesterday!
Aug 21st, 2006, 07:14 AM
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David West
I had to jump in in the middle of reading this very entertaining stuff to agree with you about the shipping forecast.. i used to stay with an old aunt at times when i was about 6 or 7 and she put radio 4 on at bed time i was mesmerized by the shipping forecast i thought it was some kind of secrate code.. thanks for the memory
I had to jump in in the middle of reading this very entertaining stuff to agree with you about the shipping forecast.. i used to stay with an old aunt at times when i was about 6 or 7 and she put radio 4 on at bed time i was mesmerized by the shipping forecast i thought it was some kind of secrate code.. thanks for the memory
Aug 21st, 2006, 08:04 AM
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I just washed some towels and bedding and pegged them out... It started spitting.. I thought its only a shower, and left them, It started to chuck it down so i brought them in... and now its sun shining again THATS England for you.. Lancashire where the real people live!! (watch what a commotion that statement will start ha ha)
