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From: enpnjat@gdr.bath.ac.uk (N J A Thorne)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Wanted! Name of kids prog!!
Date: 27 Jul 92 16:54:50 GMT
Organization: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, UK

This isn't exactly British comedy, but some of the oldies
amongst you may remember this children's programme that I've
been trying to get the name of for years.

The prog. I'm thinking of was done very much in the Pugwash 
style (same cartoonist?) but took place in a medieval castle.
The "narrator" of the stories was some sort of servant and 
played the lute. I've been racking my brains trying to 
remember the title for YEARS, so I hope someone can help.

What a dumb request!

Nicky.

N.J.A.Thorne@uk.ac.bath.gdr
From: stevens1@evax2.engr.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: The Liar by Stephen Fry
Date: 26 Jul 92 05:53:53 GMT
Reply-To: stevens1@evax2.engr.arizona.edu
Distribution: world,local
Organization: University of Arizona, College of Engineering and Mines, Tucson

I recently read Stephen Fry's novel _The _Liar_.  It's an unusual book,
not as humorous as the jacket blurb would lead you to believe but on the
whole not bad.  There are some things I'd like to discuss with anyone who
has read the book though.........
From: Steve.Varty@newcastle.ac.uk (Steve Varty)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Stephen Fry's Dracula
Date: 28 Jul 92 11:11:54 GMT
Organization: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RU

willimsa@unix1.tcd.ie (WHY??) writes:


>I'm looking for a transcript of a piece that Stephen Fry read
>out once.  It was a diary of VanHelsing, but the point was that
>he never realised that Dracula was a vampire, rather thinking him
>to be a pleasant fellow, if somewhat pale of visage.

>Dracula kept trying to kill him, and kept failing.

You mean as in "Solar eclipse; Oh Shit!"

It was really funny, but I can't remember it all.

Steve.

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From: yantosca@buast7.bu.edu (Robert Yantosca)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Blackadder II Closing Credit Lyrics
Date: 27 Jul 92 16:42:56 GMT
Organization: Astronomy Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

Has anyone been able to make out the lyrics to the minstrels songs' (which 
are played during the closing credits)?  The minstrel is extremely high-
pitched and I have a tremendous amount of difficulty understanding him 
(even more so when a PBS announcer buts in).

If someone could email the information to me I would be most appreciative.
In particular, I'm interested in the lyrics for the episodes "Bells", 
"Potato", and "Beer".

Thanks much,

Bob Y.

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From: che238n@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british,rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: The Goons
Date: 29 Jul 92 11:56:08 +1000
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia


>>In article <1992Jul22.000436.25011@rdg.dec.com> winalski@adserv.enet.dec.com (Paul S. Winalski) writes:
>>Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and, originally Michael Bentine.
>>Wallace Greenslade was the announcer.  Ray Ellington (whose quartet provided
>>one of the musical interludes each week) did a few bit parts here and there.

      How dare you not mention Max "Conks" Geldray
       "My conk has become twice as popular since I polished it with PING."

>>Valentine Dyall, John Snagge, and others had guest appearances occasionally.
>>
      Don't forget Charlotte Mitchell from Ye Bandit of Sherwood Forest
      and A.E. Matthews from The Evils of Bushy Spon 
>>>
>>>>John Snagge was the nearest thing to a '90s News Anchor in England of the
>>>>'50s.  His was one of the best known voices in the country, and he had
>>>>sufficient clout to keep the Goon Show on the air despite the efforts of
>>>>some of the BBC top brass to kill it.

                                                      
John Snagge: (pre rec) The Stock Exchange. Shares in the Ascot Tobacco Company
             rose sharply today. I did rather nicely actually so I think that
             Greenslade and I can go to the pictures tonight.
        Wal: Oh, thankyou John. We haven't been since we saw Hells Angels
       (The Last Smoking Seagoon,  last show of the 10th series)

Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
From: sooz@iastate.edu (Susan F Bradley)
Subject: Re: AYBS and AYBS Again
Organization: Dept of English -- IOWA STATE UNIV
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 04:29:13 GMT

In <1992Jul22.224528.25540@news.unomaha.edu> mbilunas@odin.unomaha.edu (Mary M. Bilunas) writes:

>A quick note...two PBS TV stations here in midwest have announced that
>beginning the week of July 27 ARE YOU BEING SERVED will be followed by
>ARE YOU BEING SERVED AGAIN each week (Sunday evenings). Perhaps both
>series will also be shown by other PBS stations.

>Mary B.

>Internet:  mbilunas@odin.unomaha.edu   
>                                                                              
> 

Yeah - but what I want to know is: is AYBSA any less cheesey than the first
one?
From: michael@ludwig.bu.edu (Michael Chaplin)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Date: 22 Jul 92 20:06:46 GMT
Organization: Boston University
In-reply-to: winalski@adserv.enet.dec.com's message of 22 Jul 92 15:28:10 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.152810.23447@rdg.dec.com> winalski@adserv.enet.dec.com (Paul S. Winalski) writes:
=   In article <Brsns8.q1@news.larc.nasa.gov>,
=  avik@icase.edu (Avik Banerjee) writes:
=  |>
=  |>greetings,
=  |>	does anyone know where i can obtain a copy of HHGTTG in
=  |>	the united states? thanks for you help.
=  |>
=  Be more specific.  In which format?  The original radio shows?  On cassette
=  or CD?  The TV series?  The books?

A better place to ask would be alt.fan.douglas-adams.

my $.02,
chaplin.

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From: 89b0016@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Wanted! Name of kids prog!!
Date: 28 Jul 92 17:42:54 +1000
Organization: UNSW School of Accounting

In article <1992Jul27.165450.6450@gdr.bath.ac.uk>, enpnjat@gdr.bath.ac.uk (N J A Thorne) writes:
> The prog. I'm thinking of was done very much in the Pugwash 
> style (same cartoonist?) but took place in a medieval castle.
> The "narrator" of the stories was some sort of servant and 
> played the lute. I've been racking my brains trying to 
> remember the title for YEARS, so I hope someone can help.


As I recall, the lute playing narrator was definitely a Pugwash feature.
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From: sanborn@interlan.Interlan.COM (Erik Sanborn)
Subject: Re: Bill Oddy Single
Followup-To: alt.comedy.british
Summary: Goodies on videotape?
Keywords: Goodies, Bill Oddy
Organization: Racal InterLan, Inc., Boxborough, MA (1-800-LAN-TALK)
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 12:34:42 GMT

In article <1992Jul17.155714.8375@photon.uucp> jbn@photon.uucp (Joe Naiman) writes:
>Where can one legitimately obtain a Bill Oddie single in the first place?
>
>I was fortunate enough to have reception of a station which broadcast
>"The Goodies" in the late 1970's, and loved the show.

	The same goes for me. My life hasn't been the same since the
	broadcasts ended. 8( 8(

>I was Bill Oddie
>in the Married with Children episode the other month, but I haven't heard
>anything about the fate of Bill or the other two Goodies.  What's happened
>to them?  Also, is there some way I can get in touch with the BBC or other
>parties with rights so that I could purchase videotapes of Goodies
>episodes?
>
>Joe Naiman

	If anyone has ANY information on how/where to go about purchasing
	videotapes of the Goodies, PLEASE let us know. (We're dying without
	them!!) Oh yeah, for us folks here in The States we'd probably
	need NTSC tapes, or at least a means of transfering PAL -> NTSC.

	Goody-goody, yum-yum!
	-Erik Sanborn			-<E>-
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From: Andy.Taylor@brunel.ac.uk (Andy J Taylor)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: The Goons
Date: 22 Jul 92 09:38:53 GMT
Organization: Brunel University, West London, UK

In article <45486@shamash.cdc.com> jitze@svl.cdc.com (Jitze Couperus) writes:
>morris@hssiarl.uucp (Morris Forbes) writes:
>
>>Can anyone help me out - who were all of the Goons??
>
>Peter Sellers (Yep - THAT one)
>Harry Secombe (Also famous as a Welsh tenor)
>Spike Milligan (He helped defeat Mussolini...)
>
>and...Tip of my tongue but can't come up with it.

Michael Bentine of course (remeber the potty men?)

ANdy
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From: dhr@dsbc.icl.co.uk (Dave Robinson)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Wanted! Name of kids prog!!
Date: 28 Jul 92 11:00:19 GMT
Organization: ICL Bracknell, UK

In article <1992Jul27.165450.6450@gdr.bath.ac.uk>, enpnjat@gdr.bath.ac.uk (N J A Thorne) writes:
> The prog. I'm thinking of was done very much in the Pugwash 
> style (same cartoonist?) but took place in a medieval castle.
> The "narrator" of the stories was some sort of servant and 
> played the lute. I've been racking my brains trying to 
> remember the title for YEARS, so I hope someone can help.

Sir Prancelot ?

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From: istewart@datlog.co.uk (Ian Stewartson)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british,rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: The Goons
Date: 23 Jul 92 09:58:26 GMT
Organization: Data Logic Limited

dj@ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones) writes:

>In article <1992Jul22.000436.25011@rdg.dec.com> winalski@adserv.enet.dec.com (Paul S. Winalski) writes:
>>Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and, originally Michael Bentine.
>>Wallace Greenslade was the announcer.  Ray Ellington (whose quartet provided
>>one of the musical interludes each week) did a few bit parts here and there.
>>Valentine Dyall, John Snagge, and others had guest appearances occasionally.

>Milligna wrote most of the scripts but occasional ones were written by
>others: Maurice Wilshire for one.

Eric Sikes for another

>John Snagge was the nearest thing to a '90s News Anchor in England of the
>'50s.  His was one of the best known voices in the country, and he had
>sufficient clout to keep the Goon Show on the air despite the efforts of
>some of the BBC top brass to kill it.

Andrew Timothy replace 'Wal' went he died didn't he?  I thought 'Snaggers'
only appear on special occasions.
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Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
From: bluewiz@mullet.gu.uwa.edu.au (Anthony Briggs)
Subject: Re: Blackadder Christmas Carol (long)
Organization: University Computer Club --- Perth, Western Australia
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 05:57:40 GMT

wilcox@vax.oxford.ac.uk writes:

>In article <1992Jul16.175521.5069@inmet.camb.inmet.com>, porges@beretta.camb.inmet.com (Don Porges) writes:
>> In article <13p2loINNes2@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> keeper@deeptht.armory.com writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>Prince:  Absolutely, as long as it's not that terribly depressing one about
>>>	 the chap who gets born on Christmas Day, shoots his mouth off about
>>>	 everything under the sun, and then comes [a crop up?] with a couple
>>>	 of rum coves on top of a [hailing Johnny arumlan?].
>>> 
>> 
>> Most likely "comes a cropper", meaning comes to a bad end, or screws up.

>Try "hill in Jerusalem": it helps if you know the story.....
>-- 

Try "on top of a hill in 'johnny-arab-land'. "

bluewiz@mullet.gu.uwa.edu.au

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From: jitze@svl.cdc.com (Jitze Couperus)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british,rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: The Goons
Date: 22 Jul 92 00:14:09 GMT
Followup-To: alt.comedy.british

morris@hssiarl.uucp (Morris Forbes) writes:

>Can anyone help me out - who were all of the Goons??

Peter Sellers (Yep - THAT one)
Harry Secombe (Also famous as a Welsh tenor)
Spike Milligan (He helped defeat Mussolini...)

and...Tip of my tongue but can't come up with it.
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From: sp120@eng.cam.ac.uk (S. Parkinson)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Wanted! Name of kids prog!!
Date: 28 Jul 92 09:33:02 GMT
Reply-To: sp120@eng.cam.ac.uk (S. Parkinson)
Organization: U of Cambridge Computer Lab, UK

In article <1992Jul27.165450.6450@gdr.bath.ac.uk>,
enpnjat@gdr.bath.ac.uk (N J A Thorne) writes:
|> This isn't exactly British comedy, but some of the oldies
|> amongst you may remember this children's programme that I've
|> been trying to get the name of for years.
|> 
|> The prog. I'm thinking of was done very much in the Pugwash 
|> style (same cartoonist?) but took place in a medieval castle.
|> The "narrator" of the stories was some sort of servant and 
|> played the lute. I've been racking my brains trying to 
|> remember the title for YEARS, so I hope someone can help.
|> 
|> What a dumb request!
|> 
|> Nicky.
|> 
|> N.J.A.Thorne@uk.ac.bath.gdr
|>  

Noggin the Nog??
From: jtb2@itri.bton.ac.uk (Jeff Best)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Bill Oddy Single
Date: 22 Jul 92 13:49:33 GMT
Reply-To: jtb2@itri.bton.ac.uk
Organization: ITRI, Brighton Polytechnic, UK

In article 8488@spider.co.uk, andrewc@spider.co.uk (Andrew Cannon) writes:
>In article <1992Jul17.140318.29326@ctr.columbia.edu> daniel@csunb0.dcs.leeds.ac.uk (D N Crow) writes:
>>In article <2363.imc@uk.ac.ox.prg>, imc@prg.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier) writes:
>>> In article <5355@m1.cs.man.ac.uk>, dnd@spec0.ee.man.ac.uk (Darryl Davis (RA)) wrote:
>>> 
>>> >	On Ilkey Moor by tat
>>> 
>>> [deleted]
>>> 
>>>        On Ilkey Moor baht 'at
>>> 
>>> "baht" is the Yorkshire pronunciation of "bout", which is a contraction of
>>> "without", and "'at" is a contraction of "hat".  Thus, the song is about
>>> walking on Ilkey Moor while not wearing any headgear.  So now you know.
>>> 
>> [deleted]
>>	On Ilkley Moor Ba' t'at
>>
>>or
>>
>>	On Ilkley Moor Bar t'at
>>
>>First note it is Ilkley not Ilkey. I live about five miles from said
>>fine town. Secondly it is a contration of:
>>
>>	On Ilkley Moor Bar thy hat
>>
>> [deleted]
>Dan is correct, I'm from Yorkshire and I compress loads of words (If I bother
>pronounceing(sp) them at all)

I have the complete words for a song <<On Ilkley Moor baht 'at>> which
I'll post if I remember to bring the book in. In fact, I've probably
got a couple of versions since 30-40 years ago songbook compilers
seemed to make odd changes here or there, perhaps to evade copyright
restrictions?

I was tempted to say - I'll post the words if you'll post the score -
but I decided not to. Isn't e-mail/news an inadequate medium for
communication.

Jeff.
From: j.kew@ic.ac.uk (James Kew)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Great Black Adder Script Project
Date: 23 Jul 92 10:28:10 GMT
Organization: Physics, Imperial College, London
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1

Jason Parker, jason@cray.com writes:

>5. Amy and Amiability          DONE (Andrew Cannon andrewc@spider.co.uk)
>6. Duel and Duality            DONE  (?)

Can anyone confirm the transcribers of these scripts - in particular
"Duel and Duality"?  I'm doing corrections to them at the moment, to
bring them up to the standard of Tia's scripts, and I want to give
credit where it's due for the bulk of the work...

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Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british,alt.fan.goons
From: ptaylor@airfarce.Canada.Sun.COM 
Subject: Re: The Goons
Followup-To: alt.fan.goons
Reply-To: ptaylor@airfarce.Canada.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 13:04:25 GMT


(Cross-posted to and followups set to alt.fan.goons)

Christopher.Carne@brunel.ac.uk (Christopher J Carne) writes:
> 
> Wallace: This is the BBC, and I'm heartily fed up with it.
> Neddy: Have a care there wallace, otherwise I'll be forced to speak
>        to John Snagge.
> Wal: My dear chap. *Everyone* has to be 'forced' to speak to John Snagge.
> 
> Opening exchange. Can't remember which episode.

"Foiled by President Fred" (I looked it up last night) although Spike 
intro'd it as "In Honour Bound" on the broadcast.

"Turn off those women, put some ice on the fire and help me get the floor
back under this carpet"...........

> 
> It's all in the mind you know.

Thanks for the reminder.....that's a great line for a .sig file!

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From: asr@castle.ed.ac.uk (Angus "Fluffy" Rae)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Blackadder Christmas Carol (long)
Date: 22 Jul 92 16:14:46 GMT
Organization: CATHY_VoiceMail_Project

KSTE@vm.cc.purdue.edu (Kerry Stephenson) writes:
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Simple enough. It's to encourage you to be concise and not fill the
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From: zlsiida@fs1.mcc.ac.uk (dave budd)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Wanted! Name of kids prog!!
Date: 30 Jul 92 09:20:47 GMT
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre
Originator: netnews@uts.mcc.ac.uk

In article <157738INNcnc@uk-news.UK.Sun.COM> iainp@duckula.UK.Sun.COM (Iain Pryde - SUN Scotland) writes:

>Is it by any chance Nogin The Nog?
>Not sure of the spelling but similar animation style and this 
>took place in a castle.

>       Iain

Noggin the Nog was the most bestest prog EVER and has NO relation to any of 
that Pugwash crap.  

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From: nik@csunb0.dcs.leeds.ac.uk (Nik Silver)
Subject: Re: Wanted! Name of kids prog!!
Organization: School of Computer Studies, University of Leeds
Distribution: scs
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:30:36 GMT
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In article <1992Jul27.165450.6450@gdr.bath.ac.uk>, enpnjat@gdr.bath.ac.uk (N J A Thorne) writes:
>This isn't exactly British comedy, but some of the oldies
>amongst you may remember this children's programme that I've
>been trying to get the name of for years.
>
>The prog. I'm thinking of was done very much in the Pugwash 
>style (same cartoonist?) but took place in a medieval castle.
>The "narrator" of the stories was some sort of servant and 
>played the lute. I've been racking my brains trying to 
>remember the title for YEARS, so I hope someone can help.

I think this is the classic story of Noggin The Nogg (I guess that's how you
spell it) as I am pretty reliably prompted from Neilb, who's just those few
extra days older than me and better able to remember these things. Noggin's
arch enemy was called Nogbad The Bad.

>
>What a dumb request!

Nonsense! Let us reminisce now about all those those other old favourites
made in stop-frame animation [cue swirling mists of time]...

Of course there was Captain Pugwash, banned after a long time for it's
characters of Master Bates and Seaman Staines (and was their ship *really*
called the Juan King, or was someone joshing me?).

And from the same studio as Noggin came Ivor The Engine, the tale of a small
green steam engine in the mining villages of Wales. Ivor was driven by
Jones the Steam, to the station controlled by Di Station, and went
'Poo-chikoof, poo-chikoof' while he worked.

There was also Mr. Ben, who lived in Festival Road and visited the costume
shop and went on exciting adventures, depending on which costume he tried on.

Neilb tells me Pogle's Wood. Unfortunately Pogle didn't speak properly
("Pogle want to see the Worgld" etc), and went the same way as Bill and Ben
for the same reasons.

Finally, from the studio of Mr. Ben, I have seen King Rollo. I was a little
older than I should have been, and I read into it some unsaid matters. It was,
purportedly, about a little boy who was a king, and lived with the princess,
the cook and the old magician. But I knew that was all in the little boy's
mind, and he was really just a little boy living with his sister, his mum
and his grandfather.

Ahh,those were the days of proper childrens' programmes. 'Course, kids
these days (etc, etc)...

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                                 "It's short for Redwood. My surname's Wood."
                               "What's your first name?"
                                 "Bill."
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