The BBC

On the news most of today!! No mention of Vine, though…..

Any sign of the Burma Spitfife story on BBC?

Steven

Back to the thread – is the inept Mr Vine still swanning around Burma/Myanmar at our exepnse or has he returned empty handed????

Edgar,

Would that be the same Gordon Brown School aka ‘The Comedy of Errors’ aka ‘The Golden Shot’ aka ‘selling a truckload of gold just before a major price rise?’

Not even Tim Vine could do better than that.

:)…and building new capitals!!;)

Thanks for that info Charlie. Can’t keep up with all these countries renaming themselves.

Neil.

Charlie

Jeremy Vine? Better by far to send his brother Tim. He might not know much about Spits but we’d have a few laughs.

Very few; a product of the Gordon Brown School of Merriment, that one.

The Republic of Myanmar, I think but the capital is Naypyidaw – like Brasilia, a completely new city built out of the jungle. Yangon is their name for Rangoon, the old capital.

John Geeen – nice idea!!:D And who knows he might know more than his brother does!

Isn’t it called Myanmar now, with the capital named Yangon?

Charlie

Jeremy Vine? Better by far to send his brother Tim. He might not know much about Spits but we’d have a few laughs.

If it carries on improving, I can see myself fancying a trip there one day.

A.

I fancied a trip and nearly got one as a school friend was Burmese. Always regretted it but now I think it’s unlikely. Hope you do get there.

Well I listened as I spannered a Honda 900.
The bit about Spitfires was cr*p–It was five minutes before the end, and had John Nichol (Gawd knows why he’s suddenly an expert on Supermarine products) spouting about how valuable it’d all be.
So, a complete waste of time.

However, earlier in the show, they did a piece on the Burma railway which featured a couple of old boys who had been ‘guests’ of the Japs.
I’ll tell you, find it on I-player and listen..! If you’re not moved, you’re either dead or made from asbestos.
It was a very good piece indeed.

Whether Mr Vine needed to go all the way to Rangoon himself, remains to be seen but I was left with a lasting impression of the country.
If it carries on improving, I can see myself fancying a trip there one day.

A.

I’m sure a while ago he too referred to the Spits as ‘buried fighter jets’, as well as one of the national papers saying the same…

:eek::D – so definitely the man for the job!!

I’m sure a while ago he too referred to the Spits as ‘buried fighter jets’, as well as one of the national papers saying the same…

Doubtful!

Maybe he’s the only BBC employee who can tell a Spitfire from a Hurricane.

How right you are!!!!:mad::mad:

They have got to spend the TV tax (oops:diablo: licence) money somewhere.

RMR