It has been regularly repeated on ITV4 I think it is and very welcome too. Never palls. Would love to see Ripping Yarns which I don’t think has ever been repeated. We had a now unplayable VHS for many years.
You can get Ripping Yarns DVD’s quite reasonably priced on Ebay. Recently read books of the transcripts. Brilliant stuff; where else would you find lines like “I know you! You’re Jean-Pierre Olthwaite’s lad!” ?
That’s a real shame. Too far myself too, but can you post a link to the Facebook page, please, so we can spread the word? Done a search, but nothing came up.
It is my understanding that much of americanese is actually very old english/other languages…
Another example is “Turnpike.” We British tend to think of it as an American word, when in fact it is an old English word that has fallen into disuse here although strangely we do use the term “Pikey.”
It is my understanding that much of americanese is actually very old english/other languages…
Another example is “Turnpike.” We British tend to think of it as an American word, when in fact it is an old English word that has fallen into disuse here although strangely we do use the term “Pikey.”
US airmen take riotous trip to London, which they find to be populated entirely by embittered Tommies, brassy tarts in doorways, and chirpy Cockney sparrers saying “Cor lumme Guv’nor, strike a light,and no mistyke!”
I’ve long been puzzled at what the BBC -with all it’s much-vaunted depth of coverage- considers newsworthy. Almost wall-to-wall coverage of the recent Nairobi shopping mall attack, yet a few days later up to 50 Nigerian students were murdered in cold blood, and the BBC barely mention it. :confused:
I’ve long been puzzled at what the BBC -with all it’s much-vaunted depth of coverage- considers newsworthy. Almost wall-to-wall coverage of the recent Nairobi shopping mall attack, yet a few days later up to 50 Nigerian students were murdered in cold blood, and the BBC barely mention it. :confused:
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