General Chat

Many many years ago, there was a radio program, can't recall the name of this, but someone used to say " I won't take me coat off, I'm note stopping".....this was said in a Yorkshire accent-I think. Does anyone reconize this? Another 'memory' is " A good idea-son" was this from educating Archie?

A little before my time I think but this seems to be him?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Platt

edit here's his obituary which mentions him being on Educating Archie

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-ken-platt-1175815.html

" A good idea-son" was a catch phrase used by Max Bygraves I believe.

Fippin` Ada! ... Showing my age now innit?
:-D :-D

What about the radio programme (possibly forties or fifties?) that my mother used to tell me about (no, really she did!) where the menacing voice of an older posh man used to enquire in a deep tone:

"Teeeeea . . . Edmund?"
"Miiiiiill-uck?"
"See-yoo-gar?"

Could even have been thirties, if my mother remembered it from her childhood . . .

Sue - I think it was the early fifties when I was quite a young child (I'm clearly of an age with your mother!). It was the deep voiced Hermione Gingold who used to say "Teee - Edmond?" in her best "Lady Bracknell" type of voice. That much I remember, the rest I had to google. Apparently the programme was called Home At Eight and this bit was a sort of skit on Mrs Dale's Diary.

It wasn´t Norman Evans in "Over the garden wall" was it?

Eileen apparently the answer to your first question is English comedian Ken Platt used this phrase in his radio comedy shows during the mid-1950s. But I am non the wiser as I don't remember that one. :-D

Your thread got me thinking Claddagh :-)

If you don't mind showing your age - does anyone remember the following =

The Man In Black - Valentine Dyall , I think.
Paul Temple,
Dick Barton - Special Agent,
Gert & Daisy......Elsie and Doris Waters or Walters?

Tec


:-)

yep-

the navy lark........left hand down a bit...........ever so gently, number one

Having spent my life at sea, you have no idea how true to life that programme often was Bob :-D

So that's who it was serving tea with a spooky voice - thanks, Suffolk Vera. :-)

I remember her!

You did make me laugh - my mum was a young mum in the fifties - you're not as old as that!

All the programmes mentioned by Tec and Bob can be heard on radio 4 extra :-D

Not to mention Wilfred Pickles and "have a go" and Life with the lions ;-)

Who remembers "Journey Into Space"?

I loved it :-D

Tec :-)

The Clitheroe Kid and Round the Horne.

How they got away with 'Julian and Sandy' I will never know :-0

They were always on, along with the Navy Lark, in rotation on a Sunday between 2 and 3pm (or was it 1 and 2pm?)and we listened as a family while having Sunday lunch.

Oh the memories are flooding back:-D

Chris

I think Round The Horne, and The Navy Lark was on after the Forces request programme with Cliff Michelmore and Jean Metcalf.

happy days :-D

Once saw the Navy Lark recorded on the aircraft carrier HMS. Victorious in Portsmouth.

I can remember all the shows mentioned.
What about In Town Tonight?

I had forgotten about "In Town Tonight"

"When the mighty roar of London's traffic stops" :-D

"Mighty roar" in those days :-D

Peter Brough and Archie Andrews.
Henry Halls guest night
Sure there are a lot more!!

Victor Sylvester's orchestra on Saturday afternoon that my mother listened to while doing the ironing :-D