Podcasts about Basil Fawlty

What happens when John Cleese personally selects you to play Basil Fawlty in the West End revival of one of the most iconic sitcoms in TV history? If you're Adam Jackson-Smith, you say yes… and then quietly panic. In this special episode of The Leadership Enigma, we go behind the curtain with the man trusted to resurrect Basil on stage. Adam shares the rollercoaster ride from virtual auditions (complete with tweed jacket and moustache) to 300+ physically demanding performances that quite literally sweated the weight off him. From Zoom auditions with Cleese himself to hilarious backstage stories (including what Jonny Vaughan whispered before curtain up), Adam lifts the lid on the resilience, leadership, and full-body slapstick needed to become a comedy legend — without simply mimicking one.

In this week's episode, we consider how the Nintendo Switch does the simple things well, and examine how writers can likewise do the simple things well to write excellent books. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 223 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is October the 18th, 2024 and today we are discussing five lessons for writers from the Nintendo Switch, of all things. Don't worry, the analogy will make sense later in the show. Before we get into that, let's have an update on my current writing projects. I am pleased to report that Ghost in the Tombs is completely done and is currently publishing on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Apple Books, Smashwords, and my Payhip store. The links are already live on some of those stores. This episode should go out on the same day as my newsletter, so by the time this episode goes out, the book should be available at all ebook stores. If you are subscribed to my newsletter, you will also get a free ebook copy of the short story Ghost Tablet. So that is one of the many excellent reasons it is a good idea to subscribe to my newsletter. You can find the details how to do that on my website right at the top. My next main project now that Ghost in the Tombs is out will be Cloak of Illusion, the 12th Cloak Mage book. I am 31,000 words into that. I'm hoping to have that out before the end of November, if all goes well. After that, I am 11,000 words into Orc Hoard and hopefully that will be out in December, if all goes well. As I mentioned earlier, the audiobook of Shield of Darkness is out, as excellently narrated by Brad Wills. You can get that at Audible, Apple, Google Play, and all the usual audiobook stores. We are also working on Shield of Conquest right now, and that is being recorded as we speak. Hollis McCarthy is also recording Cloak of Spears and that should hopefully be out before the end of the year, if all goes well. This week, we're not doing Question of the Week because all my time was going to finishing Ghost in the Tombs, but we will be doing another Question of the Week next week, so watch for that on my website and social media. 00:01:54 Main Topic: 5 Lessons Writers Can Learn from the Switch Now let's go to our main topic for the week, five lessons that writers can learn from the Nintendo Switch. So what can writers learn from the Nintendo Switch? A common complaint I sometimes see among newer writers is that all the stories have been told already, and that there are no truly original stories. Why try writing a mystery novel? Haven't they all been told? Why try writing a romance novel? How many different ways are there for a woman to meet a man and fall in love? Why attempt to write an epic fantasy when there's already Lord of the Rings and Mistborn and Shannara? Haven't all the stories already been told? That is a fair question, but it misunderstands the nature of stories. It's as profound a misunderstanding as saying that just because you've eaten one cheeseburger in your life, there is no need to ever have another or saying that since Pizza Hut makes pizzas, there is no need for anyone else to ever open a pizza restaurant or even to sell frozen pizzas. To dispel this misapprehension, let us turn to the Nintendo Switch. It is not unfair to say that the Switch is one of the most popular game consoles in the world and is likely Nintendo's second best-selling device of all time. The Switch is also significantly less powerful than its chief competitors, the various Xbox and PlayStation models offered by Microsoft and Sony. For that matter, the Switch has only received moderate updates in the seven years it has been on the market. Its internal components are basically those of a decent smartphone from 2017, yet despite that, the Switch has significantly outsold both the Xbox and the PlayStation over the last seven years. It was a remarkable reversal of fortune for Nintendo. The Switch's predecessor, the Wii U, did so badly that the CEO of Nintendo at the time took a 50% pay cut to help avoid layoffs. One thinks American CEOs could stand to learn from this example, but that's a different topic. So to go from that to the best-selling console of the last seven years is quite a swing of fate's pendulum. So let us then ask the obvious question: why did the Switch do better than its competitors, especially when it was so relatively underpowered compared to them in terms of hardware? The answer is simple. The Switch did the basics, but it did the basics exceptionally well and doing the basic simple things exceptionally well is often much harder than people imagine. The Switch doesn't have a lot of the more advanced features from the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation ecosystems, but it doesn't really need them. The Switch is easily portable. It has a strong library of first-party titles. The loading speed isn't great, but it's adequate. It has Switch Online for all the old Nintendo classics. You can play it handheld or docked. It's popular enough that developers want to bring their games to the console whenever possible, including some that some that were very technically difficult, like Skyrim or The Witcher 3. All that sounds simple, but it's much harder to do than it sounds, and the basics done well are always a good thing, regardless of the field. In fact, that is traditionally part of Nintendo's design philosophy. Nintendo has a thing they call “withered technology” (another translation from the Japanese would be “lateral thinking with seasoned technology”), which means rather than trying to use cutting edge technology, they use tried and true older technology and think about developing unique experiences with it. In other words, they used well established basic technology to build the Switch (which wasn't exactly cutting edge even in 2017) and then just tried to use that established technology well. So how does this apply to storytelling and writing? This is, after all, a writing podcast and not a video game podcast (even if I do talk about video games a fair bit). The same approach taken to writing can work out quite well. Don't try to be excessively fancy or flashy. Focus on the simple things and do them as well as you can, and that will probably work out better than trying to be flashy or creative in a way that only ends up being off putting to the reader. So when it comes to writing fiction, what are the simple things that you can do well? What is the “lateral thinking with seasoned technology” you can employ with writing a novel? I think there are five lessons we can take here. #1: Understand the genre you are writing in and try to hit the appropriate tropes for that genre. A lot of writers when they are first starting out try to do too much, like a fantasy author tries to write a 12 volume epic fantasy series as their first writing attempt, or someone tries to fuse a bunch of genres and write a book that is simultaneously romance, a magical realism coming of age story, and somehow also a memoir. If you can't clearly state the genre of your book, you're going to have a hard time selling it. You might also have a hard time even finishing it. What do I mean by the appropriate tropes for the genre? That's just a way of saying that the storytelling conventions that readers come to expect in specific genres. For example, in a happily ever after clean romance, the readers will expect no explicit scenes and that the heroine and the love interest will end up together by the end of the book. Romance tends to have a lot of very specific subgenres, but the rule holds for many other genres as well. Epic fantasy readers typically expect a quest, some journeying, and a band of arguing adventures. Mystery readers expect a mystery with an actual solution at the end. Thriller readers look forward to some well executed fight scenes in a secret government building. Some writers dislike the idea of writing to genre tropes but think of it this way: If you go to an Italian restaurant and order spaghetti carbonara, but the waiter instead brings out a steak burrito bowl with a side of French toast sticks and maple syrup, you're going to be disappointed. Are there people who would enjoy a lunch of a burrito bowl and French toast sticks? Almost certainly, but you ordered spaghetti carbonara. The vast majority of people who go to an Italian restaurant are going to expect Italian food. The same thing applies to genres. If you buy a mystery book, you will expect a mystery novel and not an experimental cross genre thing. If you dislike writing to genre tropes, remember that readers only dislike tropes written to genre conventions if it's done badly, but if you do it well, they appreciate it and that could be one of the simple things that you focus on doing well. #2: A protagonist with relatable problems. Another important basic in genre fiction is the protagonist with problems that the reader can find compelling. There's an endless tedious discussion about whether or not the protagonist should be likable or not, and frankly, it often degenerates into the standard Internet discussion about gender politics, whether or not a female protagonist has to be likable when a male one does not. But in my opinion, that discussion completely misses the point. What makes a character relatable, or more accurately sympathetic to the reader, is the character experiencing a conflict or some sort of emotional pain that allows the reader to sympathize with them. Whether their character is likable is less important than sympathy. Let's take two examples from recent television, specifically Disney properties. The characters of Syril Karn and Dedra Meero from the Star Wars show Andor are unlikable but sympathetic characters, while Jennifer Walters from She Hulk is both unlikable and unsympathetic. The difference between them is instructive for writers. Syril Karn and Dedra Meero are both essentially unlikable villains. Karn is a wannabe mall cop with puffed up delusions of his own importance and Meero is working for the Empire's sinister secret police as a mid-level officer. Yet Karn's circumstances make him emotionally sympathetic. He is stuck in a dead-end job and living with his cruel mother. Meero is trying to do the best job she can in the secret police and is fighting against her obstinate and clueless colleagues within a cumbersome bureaucracy, something many office workers can sympathize with. Indeed, it's clever how the show sets her up as a strong woman making headway in the male dominated secret police, only to yank away the sympathy when she brutally tortures one of the show's protagonists. By contrast, Jennifer Walters is both unlikable and unsympathetic. She's a rich lawyer who has rich lawyer problems, which is generally not sympathetic to most people. Indeed, she strongly establishes herself as unlikable in the first episode when she lectures Bruce Banner (who in past movies tried to kill himself in despair, was hunted by the US government, held as an enslaved gladiator for two years, brutally beaten by Thanos, and fried his right arm with the Infinity Gauntlet) about how much harder her life has been than his, which is objectively not true. As we mentioned with Karn and Meero, it's very possible for unlikable characters to be sympathetic, but Jennifer Walters is so unsympathetic that the best episodes of She Hulk were the ones where she becomes the unsympathetic comedy protagonist like David Brent from the UK Office or Basil Fawlty from Fawlty Towers and she suffers the comedic results of her own bad decisions. What's really compelling is when you have a likeable character who has a sympathetic problem. As an added bonus, it's usually easier to write a likeable character with a sympathetic problem. Striking the balance between an unlikable character with a sympathetic problem is often a challenge for even experienced writers. But if the reader likes your protagonist and the protagonist's problem inspires emotional sympathy in the reader, then that's half the battle. What is the other half of the battle lesson? #3: A strong conflict. I've said on the podcast many times before that conflict is central to storytelling. If you have a sympathetic protagonist who has a serious conflict, you've got yourself the potential for a strong book. Another way of saying conflict is “the problem the protagonist must solve, face, overcome.” If the protagonist doesn't have a problem, he or she might as well sit at home playing well, Nintendo Switch. Fortunately, it is easy to think of a suitable conflict for your story, because in Real Life, the potential causes of conflict are sadly infinite, and you can easily apply that to fiction. Like if you write epic fantasy, you could have the conflict be the quest to stop the Dark Lord, or if you write sci-fi, it could be defeating the invasion of the space bugs. Mysteries have a conflict built in for the genre. Solving the crime, finding a missing person, etc. Thrillers tend to be all about violent conflict, but conflicts don't have to be violent or even high stakes to be emotionally significant. It could be a conflict with a rival at work, or not even involve a person at all, like trying to survive the aftermath of a natural disaster. It boils down to that the protagonist must have a conflict and the protagonist must take some sort of action to resolve that conflict. Stories where this doesn't happen tend to become boring quite quickly. #4: A satisfactory ending. The ending is really, really important. You know how a joke isn't funny if it doesn't have a good punchline? A story with a bad ending, unfortunately, almost always turns out to be a bad story that leaves an unpleasant taste in a reader's mouth. What makes for a good ending? The story's central conflict has to be resolved in a satisfactory way, in a way that generates emotional catharsis. In fantasy, the quest needs to be achieved. In science fiction, the space bugs need to be defeated. In mystery, the killer has to be caught or the mystery resolved in a satisfactory way. In romance, the heroine needs to end up with her love interest. Bad endings are ones that don't resolve the conflict or resolve the conflict in a way that feels like cheating to the reader. This can include the protagonist solving the conflict through no effort or struggle or a Deus Ex Machina style ending where the conflict is solved simply because the author wants to hurry up and finish the book. Granted, this doesn't mean that a good ending is a happy one. The Lord of the Rings had a famously bittersweet ending. Sauron is defeated and the One Ring destroyed, but the Elves leave Middle Earth forever, and Frodo is too wounded to return to his homeland, instead choosing to accompany the Elves into the West. There are many other examples. The mystery could have the detective solving the crime, but at the cost of his career and his marriage. The protagonist of a military science fiction story could win the battle but be the only surviving member of his squad. The ending must resolve the conflict in an emotionally satisfying manner that doesn't leave the reader feeling cheated. #5: The fifth simple thing you can do: write clear prose. Writing clear prose that unambiguously conveys your meaning is one of the vital basics for storytelling, and this is harder than it seems. An anecdote from this topic about this topic: back in 2023, Wired magazine ran a hit piece on fantasy author Brandon Sanderson about his Kickstarter. One of the criticisms in the article was that Sanderson's books were written at a sixth-grade level, which is debatable, but that's not the point. The point is the writer of the article and many other people have the profound misapprehension that simple, clearly written prose is somehow easier to write than more dense or complex prose. It's really not, and this fact is easily proven. Think about how many people you know in real life who struggle to communicate through written communications such as emails or text messages. Think how many times you've gotten an e-mail from a manager or client only to have no idea what the person in question is trying to ask for, or even say. Or how much family drama can be created by a badly written text message or social media post that is easily misunderstood. In all of these examples, people failed to communicate effectively through written prose and would have benefited from the ability to write simple, clear, not easily misunderstood prose. Therefore, developing the ability to write clear, transparent prose that precisely conveys your meaning is a useful skill for anyone, not just fiction writers. It just happens to be especially useful for writers of fiction. When writing fiction, it is probably best to remain as clear and concise as possible. So in conclusion, these are the five simple things you can do well to have a good book: #1: Understand the genre #2: Have a protagonist with a sympathetic problem #3: A strong conflict #4: A satisfactory ending #5: As clear of prose as possible All relatively simple things, but if you do them well, I think you are well on the way to writing a good book. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes of the podcast on https://thepulpwritershow.com, often with transcripts. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

Steff, Milo and Gareth discuss what has been a week of ultimate triumph over perceptive adversities as we go deep on the wins against Brentford and Coventry. Untested hypothesis, snaffling and Basil Fawlty are all part of the fun, as are hearty salutations to Brennan Johnson.Website: https://thegameisaboutglory.co.uk/Bluesky: @gameisglorypod.bsky.socialTwitter: @GameIsGloryPodMastodon: https://mastodon.green/@GameIsGloryPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegameisaboutglory/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Rec: 7/2/19) Roy's origin story begins with Basil Fawlty, a record-breaking breakfast, some mucky books and a love affair with a daytime soap. Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boarding School | Complex PTSD | Peter Cook | Path of Healing AEM #104 Jonathan HanslerJohn Brittan is an English actor who actor name is Jonathan Hansler. He has worked in theatre, film, television and is a comedian and director. He was John Cleese's Basil Fawlty in the Edinburgh Festival in 2019.Questions for Jonathan:I would love for you to share some of your journey. How did you get into the work you now do? Your journey at boarding school. What was it like? I would love for you to talk about your connection to Peter Cook. What inspires you about him? How has boarding school impacted you as an adult? Your relationship to alcohol. What has been your path of healing Other areas to talk about:Spirituality Complex PTSD Eckart Tolle and the Power of Now Buddhism  The healing power of writing The inner critic To find out more about Jonathan please visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_HanslerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.hanslerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonhans17/Twitter: https://www.x.com/johnhans--- Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boarding school issues, addictions and relationship problems. He also runs online men's groups for ex-boarders, retreats and a podcast called An Evolving Man. He is also the author of How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times. To purchase Piers first book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Thrive-Challenging-Times/dp/B088T5L251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=piers+cross&qid=1609869608&sr=8-1 For more videos please visit: http://youtube.com/pierscross For FB: https://www.facebook.com/pierscrosspublic For Piers' website and a free training How To Find Peace In Everyday Life: https://www.piers-cross.com/community Many blessings, Piers Cross http://piers-cross.com/

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1243, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Major League Baseball Teams 1: This National League team shares its name with a mountain range. the Rockies. 2: The roster of this MLB team includes Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. the Dodgers. 3: In 2022 this team gave 73-year-old Dusty Baker his 1st championship as a manager; he's the oldest skipper to win a World Series. the Astros. 4: The Swinging Friar is the official mascot of this team. the Padres. 5: Jim Palmer pitched his No. 22 into immortality with this team. the Orioles. Round 2. Category: Let It Go 1: Golf, so relaxing... until I got 7 on a par-3, or this score. quadruple-bogey. 2: The working day's over, and I just want to hang with my pal here, this handsome breed of dog. a pug. 3: Oh, it's like I'm drifting down the river itself in a dream whenever I hear this "colorful" tune. "The Blue Danube". 4: Time to chill on a beach on this island named for a Polynesian demigod, across Pailolo Channel from Molokai. Maui. 5: Breathe; the Maharishi gave us TM, short for this consciousness-raising practice ...race to the buzzer!. transcendental meditation. Round 3. Category: He'S A Jolly Good Fellow 1: This British comic actor played bumbling inspector Jacques Clouseau in 5 "Pink Panther" movies. Peter Sellers. 2: Sacha Baron Cohen wrote, produced and starred in this 2006 mockumentary about a journalist from Kazakhstan. Borat. 3: Hill's Angels were the scantily clad women on this Brit's sketch-comedy show. Benny Hill. 4: After "Monty Python's Flying Circus", he found further comic success as hotel owner Basil Fawlty. John Cleese. 5: His work on shows like "The Office" has been better received than his hosting of the 2011 and 2012 Golden Globes. Ricky Gervais. Round 4. Category: Time For The Sat Again!. With Sat in quotation marks 1: Iapetus orbits it. Saturn. 2: Launched in 1962, Telstar was the first commercial one of these. satellite. 3: Starting with Gaius Lucilius, it's considered the only literary form the Romans invented. satire. 4: Served with peanut sauce, it's Asian barbecue served on skewers. satay. 5: Adjective for any liquid that has all the solute it can handle. saturated. Round 5. Category: Who Did That Tune? 1: "S.O.S.","Year 3000". the Jonas Brothers. 2: "Yellow" ,"Speed of Sound". Coldplay. 3: "One Step Closer","Somewhere I Belong". Linkin Park. 4: "When I Come Around","Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)". Green Day. 5: "Drop It Like It's Hot","Woof!". Snoop Dogg. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

Arne Slot has finally spoken for the first time as Liverpool manager and we give our reaction to what was said and how he said it. Chris Smith is joined by Paul Natton, Stu Montagu and TLW Editor Dave Usher to address the new gaffer's first public address, while the lads also answer a series of questions sent in by you, the listeners. Plus the usual off topic nonsense including Basil Fawlty meltdowns resulting in personal injury, a Guinness World Record attempt, an progress report on parrot training in Southport plus the revelation that one of the podcast crew is standing for election as an MP on July 4th.

Among the logs tossed on the conversational bonfire this week to combat mid-June's British winter you'll find …… ‘I Managed Van Morrison' and other films screaming to be made. … how it feels to watch someone play from the best seat in the house.… Françoise Hardy, her unsmiling photos and legions of besotted male admirers (ie us and everyone else). … the time she met Dylan and Nick Drake. … Juliette Greco, Edith Piaf and the handful of French stars who made it across the Channel.… the joy of small venues: “the bigger the gig, the smaller a component of the experience the actual performance is”. … Elvis Costello's photographic memory. … Maria Muldaur with Earl Palmer and Amos Garrett. … why Twenty Twelve says more about British life than any other TV show. ... the terrible jokes of Ronnie Scott.… “Kate Bush grew up in a world without sarcasm.” … Siobhan Sharpe, Bertie Wooster, the Artful Dodger, Basil Fawlty, Edina & Patsy and other deathless British fictional stereotypes. … plus birthday guest Paul Thompson and books tracking down people who've played with Dexys and Dylan. And who should be next – Hawkwind, Van Morrison?Find out more about how to help us keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Among the logs tossed on the conversational bonfire this week to combat mid-June's British winter you'll find …… ‘I Managed Van Morrison' and other films screaming to be made. … how it feels to watch someone play from the best seat in the house.… Françoise Hardy, her unsmiling photos and legions of besotted male admirers (ie us and everyone else). … the time she met Dylan and Nick Drake. … Juliette Greco, Edith Piaf and the handful of French stars who made it across the Channel.… the joy of small venues: “the bigger the gig, the smaller a component of the experience the actual performance is”. … Elvis Costello's photographic memory. … Maria Muldaur with Earl Palmer and Amos Garrett. … why Twenty Twelve says more about British life than any other TV show. ... the terrible jokes of Ronnie Scott.… “Kate Bush grew up in a world without sarcasm.” … Siobhan Sharpe, Bertie Wooster, the Artful Dodger, Basil Fawlty, Edina & Patsy and other deathless British fictional stereotypes. … plus birthday guest Paul Thompson and books tracking down people who've played with Dexys and Dylan. And who should be next – Hawkwind, Van Morrison?Find out more about how to help us keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Among the logs tossed on the conversational bonfire this week to combat mid-June's British winter you'll find …… ‘I Managed Van Morrison' and other films screaming to be made. … how it feels to watch someone play from the best seat in the house.… Françoise Hardy, her unsmiling photos and legions of besotted male admirers (ie us and everyone else). … the time she met Dylan and Nick Drake. … Juliette Greco, Edith Piaf and the handful of French stars who made it across the Channel.… the joy of small venues: “the bigger the gig, the smaller a component of the experience the actual performance is”. … Elvis Costello's photographic memory. … Maria Muldaur with Earl Palmer and Amos Garrett. … why Twenty Twelve says more about British life than any other TV show. ... the terrible jokes of Ronnie Scott.… “Kate Bush grew up in a world without sarcasm.” … Siobhan Sharpe, Bertie Wooster, the Artful Dodger, Basil Fawlty, Edina & Patsy and other deathless British fictional stereotypes. … plus birthday guest Paul Thompson and books tracking down people who've played with Dexys and Dylan. And who should be next – Hawkwind, Van Morrison?Find out more about how to help us keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy legend John Cleese lifts the lid on bringing Basil Fawlty to the stage, with Fawlty Towers - The Play, on now until September at the London Apollo. Join Chris, Vassos and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this week's episode of the Torbay Hospitality Podcast, where we have all the news you need to stay ahead in Torbay's thriving hospitality sector.In this exciting episode, we sit down with Graham Kerr, Director of the English Riviera Walking Festival. He shares captivating stories and adventures from around the Bay, bringing to life characters like Basil Fawlty and Miss Marple. Our co-host, Kelly Widley, joins us to cover all the latest news and shoutouts. Don't miss our exclusive update on the Sup Hub initiative and the highly anticipated live prize draw for Afternoon Tea at the Redcliffe Hotel. Interview Guest(s): Graham Kerr: Delve into the wonders of the Bay with Graham, and explore the impactful Sup Hub initiative. Prize Draw: Stay tuned for our live Instagram draw for a chance to win an exquisite Afternoon Tea experience from the Redcliffe Hotel. Our episode is proudly sponsored by Konsileo Insurance Torbay and Teignbridge. Special congratulations to Simon Steer on becoming the Chair of the Paignton Chamber of Commerce! Don't forget to check out our other sponsors, Churchill Private Finance and Treat Marketing. Naturally Inspiring Business Awards: Get your entries in before the deadline and showcase your business's brilliance. Swan Jovi: The heartwarming story of a swan nesting at Torquay Marina. Hotel and Restaurant News: From live music sessions at The Osbourne Hotel to delicious new openings like PalmCoco and innovative breakfast boards at The Bay. Beach Café News: Exciting updates from SOAK and the chance to become part of their community. Supplier and Bar News: Keep an eye out for Bays' new charity ale and don't miss the 2-4-1 ROCKtails at Rock Garden. Attractions and Events News: Discover what's new at Kents Cavern and Splashdown Quaywest, and don't miss out on the Brixham Pirate Festival and other exciting events. A roundup of the latest job openings in the hospitality sector across Torbay, including catering events, kitchen roles, and barista positions. Your go-to guide for live music events happening this week, featuring performances at OFFSHORE, Harbour Light, Cantina, Rock Garden, and more. Join the TH crew! We have a strong subscriber base and would love if you would join us! Simply follow for regular updates from the hospitality sector. Remember to tag us and DM on social media for a mention on next weeks episode! Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Audible and more. Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review to help get the word out. Have a fantastic weekend everyone! From the TH Team. #podcast #hospitality #torbayhospitality #torbayhospitalitypodcast #torbaybusiness #torquaybusinesses #torquay #paignton #paigntonpier #brixham #newtonabbot #newtonabbotbusiness #teignmouth #teignmouthbeach #southdevon #southdevoncoast #devon #tourism --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torbay-hospitality/message

Special Intro: “Blue” Lou Marini  Film at 11: Civil War (2024)  Book IT: The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic (2024) by Daniel de Visé  Scroll with it: It's the 16th today, Dear. Happy 60th Anniversary to Sybil and Basil Fawlty tomorrow, the 17th of April. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues in his new book The Anxious Generation, replacing play and exploration with screen-scrolling isolation has led to an epidemic of mental illness. On Monday, April 8, 2024, Patrick Moriarty fulfilled a promise from 1978 when about 100 former students watched the total solar eclipse from the driveway of his Rochester, N.Y., home. Our community can make a difference!! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms41624

For our first proper interview episode of the year, we welcome the great Nicola Mantalios to the studio. We talk sourdough history and the price of bread in general, the perils of sitting in the front row and the differences between playing a character onstage versus being yourself and how, as a female comic, she has faced extra pressures that have influenced her onstage persona. I bring up how difficult it can be to suspend your belief while watching TV and how hard it is not to break it all down whilst distracted, while Nicola shares her love for both Mr Bean and Basil Fawlty and how their lack of social skills informs her own comedy. We discuss how overwhelming it can be to follow hyper realistic language in an age of peak TV and Nicola tells us about her new stage show 'Meeting Mary' which is based on her personal experience of being ex-communicated from a religious cult, which is currently in development for television.Please Follow us on Social Media (links below):All music written and performed in this podcast by Steve Otis Gunn.Please buy my book 'You Shot My Dog and I Love You' available in all good book shops, online and directly.Podcast Socials:Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tvtimespodInsta: https://www.instagram.com/tvtimespodYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@tvtimespodTwitter: https://twitter.com/tvtimespodSteve's Socials:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/steveotisgunnTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/steveotisgunnFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/steveotisgunn.antisocialNicola's socialsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicola_mantalios_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicmantaliosthompsonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicolacomedyProduced by Steve Otis Gunn for Jilted Maggotwww.jiltedmaggot.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As it's Christmas this week we wanted to shake things up and try something a little different... so we decided to talk about a British comedy film which doesn't feature a Goon! A change is as good as a rest and anyway, the film is a cracker. In 1986 John Cleese starred in a Michael Frayn-scripted comic farce called Clockwise, in which he plays headmaster Brian Stimpson who needs to get to far-flung Norwich in order to deliver a speech. Having missed the train, Stimpson enlists the help of one of his pupils to drive him and what follows is a series of hilarious mishaps and misunderstandings with countless laws being broken along the way. It was the film that inspired Cleese to embark upon A Fish Called Wanda and is one of the greatest - if sometimes overlooked - British comedy films of the eighties. Chris Diamond of TV Cream returns for a fourth time and finally gets the key to the executive washroom. Having not seen the film since it was released he had a lot to say and props are given to the supporting cast including Stephen Moore, Joan Hickson, Tony Haygarth and Penelope Wilton. As for Stimpson: is he, as Tyler suggests, a 'less Tory' Basil Fawlty? This and many more questions are asked, and some of them are even answered!

John Cleese is a comedy legend. Here he discusses causing offence, cancel culture, GB News, not wearing socks, why he lives abroad, old age, losing friends, the importance of silliness, Basil Fawlty, his favourite Python, A Fish Called Wanda, Clockwise, the Tory government, the British press, cricket, Brexit and the incompetence of human beings. 

Joost neemt je deze aflevering mee naar zijn favoriete decennium, de jaren 70. We gaan naar de Britse riviera waar Basil Fawlty vooral last schijnt te hebben van zijn hotelgasten. In 12 magnifieke afleveringen wordt een sitcomicoon geboren.

Quiz #165 - We have 10 questions for you this week including "In which European capital city is the famous statue of the Little Mermaid?" and "Who played the role of the eccentric hotelier Basil Fawlty in classic British sitcom Fawlty Towers?" It's going to be a great one. Send me a message on Twitter if you want a shout out or you have a question you think I should ask. Cheers! Pete

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Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.Today we present a sneak peek at the first bonus episode of EXTRA LAUGHS, our subscription tier, as a taster of what you can expect if you're able to support the podcast financially for a small amount per month.In this episode, aired in March 2023, Tony & Rob discuss upcoming sitcom reboots that have been announced including the return of Basil Fawlty, more listening from Dr. Frasier Crane, and very recently the announcement that the crew of the Starbug are returning in RED DWARF.We already have additional bonus episodes that have aired, been recorded and are planned, all of which are super exciting. So join the EXTRA LAUGHS crew for early access to episodes, ad-free listening and bonus episodes not available to regular listeners.Support the show here: https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/you-have-been-watchingHost / EditorTony BlackCo-HostRobert TurnbullYou Have Been Watching on social media:Twitter: @yhbwatchingpodSubscribe to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING: EXTRA LAUGHS:https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/you-have-been-watchingSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite:www.wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com

Caroline Farrow is back with us as we discuss our way through the big stories this week in the news and across the media. Expect free thinking, free speech and plenty of opinion as Caroline let's us know what she really thinks about the topics this episode including..... - Migrants could be housed on old ferries as the government ends hotel stays. - Unelected PM Rishi Sunak bans media from Conservatives' conference. - Hey Waterstones... stop pushing dangerous gender ideology at children! - #LetWomenSpeak: New Zealand tour explodes into violence as hard left men's rights activists show the world exactly who they are. - Violent male paedophile moved to Washington women's prison. - Uproar as Kent Police is slammed for poster classifying rapes as non-emergency crimes. - Watershed moment in the trans debate, sparked by the landmark decision about female athletes. - Humza Yousaf commits to introducing abortion up to birth and sex-selective abortion in Scotland if he becomes the next First Minister. * CitizenGo Waterstones Petition https://citizengo.org/en-gb/fm/210382-waterstones-stop-pushing-dangerous-gender-ideology-children In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Since 2013 Caroline has writes a weekly column for the Catholic Universe and has written for and featured in a number of other publications such as the Catholic Herald, the National Catholic Register, the Conservative Woman, Mercatornet, Crisis Magazine, LifeSiteNews and Church Militant. She used to write on Catholic culture at the now defunct Spectator Arts blog and has been featured in the Daily Mail, the Observer and the New Statesman. In 2013, Caroline was included as part of the first cohort of the BBC's '100 women' and she regularly features on BBC News, Sky News, ITV's Good Morning Britain, BBC Sunday Morning Live, the Big Questions and has made multiple appearances on Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Woman's Hour, the Moral Maze and the Sunday programme as well as featuring in one-off documentaries. Caroline also presented the coverage for March for Life UK for EWTN and has contributed to News Nightly and Celtic Connections. She also frequently contributes to Talk Radio, LBC and BBC local radio as well as BBC Radio Ulster, discussing matters pertaining to Catholicism, feminism and the challenges of motherhood and family life. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married. Follow and support Caroline at the following links... GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/cf_farrow Twitter: https://twitter.com/CF_Farrow?s=20&t=Je-7QgQaAve5NCKtELcYNg Website: https://www.carolinefarrow.net CitizenGo: https://citizengo.org Originally broadcast live 25.3.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Links to stories discussed..... Migrants https://web.archive.org/web/20230325135434/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/24/migrants-could-housed-old-ferries-rishi-sunak-ends-hotel-stays/ Rishi Sunak https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/24/rishi-sunak-bans-media-conservative-spring-conference Waterstones https://citizengo.org/en-gb/fm/210382-waterstones-stop-pushing-dangerous-gender-ideology-children Kellie-Jay Keen https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11901005/UK-trans-critic-Kellie-Jay-Keen-doused-tomato-juice-protestors-Auckland-New-Zealand-rally.html Posie Parker https://twitter.com/salltweets/status/1639480137833140225?s=20 Women's Prison https://reduxx.info/the-worst-one-yet-violent-male-pedophile-moved-to-washington-womens-prison/ victim legal fees https://twitter.com/Glinner/status/1639606190769422336?s=20 Kent Police https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11888161/Kent-Police-slammed-poster-classifying-sexual-assaults-non-emergency-crimes.html gender war https://web.archive.org/web/20230325120043/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/25/week-tide-turned-gender-war/ Yousaf https://righttolife.org.uk/news/humza-yousaf-commits-to-introducing-abortion-up-to-birth-and-sex-selective-abortion-to-scotland  [0:22] So without further ado, Caroline, thank you so much for coming back with us tonight. Always a pleasure, always a pleasure, Peter. Always good to have you. And we are not short of stories, as always. Let, actually, let me, let me just see if I can pull in. Do let me know where you're watching. I'll have the, certainly the GETTR page open for your comments in there. So do let us know where you're watching we'll get to see the international flavour of fuel jumping on. So let's start with the UK and we'll start with immigration. Very hot subject. The title here from the Telegraph is migrants could be housed on old ferries as Rishi Sunak ends hotel stays. People who arrive illegally on small boats will initially be moved into decent but rudimentary accommodation, government said to announce. [1:22] And there was one figure here, Rishi Sunak expected to declare as early as next week, the beginning of the end of asylum hotels which are currently being used to house more than 50,000 migrants at a cost of nearly seven million pounds a day. What are your thoughts on this story that those who come over illegally could be put on boats?   It just shows what a shambolic mess our, immigration system is in. I think it's appalling actually. I mean in some ways I'm sure [1:58] many people would say well it's a deterrent, it will make only those who really have no other choice than to come here, it will make people who are perhaps what they call economic migrants think twice, but it is clearly inhumane, you know, putting people on boats, you know, to live. And it just shows that we really need to have a rethink of our immigration policy, because clearly, the reason that they're going to, well, I say clearly, the reason that this policy has been mooted is because at the moment we're spending £7 million a day housing asylum seekers or refugees. And again, I want to be really careful because when we're talking about these groups of people, we are talking about human beings who do have human rights, who do have human dignity. You know these are these are people wanting to come to Britain to make a better life and I'm not going to slam anybody for wanting to to go to a country to seek a better life for themselves you know that that is you know an inherent an intrinsic human right but equally countries do have the rights to police their borders but we must make sure that we do it justly and fairly. Now if we've got so many people coming to this country that we cannot physically house them, that we have to put them on boats, then we need to have a balanced and grown-up discussion about immigration. [3:27] What our immigration policy should be. We can't clearly just say let's have open borders. It'd be lovely, wouldn't it? It'd be lovely to say everybody who wants to come here can come here and you're guaranteed a welcome and the British people are very tolerant and very hospitable, all of those things are true. It'd be lovely if we could do that, but we are a smallish island, and our infrastructure is already creaking at the seams. So whenever you talk about immigration and whenever you talk about people coming here on boats or people making their way illegally, and you express some concern, you get tarred as a racist or far-right bigot or compared to Hitler's Germany is the latest slur, but there is an issue here. When we have got people that we just don't have, we are spending seven million a day at a time when we are so overstretched economically, when our infrastructure is in chaos, and then we're saying, okay, well, we can't, [4:24] housing people in hotels is not sustainable at seven million a day, just, you know, either in terms of the cost or in terms of how much room we have, so we've got to, you know, put them on boats, then we we need to have some serious policy about numbers, who we can accommodate you know and have and have a procedure for allowing those people who can come here. Who have a legitimate reason to be here, who have ties with this country, and who want to build a new life for themselves and work. We need to facilitate that, but equally [4:58] we can't, much as it would be great to allow every single person to come in, we don't have the infrastructure to do that. And shoving people on boats, I think, is a cruel and inhumane policy. You wouldn't like to live on a boat. We're warned of the dangers of not dehumanising people, but actually when you start putting people on boats or in army barracks, that's exactly what it does. It treats people, not as people, but as a number and a problem. That's not a humane, and I'm a Christian obviously, and that's not a Christian way of dealing with it. So it's a very fraught issue but we need some sensible grown-ups to the table and I think both sides could do with dialling down the rhetoric. So expressing concern about this and saying, you know, okay, what are the numbers we can accommodate? It's not racist. [5:57] Equally, and it's not Nazi Germany either, but equally on the other side of the coin, being really really harsh and firm and calling people names and attacking people isn't the answer either and you know and I do think we we do have to do something to stop people from coming over on these inflatable dinghies and risking their lives you know and it's not good it's not good for political cohesion because it is you know we've seen riots outside hotels which is which is terrible which is not what we want to see and we don't condone you know and And the reason, certainly nobody can condone that, and it must be awful for those people who are inside the hotels when they are subject to those protests, you know, you've got to remember that there are human beings involved. But this is because of the resentment that is building, being built up by these policies, because I think I was reading in the Telegraph, the Red Wall constituencies up north, they are having like 16 times the amount of asylum seekers or refugees that are being housed in the South and the South East. And the other point I want to make, I mean this is a very personal one, [7:14] I'm very open about the fact that my two youngest children have special needs and right now we need to get primary school places for our children and they've been turned down from six local primary schools because there are no places because they're being taken up by Ukrainian children. Now I don't resent Ukrainian children a school place at all and one might argue, well, Caroline, you're middle class, you're educated, you know, it's not as important for your children to have a place as it is the Ukrainian children. And I might agree with you, I might not, but at the end of the day, not everybody's going to have that attitude and be in a position where they think, okay, I'm going to see what I can do to cobble together an education at home. But equally, what it means is you're having to put one child over another, you're having to prioritise children for school places. We've got a crisis in the NHS and there's a crisis in dentistry, so you're having to prioritise one person's need over another. [8:23] So we can't just continue to say, OK, everybody who wants to come here should be able to come here and that's fine, without, you know, some serious thought to the question. No completely and we'll move on but a simple way of fixing it would actually be to, actually process the people probably within weeks and put them back where they came from if they do if they are able to go back but that would be common sense but that would seem to fix the issue. But anyway moving on let's just touch on this subject quickly because I want to go on some of of the others. But I find this interesting and this is Rishi Sunak bans media from Conservative Spring Conference. Press and public barred from attending with party, claiming it is an internal event closed to media. And I know I've been to many UKIP conferences, Caroline I'm sure you've been as citizen go to different political conferences and it is quite essential I think part of the democratic process to for the meditative access to these political conferences. Yeah, I don't think we should gloss over this actually. I think this shows we have a need for a new political settlement. This is almost like something out of Putin's Russia. [9:39] You know, the Conservative Party are, you know, years ago, the Conservative Party have always had amongst, I suppose, politics always been tribal, and the Tory Party have always had a reputation of being the elites and very divorced from the working class. They're not helping themselves with this. In the 80s, Thatcher's Tories were all about, oh yeah, you know, Basildon Man, Wolverhampton Man, you know. I mean, we're in touch with the working man and we're in touch with the working people and we want to help people make better lives for themselves. This just screams we are the elite, we are the elite, we are you know this is this is a party who, [10:23] by the looks of things, are not going to win the next general election, or they might, and this is really unfortunate actually, because the Tory party might win the next general election on the issue of gender ideology, and because Tories can say what is a woman, the Tories are also doing the right thing on sex education lessons, they're not doing enough, we need, I might get onto that later, but we need the review of sex education in classes to be independent. We can't have the Department for Education doing the review or the inquiry because they've been captured for so many years and useless for so many years, you know, they've been captured by Stonewall. But so the Tories are doing the right thing on gender ideology and they're doing the right thing on relationships and sex education, well they're kind of on their way to doing the right thing, whereas Keir Starmer can't even make up his mind what a woman is or what his stance is, and he can see what's happened to Nicola Sturgeon. But actually, the Tories don't deserve to get in. They're going to use this gender ideology and what they've done to suck up some Labour votes, but they don't actually deserve to get in. [11:35] Particularly if they're going to have their conference and they're going to shut off, media and the public and it just smacks of we are the elites and we are deciding, we're in government, we don't actually care about whether or not we get in next time or we're just so complacent we think we're going to get in. And the jargon they're using is like real left-wing Marx, you know, this is a training event, I mean for goodness sake, a training event, when has a conference been an internal training event? Yeah, it smacks of elitism, it's quite. It smacks of authoritarianism as well, you know, Soviet era, you know, group of people over there. No, I think it's very worrying and it speaks of a need, I think, for a new political settlement or a new political party to be more transparent and more in touch. You know, we're just, oh, I'm sick of politicians.   Oh, so am I. So let's move from this story, Let's move on to the work that you're doing in CitizenGo. [12:42] This is Waterstone Stop Pushing Dangerous Gender Ideology at Children, one of your campaigns. And the viewers can see that Waterstone, so yeah, Waterstone's UK's leading high street book retailer has shortlisted the book entitled My Trans Teen Misadventure by Lewis Hancock, a transgender identified female for its prestigious children's book prize due to be awarded 30th of March and this is aimed at 14 year olds. It's unbelievable that Waterstones would be pushing a book like this for their children's book prize and it's wonderful to see obviously the support to this petition has gained but tell us about this campaign Caroline.   Well okay it's not actually the first time Waterstones have done this so just before I started Citizen Go in 2019, they had another book that was about a boy who wanted to be a mermaid, and that was written by an LGBT. I think he might have been a transgender identified man, I'm not entirely sure, but certainly someone who identified as a member of the LGBT community and It was all about this boy who wants to be a mermaid and a drag queen and they nominated that as well. [13:59] And I think clearly the head of children's is obviously fully on board the woke gender train. Now the reason that this book caught my attention is because it actually has an adult advisory, on the back. So it's been nominated for a children's prize but with an adult warning advisory on the back. And I don't know if you've been into Waterstones but they have their book of their weeks, they have their promos. And being nominated for this book is, for this award is a real honour. It's really prestigious, it's going to make your book sales rocket and it's going to make your profile rocket. Now Waterstones are a high, as you know though, the UK's leading bookseller. They're really trusted, you know, sometimes you want something to read and you go [14:50] into Waterstones and you see what they're recommending and you're like, oh right, okay, I'll have a look. Now these books are being placed on tables where there's a high footfall of children and adolescents as well, so but in that kind of child and adolescence area and you'll see on the table, we recommend this book. Now the thing is, as you know I've got many children, I know exactly what they're like and they will be attracted to a book and they won't see, oh, that's for older readers. So this book has a cartoon on the front. Welcome to Hell, My Trans Teen Misadventure. It's the sort of thing that my 8-year-old son might pick up, because it looks like Horrid Henry or something. Do you know what? It appeals to a younger demographic. He would pick it up, and he wouldn't look at the warning on the back. And then he flicks through, and he sees these cartoons. Now, all children love cartoons. My children are no different. They like the Beano. They like Bunny and Monkey and Dogman. And all children like cartoons. And that's fine. And Waterstones sell these nice cartoon books. So he would see that, or my 10-year-old daughter might see this, and they'd flick through it. [15:59] Then you've got that picture, which I've got illustrating the petition, which is basically the author of this book is projecting her own experience as a woman who wanted to be a man when she was an adolescent. And it's just encouraging teenage girls to just self-hate on their bodies. So breasts are two fatty lumps that need to be gone. [16:23] There's stuff about hairy legs, you know, and then it's, you know, it points to her pubic area and it says, don't go there, an imaginary willy. I mean, no, it's just validating every single hitch from hell. Teen girls, almost every teen girl has some neurosis or anxiety about her body, that's entirely and 100% natural. This book is sowing the seeds of self-doubt, of hatred, and it's validating that and it's saying, oh, the female body is disgusting and something not to be liked. [16:57] And, you know, there's no way that just a 14-year-old would read that. Probably actually, many savvy 14-year-olds would go, oh, that's a comic book. I'm well beyond. They might actually turn their noses up at it because it looks maybe a little bit too babyish. So it is clearly designed to appeal to a younger demographic. But even if you were 14 and older, it's validating teen girls' anxieties about their body. But worse still, Waterstones then came out with, oh, this is one page out of context. No, there's another cartoon where it shows a girl being injected with either puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones. And she was going, yeah, yeah, just in time for uni. So it's kind of telling girls, oh, my goodness, you've got to get this done before you go to uni. And then you have the nurse. She's learning something from the experience. And then they mentioned Keira Bell, the detransitioner. And they were saying, oh, yeah, there was this girl. And she really regretted it. And she took them to court and made it much harder for everyone. But fine, it's all been sorted out now. And you can get puberty blockers. [18:08] And this other girl who has a beard and is now allegedly a man says, oh, yeah, this was the best thing I ever did. That's not a balanced discussion at all. That's just pushing gender transition at children. And when we see countries around the world putting the brakes on and saying, actually, there isn't the evidence to show that this is safe. We're quite concerned about the long-term health effects, you know, effects on bone density, on brain development, you know, all those things. As puberty is a time when your body is laying down the foundations for the rest of your life. [18:42] It's a completely natural process and sort of stopping with it has never ever been done before in human history and you know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, is the phrase. But certainly there are a lot of concerns, long-term health concerns about puberty blockers. We're seeing young girls now with osteoporosis and arthritis, you know, and you take testosterone as a woman and it's It's very difficult to come back from that. But there's no balanced discussion. It's just propaganda. And what gets me about this, if this was like Asterix, for example, another great cartoon book. So in great literature, it's not cartoons. This is not a book that would be read in a classroom. It wouldn't be studied for GCSE literature. It has absolutely no literary merit whatsoever. Fine, of course, Waterstones are going to sell cartoon books because they sell and they're fine. And we have a phrase in our house, donut books. So certain authors and certain books, they're allowed to, you know, my kids are allowed to read them. Of course they are, but it's like a donut. You know, you don't have too much of it. So David Walliams being one of those, yeah, don't get me started. [19:59] But you know, that's, so the cartoon books are like the donut books. They're not the books that you would study all the time. And certainly, you know, not really about, and yet Waterstones have thought this worthwhile to put on a children's prestigious literature award. [20:20] I suppose Harry Potter came out too late, but you know, everyone would have sneered at Harry Potter, but, and they did, when Harry Potter came out, everybody sneered at it. Oh, it's not great literature, blah, blah, blah. you know, Harry Potter should be on there or, you know, it's not the magician's nephew, is it? [20:37] It's not C.S. Lewis. It's just a very crude cartoon book pushing gender ideology. And actually [20:46]i've been blown away by the success of this petition. This has been the most successful petition I've run, I think, in the past year, you know, and the numbers just exploded. And yeah, I'm going to keep plugging it and we are going to do some offline. What I would like to do is get a decent children's book and see if I can get a decent children's book into schools and libraries because this is a problem. Once this book goes on this list, then schools go, oh yes, it must be very good, mustn't it? Waterstones say, and same with libraries. So actually, I think there's a case for countering their propaganda with some better propaganda. And the other thing, actually, sort of, Peter, while I'm on Waterstones, the other thing is that they appear to have been suppressing two books, one by Helen Joyce called Trans and the other by Hannah Barnes called Time to Watch or Time to Wait. And it's an investigation of the Tavistock gender identity clinic. And lots of people have been going into Waterstones and asking for copies of these books and finding that Waterstones staff have basically hid them out back. And that, you know, they can't get them. I went into Waterstones in Godalming and asked for them. [22:12] You know, and yeah, no, I don't have any of those. No, you'll have to order them. And certainly some of the more woke stores in London, there's been reports of staff hiding them away. So yeah, Actually, Waterstones, you are a leading high street retailer and you enjoy a lot of customer trust. [22:38] Let me, the viewers and listeners can go to citizengo.org and go and have a look at those petitions. Sign it, but also put it on your social media profile, send it on to others. Don't only you go and click on sign up, but make others aware of it as well. And then you'll be passing the word and raising the concern of this and also introduce some people to Citizen Go. So go and do that. When you finish watching this, have a click on it and make use of that. Now, let's go and look at Down Under, New Zealand. Can you call New Zealand Down Under? I think you can. I don't know. I don't want to get into that argument between Aussies and the Kiwis, but UK trans critic, Kelly J Keane, there are a whole load of issues I have even just with the headline, but anyway. [23:30] UK trans critic Kelly J Keane or Posie Parker is doused in tomato sauce and evacuated by cops before she can speak during the latest rally in New Zealand as she considers cancelling the rest of her tour. And the little bullet points here are Kelly J. Keen was doused with tomato juice, said she fears for her life, fears for life in inverted commas, meaning that I don't know why they're trying to take away from that, or and then transphobe may cancel the rest of her tour, again inverted commas, the Daily Mail calling someone who stands up for the rights of women to be women a transphobe, and then puts in men in Nazi clothing also join protests, again the Daily Mail linking her with that which is complete nonsense. But obviously people can go on to Posey's Twitter account can see the violence which she has faced. [24:27] Talk to us about this, Caroline, and I know you've, I think I saw a tweet from you back 2020 when you were voicing support of Posie Parker and what she is trying to do, to stand up for women and to say that men have no right in those spaces and a woman is a woman, full stop. But tell us about this. [24:49] Well, I mean, Posie's been, or Kelly, Kelly J, has been working since sort of 2017, 2018, which was when I first met her. But yeah, she did a, so she does these events around the country called Let Women Speak. Now, these events are amazing, they empower other women. So it's an open mic event, it's a bit like some speaker's corner. So she goes and she, it's not her preaching at people, she allows women to go and take the microphone and tell their story. Now, Posey does not discriminate at all. If you're a woman and you want to have the mic, she doesn't pre-screen you, she doesn't say what are your views on this, that and the other. If you want to talk about female emancipation, well it's not even emancipation, but if you want to talk about your story about why you think men shouldn't be allowed in changing rooms or your daughter's been getting changed in Primark and she's had some man come in, she's all about, or you're a victim of of domestic violence and whatever it might be. She's all about empowering women to tell their stories. And she doesn't tell you what story you should tell. This is about helping women to find a voice. [26:04] And now, of course, a lot of people don't like that because let women speak. They don't want women speaking. And they say it's terribly transphobic. Well, I don't actually know. The first time I was called a transphobe. [26:19] I remember it was in 2011 and I just laughed, I thought this is a made-up word. [26:25] What are you talking about, a transphobe? and it is a made-up word and basically anybody who, stands up for the rights of women to have single-sex spaces and to have single-sex associations gets called a transphobe because you know men who identify as women want to be in our spaces and want to be in our groups because it gives them validation. Yeah, I'm a real woman, I'm using your spaces, I'm in your clubs, you know, it gives them the validation that they want and they need and they require, but at a massive cost to women. So it comes at a cost to religious women. [27:04] You know, particularly Jews and Muslims who, you know, aren't allowed to share those spaces, so it drives religious women out of public life. And it comes at a cost to rape victims or domestic abuse victims, people who've had a really bad experience with male violence, with rape, and they just are very, very traumatized by men and they just don't want men in their spaces. Or just normal, I say normal, but just ordinary women and girls who don't have a history of trauma but just feel very, very uncomfortable. And we're just told, no, no, no. You should accept men in your spaces. You should accept men in your sports. I remember a few years ago doing a radio interview. And I was talking about the fact that my, I think she was about 13 then. My 13-year-old daughter had been made to feel very uncomfortable because she was getting fitted for a bra. and there was men milling about. And somebody said to me, well, what have you done, Caroline, to make your daughter hate men. [28:13] It's like, no, I don't. This isn't about hatred. This is about girls' natural boundaries. And you ask any parent of any ordinary, well-adjusted teenager, when they're little, yes, they will toddle around the house with no clothes or very inhibited. And then they hit sort of 10, and the bathroom door shuts. And they start finding their own privacy, their own boundaries. And they're drawing up their boundaries. And you have to respect that. We all have our own boundaries. But actually, what we are being told is, you must be kind. You must be kind. You must be nice. And you must let your guard down. So if you're getting changed in the gym and you're getting naked, and there's a woman in there with a penis, it's your fault if you've got an issue with that. [29:01] So Posie is just, actually, Posie's just a normal wife and a mom. And Posie's been in the very fortunate position that she was a stay-at-home mom. She didn't have to work. And she got very, and she's always counted herself, actually. This is why it's really strange that she gets called right wing. She always countered herself as a lefty. She was always like, yeah, I'm a left wing woman. I'm a lefty atheist. Again, she gets pilloried because she associates with the likes of me, who doesn't agree with abortions. They're like, I mean, these, and you get this as well. even from the left-wing feminists, trying to tell her, trying to police who she should and should not be friends with, who she should and should not associate with. You know, everybody's sort of trying to tell, take Posie's autonomy from her, tell her, you know, oh, if you want to be a good little feminist, this is what you should do. And Posie, you know, [29:58] Is a marketing genius and all power to her. She's gone out there and she's got the message out there and of course, you know when you're on target because you're getting a lot of flack. So Posie has got a load of flack from the left-wing feminists who've been tarring her as a right-wing Nazi bigot and then of course that's been picked up by the trans activists. literally she's She's been in the position of just, because she didn't have to work, and she got drawn into this debate. But she's put her heart and soul into this. And just being able to put, she thought of putting woman, adult, human, female on billboards and on the t-shirts. And she's gone global. And good luck to her. And I'm not convinced, actually. So in Australia, what happened was she went to Australia, a bunch of neo-Nazis turned up and they were doing Hitler salutes. Now, I'm not sure, I don't know, but I almost wonder if this could be an Antifa... [31:09] Because who does that in this day and age? Who does that? I mean, I didn't even know that that was a thing. People going out, goose-stepping. I shouldn't laugh because the Nazi salute is not funny, it's heinous, it's traumatic and what it's associated with. But this is not, and normally, I mean I don't know, I don't associate, contrary to popular belief, I don't know anyone who identifies as hard right or far right. I don't know any neo-nazis or any fascists. But I kind of think, don't these sorts of people stay in the shadows? Because they know that their beliefs aren't mainstream and aren't going to be accepted. I mean, who does that? It goes out like... [31:59] But Caroline, do you not see it out when your local Sainsbury's or Tesco's and suddenly see 20 Nazis all lined up? Oh no, none of us ever see that. So you're right. The only way I can understand is that its staged , that's the only way it makes sense. It's just so bizarre. And so she got all the flack, you know, for them turning up and she should have, apparently she should have immediately told them to go away. Right, okay, so Posie's five foot one. [32:26] You may have, she's a diminutive. I'm sure she won't mind me saying this. Potted Posie, no, she's a small lady. I'm not tall and she's sort of way below me. You know, so this diminutive little lady has to see a bunch of Nazis doing like a Basil Fawlty salute and tell them to go away. I don't think so. And it wasn't, whoever they were and whatever their motivation, I mean, far right people aren't going to support feminists anyway. They're not aligned with feminists. They have a very misogynistic outlook on life. And I think they were, if they were genuine far-right people, then they were obviously just leveraging, I think what the far-right are trying to do is leverage some of these issues that, you know, conservatives are concerned about, in order to maybe try and legitimize themselves and to try and get conservative support. But, but I'm, yeah, I'm very doubtful that they were genuine because it's, [33:31] As you say, it just doesn't ring true. I mean, who would be saluting to Hitler and why, you know? It's play acting. And one thing, if I can say, that I have admired Posie from afar. We were accused, or she was accused of being part of us, I think, because some of our team went to film an event down in Brighton. I think I have bumped into Posie once and talked to her for maybe 40 seconds. This was years ago, she probably had no idea who I was, and we went to film that thing in Brighton, the stand-up for women, and it was a public park, so we filmed, and suddenly the story is, and it's unbelievable, but yeah, I don't know Posie, Posie doesn't know me, good luck to her, we wish her the best from afar, but it's obviously these, the media, both kind of on the left and and then in the far right, they all try and paint a certain picture that isn't true, just to target their... [34:32] Yeah, and I think what's happened is very frightening to her. It must have been really frightening. Some of the pictures, people with their hands sort of on her throat. It turns out, I think it was security trying to get her away. And she said, you know, if I'd fallen over, I didn't think I was going to get up. And just the sheer naked aggression. And what was she doing, right? What was she doing? She was just saying, women can have a voice, women can speak. We don't want men in our changing rooms. We don't want men in our sports. And of course, we've had a good result with Athletics Federation yesterday as well. I think the tide is, I've said this for years, the tide is beginning to turn. But actually, it feels that there is being a significant shift. But it's awful for her, actually. Awful. and awful for the women of New Zealand to live in. But we'll move on, but just one thing to leave the viewers is the first line, the first sentence, it gives the headlines and then it starts off in the article. This is the Daily Mail. The first word they use in the article is controversial, anti-trans. [35:43] It's controversial standing up for women's rights, women's only spaces? The Daily Mail have lost the plot. If any of you think actually the Daily Mail are on the side of common sense, that is utter nonsense. They're not. They're on the side of whatever is a good story for them and sells papers.   And actually you have to ask as well, when people say transphobe, like you know, they say, what do you mean? I'm not irrationally scared or whatever. You know, [36:08] what rights do you, does the transgender, transsexual community not have that they want? And I guess their answer is, we want everyone to accept that we are women, that we are the sex that we say we are. Now there is an argument, yeah, okay, I'm sure at work, people can use your new name and they can maybe use your new pronoun and people can treat you with dignity and respect. But there needs to be a balancing exercise in terms of common sense. And when somebody is being made to feel like they can't go to the loo all day at work because they feel very uncomfortable, then there needs to be sensible accommodation made. And it shouldn't be a case of, you know, the woman who's feeling uncomfortable because she's got a man in her changing room or whatever, it shouldn't be her that's made, you know, to feel uncomfortable. There needs to be, and none of the activists, a very sensible solution would be, well, let's have a third space, okay? Let's have men, let's have women, and let's have a third gender neutral. But the activists don't want that. [37:27] No, they will not stop. That is the frightening thing. Let's look, because this is one of the outcomes. We've got five minutes to spare, we'll do another four. We've touched on this, and again, sometimes you end up repeating the same stories, but just with different characters in different locations. And this is the worst one yet. Violent male pedophile moved to Washington Women's Prison, And there were some, yeah, here's the figure. So, Jolene Karisma Starr, born Joel Thomas Nicholas, is the latest male transfer to the Washington Correction Center for Women, which currently has approximately one dozen male inmates being housed in the facility. Just there, I can see the problem. A dozen male inmates in a woman's prison. But, Caroline, we see this regularly, probably every other week, another story of different parts of the world where a man, often who has been charged with rape or sexual assault of a woman, ends up with a group of women. There is no way you can describe [38:43] the suffering that then continues and the position that you put women in, putting a man who's doing that in a woman's prison. Yeah, and it's not just the other female, I say other female, it's not just the female inmates that that person is terrorizing, it's also the female prison guards because they have to do intimate searches and all sorts. And so you're not just putting, and of course, every woman, regardless of whether or not she's an inmate, deserves dignity, respect and safety, but it's not just the inmates that are being put at risk, it's also the female prison staff. And the other thing you have to remember that is in women's prisons, most women who are in prison are not there for violent crime. [39:31] Female offending has a very different face to it to male offending. Now I know that there are women in prison for violent crime but I think the proportion, I think it's something like 75 percent, there's a very good website, Keep Prisons Single Sex, and I think it's something like over 75 percent of women who are in prison are not there for, it's for non-violent crime. [39:57] So you've got a very vulnerable demographic as well because most women in prison are disproportionately affected by domestic violence or they've had difficult lives, which is why they have ended up in prison. And we did another campaign this month, you may have seen, for Barbie Kardashian, a very violent 21-year-old who I can't repeat the things that he said about what he wants to do with his mother. He's threatened to rape, torture, and murder his mother. He's got a history of violent assault. He tried to kill a female social worker who was looking after him. And of course, Irish media, you're not allowed to talk about him in Irish media. They got an injunction out. And there's an Irish outlet called Gripped, who'd published a very detailed and telling history. And even though Barbie Kardashian, I mean, even the name just shows, tells you what he thinks of women. I can't remember what his real name is, but everyone knows him as Barbie Kardashian. [41:05] I think it's Alexandro something or other. I think it's Alexandro Gentile. But yeah, he's now known as Barbie, And he's this very, very violent prisoner, when he was jailed the guard I said, we're very worried, he still poses a significant threat to public safety and to women's safety and he's been jailed in women's, in Limerick [41:28] Prison. And when you look at his life, he's had a terrible life. He was brought up with abusive parents and his father co-opted him into domestic abuse of his mother and he's clearly very disturbed, very violent, very dangerous. So yes, you can have a slight bit of sympathy for a very disordered mindset. But it's not safe to put a man like that in close proximity with women who've already, you know, if you're a woman in prison, then you've had, most of the time, you've had a very hard life. [42:05] I'm not going to say that women should never be in prison or anything like that. But you have to accept that you're dealing with a very vulnerable demographic and they're being put at risk and so are the female prison guards. It has to stop. And in fact, if you haven't signed a Barbie Kardashian petition on Citizen Go, please do so. Because actually, every single day that goes past and these men are in our prisons, what's going to happen? What's going to have to happen before people realise the folly of this? Let's just bring up this tweet. We'll see how much you want to admit. This is Graham Linehan. And some good news, at Flying Lawyer 73 has lost another case and owes his latest victim legal fees of £15,000. I believe now he owes between 80 and 100 grand to solicitors from a series of failed cases. Again, why is he allowed to continue doing this? Now you probably have an idea what this is about, but when people can spend this amount of money on nonsense through the legal system. [43:14] It makes you kind of wonder, well, where are our tax money going? Are they paying for it themselves? So, do you want to touch on this before we move on? Briefly. So, Flying Lawyer 73 is Stephanie Hayden. Stephanie Hayden is the transgender-identified male who was responsible for my arrest in October, and he's also been responsible for the arrest of two other women. Kate Scottow, who was arrested, she was a breastfeeding mother, she was arrested in front of her autistic children, and I was arrested in front of my autistic children, and Bronwyn Dickinson, another woman, he got arrested. What Stephanie Hayden does, so Stephanie Hayden is a transgender identified activist who in 2018 came to prominence. [43:59] Basically trying to do a version of lawfare, so would go around trying to get people cancelled, he got people kicked out of their university positions. He tried to sue Mumsnet. It just made an absolute nuisance of himself. And he said, oh, I'm standing up for transgender rights. Now, anytime anybody says anything about Stephanie Hayden that Stephanie Hayden doesn't like, he reports them to the police and he sues them. And he claims when he reports them to the police, he trumps up the charges. So he told the police that I had posted memes about him on a forum. I hadn't. But the police were stupid enough to go, oh, gosh, that's terrible, isn't it? And came and seized my devices looking for evidence. They still haven't found it because I didn't do it. So he uses his transgender status as leverage with the police and gets the police to act as his personal militia. The police forces aren't joined up. So Surrey police were quite surprised when I told them, you know he's had two other women arrested for this. Were like, well Caroline, save it for interview. She said, all right, save that for interview. [45:08] So it's not joined up and what Stephanie Hayden does is a two-pronged approach. So he'll try and have you arrested. He had the police called out to Graham Linehan as well and he will then sue you. He's suing me for the third time. And he sues you because he doesn't have a, to the best of my knowledge, he doesn't have a job. He calls himself a lawyer, but he's not a regulated or qualified or insured barrister, solicitor or legal executive. So he's eligible for the help with fees scheme, which is for people on low income or on certain benefits. So he will take out a claim against you in the high court and he's exempt from court fees. So if you sue somebody, it's typically about 5% of the claim and he sues for unlimited amounts. So he is about a 5,000 pound court fee. And that's in place to act as a barrier to stop vexatious claims. Stephanie does not have that barrier. And because Stephanie has a law degree, they then act as a litigant in person, which they appear to enjoy very much because they go to court and they start calling Barrister as malignant friend and everyone else just cringes and dies with embarrassment for them, honestly. [46:28] So and prior to suing, he's suing my boss at the moment. My boss said, oh, I've made it. You're not anybody in the UK. You're not doing effective work, unless you're, no, joke. He'll probably be transcribing this and saying, oh, they deliberately. So he's suing me for the third time. and he says, oh, you know, she's forcing me to sue her. [46:51] Yeah, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, he's bringing his claim, you know, she's forced me to do this. And so he forces, you rack up a lot of legal fees defending yourself because most people, you know, can't defend themselves in the high court, and it's all about [47:07] do you know the procedure? Anyone who's been through a court case knows it's not necessarily about evidence or rights and wrongs. It's do you know the procedure? And Stephanie Hayden clearly does. And yeah, and his behaviour in litigation, but before, it's quite bad as well. Oh goodness, it's quite shocking. But before he sued all these gender critical people, he was at Birkbeck University studying for law degrees, a mature student, and he sued, you just don't want this bloke in your orbit, because he sued all his fellow students as well and he sued the Students' Union because there was some argument about internal politics, he sued his landlady, he sued his, you know, and he has a history as well as he, if he doesn't pay his rent, then, you know, they obviously then take him to court for the unpaid rent and he sues them back for harassment. So amongst his former claimants are two landlords. And it's just really frustrating because he can just keep going to the court, filing another claim. [48:17] A master, you know, an admin judge will just briefly look at it and just check that it's procedurally right and they stamp it. And this is then, you know, taxpayers' monies, both in terms of the court fees and in terms of court time that's being wasted on these frivolous pursuits. So he sued an organisation called the Family Education Trust because they had retweeted somebody and made a comment which he thought could be about him and it was to do with vexatious litigants wasting money. So they retweeted something, it was up for less than an hour and he sued them for defamation and the court, the judges dismissed it and said that the the claim was fanciful, was devoid of reality and hopeless and he has to pay their legal costs. But he already owes various other people, including Associated Newspapers, who reported on when he got another woman arrested, they reported on the fact that he'd got another woman arrested, and he said, oh, it's defamation and harassment, sued them, lost that one, and he owes them like 30,000. So he owes, you know, for most people, if you owed that amount of money, you wouldn't sleep. [49:32] So I think there's a real issue here. I mean, this isn't just about my particular issues or my vendetta, but there's a real issue with the system that somebody can exploit the court system [49:47] in this fashion and when you can't get legal aid, you know, people are scrabbling for legal aid, and yet, you know, the system wasn't set up or clearly it never envisaged the help with fee schemes that it could be abused in this way. What it's done about it, I don't know, And presumably Peter, all of this, for somebody who really despises me, so Stephanie Hayden [50:13] every time I'm on any media outlet, every time I've been on GB News, he's made a complaint to Ofcom. For somebody who says he's so harassed by me and he's terrified and me saying things, you know, me just telling the truth that this is... [50:27] a dodgy character, puts him at risk of violence and what have you. For someone who claims that I'm harassing him, he follows my every online and mainstream media move. Yeah, so I know that this will probably be played back in court or to the police and I'm not saying it to cause any alarm or distress. I think this is actually a public interest issue, particularly when it's somebody trying to make themselves a media figure. So, you know, yeah, I think, yeah, I think it's public interest and I think something needs to be done. So, yeah, there we are with that one. Yeah. Well, let's finish with this story, which is a good story. This is in the Telegraph. The week has turned in the gender war. There's been a watershed moment in the trans debate sparked with a landmark decision about female athletes, which you mentioned earlier, Caroline, and that's the World Athletics Council, which have ruled that only those born as women can compete in [51:36] women's sports, which did seem quite common sense to most of us, but yeah, they have ruled that common sense will prevail. So it is a positive story, and I think the article talks about that this could actually spread into other areas and bring that, I guess, sense of common sense to the debate in other parts of society?   Yeah, I hope so. And, you know, I think. [52:04] what's been really, this has been quite a grassroots movement right from the start, you know, like we talked about Posie Parker. [52:14] But we can see there a picture of Sharron Davies. And it's just really gratifying that we've had JK Rowling and Sharron Davies. And some of these really big names speak out because someone like me, someone like Posie, we get called right wing bigots, transphobes. [52:37] But you see someone like Sharron Davies, who she feels really or Sharron Davies, isn't it? Sorry, I called her Davies. She feels very strongly about this because she was cheated out of a gold medal her entire career because of women on testosterone, these German athletes who were doped up. So she feels very strongly about fair play for women in sports. And it's very hard to portray Sharron as being a conservative bigot, for want of a better word, or for being right wing. And I think it's incremental. This was always going to be death by 1,000 cuts, because gender ideology had got so big. And it had got captured into every area of society. We said earlier, we've seen it in education. We've seen it very chillingly, as I know and Harry Miller saw and various other people have experienced. We've seen it embedded into the police service. [53:45] We've seen it embedded into every element of society. [53:52] So as a telegraph sort of op-ed made clear, it was either we kind of go along with this and we say, you know, people like Caroline, people like Posie are, you know, outrageous bigots, or actually, you know, we push back, you know, it didn't even say we pushed back, but we had a choice to be made. And I think, finally, we deviated off down the path of madness. And slowly, I think we're coming back. And I think the pendulum is swinging. And I don't, there's always a danger, isn't it? The pendulum goes. I think what we had was, we had the laws of 1957, when homosexuality was criminalized. And we've swung all the way from there, where being gay would get you locked up, and again, [54:48] that was low-hanging fruit. It was much easier for the police to arrest somebody who was cottaging in the public loo. Now, that is an offence to public decency, but it's much easier to get someone doing that than the serious criminals, whereas these days it's much easier to get someone saying the wrong thing online. So we've gone from a position where people were unjustly repressed. For someone who's often called a homophobe, I feel very strongly about the decriminalisation of homosexuality. I believe that it's a private act of morality and what you do in your bedroom, as long as it's, you know, the usual caveats with consenting adult, and doesn't involve children or animals, that's your affair. What you want to get up to in your bedroom is your affair. And as a tolerant liberal, I have no interest in telling people what they should be doing in their bedrooms. Even as an Orthodox Christian, I don't have care of souls. It's not for me to bring people to Jesus by telling them what they should do in bed. So I feel very strongly that homosexuality shouldn't be criminalized. But we've gone from a position where, because we had a section of society who were unjustly repressed, the pendulum has swung all the way over there, [56:16] to the other side. And people have sort of reacted so strongly to the oppression. It's the same with critical race theory as well, in that we've still been acting in 2022, like we're a deeply homophobic or a deeply racist society. And we're not. I think there has been, [56:36] I would say, at least for the last 20, 30 years, there has been a lot more tolerance. And rightly so, people shouldn't be persecuted. But there's still this feeling, oh, there's this terrible persecution. So we have to flood children with all kinds of propaganda and tell them how to wash after sex. And it's kind of been part and parcel of sexual liberalism as a movement, sexual progressivism, sexual libertinism. So we've gone from repression to libertinism and I think we need to sort of [57:12] move somewhere back near to the middle. And you know, I said this on my Twitter feed and I mean it, I think it's been really hard for, there have been very many sensible lesbians and gays out there that have been calling out their own community and that's been, that's courageous really actually to say, hang on a minute, I didn't sign up for this. I didn't sign up for people claiming to be a different sex. I didn't sign up for the grooming of children. You know, this doesn't help. This isn't, you know, this kind of drag queens into primary schools perpetuates every single negative stereotype that they've been trying to counter for years and years. So I'm hoping that it will, I think we're beginning to see a correction, but nobody can sit on their laurels, you know, and certainly as New Zealand shows, there are still countries, [58:11] New Zealand, Australia, America and parts of America still deeply enthralled to this nonsense and we need to really have a think about, you know, we need this independent investigation into sex ed in schools. So, yeah.   Well, let's see if a so-called Conservative government actually get around to doing that, but there's a whole other discussion. Caroline, as always, thank you so much for joining us and giving us your thoughts on those stories.   Oh, always a pleasure. Thanks so much for having me, Peter.   Not at all, and I encourage our viewers and listeners to go and make use of citizengo.org and do look at those petitions, do sign them and do pass them on to your friends and encourage them to do the same. And I think on that, I wish everyone watching a wonderful rest of your Saturday. Have a great Sunday. And we'll be with you on Monday evening for a special that something that we've been working on for the last two years behind the scenes. And I'm so excited that we can finally discuss it. [59:15] And that is tune in Monday 8 p.m. And we'll talk about it then. So look forward to seeing you then 8pm UK or 3pm Eastern or noontime if you're over in the Pacific on the West Coast. So we'll see you on Monday. Thank you so much and good night to you all.

You might have heard recently that plans are afoot to reboot the BBC hit comedy Fawlty Towers. In light of the prospect of the return of Torquay's most famous fictional hotel, Siofra Mulqueen has been asking some people in the industry about occasions when they found themselves channelling their inner Basil Fawlty.

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Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Tony and Carl discuss the most remarkable breaking comedy news of the year so far - John Cleese reviving Basil Fawlty for a new sitcom. A great or terrible idea? We respond.Plus! They return to the topic of the Netflix password sharing saga as leaked plans continue to show that the clamp down remains on the to do list.And they discuss the recent conversation around the Welsh rugby team banning Tom Jones' 'Delilah' due to its contentious lyrics - should songs tied up with national identity be disposed of if their content is beyond the pale?Remember: subscribe to THE DISCOURSE+ for early access, ad-free listening and bonus episodes not available to regular listeners. Support the show here: https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/the-discourseNew episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday, with the odd Thursday bonus... Host / EditorTony BlackCo-HostCarl SweeneySubscribe to THE DISCOURSE+:https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/the-discourseFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast:beyondthescreenpodListen to Carl's THE MOVIE PALACE podcast:1398503911Email us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com

Welcome back to THE DISCOURSE, a podcast about film, entertainment & culture.In this episode, Tony and Carl discuss the most remarkable breaking comedy news of the year so far - John Cleese reviving Basil Fawlty for a new sitcom. A great or terrible idea? We respond.Plus! They return to the topic of the Netflix password sharing saga as leaked plans continue to show that the clamp down remains on the to do list.And they discuss the recent conversation around the Welsh rugby team banning Tom Jones' 'Delilah' due to its contentious lyrics - should songs tied up with national identity be disposed of if their content is beyond the pale?Remember: subscribe to THE DISCOURSE+ for early access, ad-free listening and bonus episodes not available to regular listeners. Support the show here: https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/the-discourseNew episodes of The Discourse drop each week every Monday and Tuesday, with the odd Thursday bonus... Host / EditorTony BlackCo-HostCarl SweeneySubscribe to THE DISCOURSE+:https://wemadethis.supportingcast.fm/the-discourseFollow us on Twitter:@podthediscourseCarl: @CKJSweeneyTony: @ajblackwriter / https://ajblackwriter.substack.comListen to Tony's BEYOND THE SCREEN podcast:beyondthescreenpodListen to Carl's THE MOVIE PALACE podcast:1398503911Email us:contactthediscourse@gmail.comSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made this Twitter: @we_madethisWebsite: wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: The Subtle Ones (c) John Ahlin via epidemicsound.com

Bless The Gays! S03E27 Historic news this week as the Church of England approves to give God's blessing' on same-sex couples. Is this too little too late? It's very sad when a member of the Government decides to call it a day. That's why, when Nadine Dorries. The Ex Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, I'm a Celebrity & Minister for Bullshit. Hangs up her dunce's cap, we have to celebrate it. We also look into the return of Basil Fawlty to a streaming service near you. Never miss a show and watch it first on youtube https://youtu.be/BkjDD_73R4E Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LNmsMeeOkOzeB005ospb3?si=ce581df126ef4fb5 Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/talking-2-our-soles/id1580095777 Amazon https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/e649e9f7-5577-4799-aadf-8e2de5e8dad2/talking-2-our-soles Just search “Talking 2 Our Soles” on your socials. Alternatively. Click below and never miss a show againhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3a7uHGB6NYIdn-HCCr6alQ?sub_confirmation=1

On the Thank God It's Friday, Richard Glover is joined by Alice Fraser, Gary Eck and Tommy Dean as they discuss the new funding for ice skating, the return of Basil Fawlty and the decline of Zooming.

On the Thank God It's Friday, Richard Glover is joined by Alice Fraser, Gary Eck and Tommy Dean as they discuss the new funding for ice skating, the return of Basil Fawlty and the decline of Zooming.

Ny vecka, ny duo! Jonas och Tove håller i spakarna denna vecka, vilket innebär en salig blandning av k-drama, fantasy, baseball och brittisk sitcom. Nyheter först: Mer snack om Microsoft-Activision Blizzard-köpet och mer om Netflix och "dela lösenord"-gate, där streamingjätten nu verkar (?) göra en pudel. Vi pratar även om Respawns kommande Star Wars-spelet Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, som blivit framflyttat en månad samt om att det klassiska pusselspelet Myst i samband med spelets 30-årsjubiléeum ska släppas i en remastrad version. Apropå gamla saker som återkommer: den mest hyllade brittiska sitcomen någonsin - Fawlty Towers - kommer tillbaka i tv-rutan, med John Cleese som repriserar sin roll som Basil Fawlty. Koreakoll blir det också för hela slanten: fantasy-body-swap-serien Alchemy of Souls samt basebolldramat Hot Stove League. Tack & Förlåt, Puss Hej!

John Cleese is set to team up with his daughter, Camilla, for a reboot of the beloved Fawlty Towers sitcom. The new series will "explore how Cleese's over-the-top, cynical and misanthropic Basil Fawlty navigates the modern world", according to early information. But don't mention the war - or Cleese's rebrand in the last decade as more of a curmudgeon than a barrel of laughs. UK entertainment reporter and film critic Neil Smith spoke to Corin Dann.

Aan tafel zitten Paul Römer, Elger van der Wel en Spraakmaker Jet Bussemaker Van der Wels Mediamoment gaat over een interview van Villamedia met Prem Radhakishun. Hij heeft een prijs gekregen voor zijn net gestopte nachtprogramma op Radio 1 ‘Zwarte Prietpraat'. We bespreken de kwaliteit van de nachtradio. Hoe staat het daarmee?  Het Mediamoment van Römer is de tentoonstelling van Vermeer in het Rijksmuseum. Een monsterklus qua voorbereiding. De PR-machine heeft ook niet stilgestaan. Er zijn nieuwe series, veel artikelen en meer dan 200.000 kaartjes verkocht. Hoe krijgen ze dat voor elkaar?  GIRO555 is opengesteld voor de slachtoffers van de aardbeving in Syrië en Turkije. Woensdag is er een landelijke actiedag. Ook Talpa helpt mee en Römer legt uit hoe ze tot die beslissing kwamen. Hoe gaat het eruit zien? Elger van der Wel: "De generatie onder 35 gaat niet naar zo'n tv-avond kijken" De Britse comedyserie Fawlty Towers krijgt een vervolg, met de nu 83-jarige John Cleese als Basil Fawlty. Kan het ooit weer zo goed worden als het was? Is het wel slim om series terug te brengen? Of wordt het per se slechter dan het origineel?

In a move that shocked some people producers of Love Island are banning upcoming contestants from using social media. Entertainment reporter and social media influencer Thomas Crosse (Crossy) from Navan has his say on this. Chair of the Deirdre Gogarty Legacy Committee Ciarán Mc Ivor has found an artist to work on the statue of Drogheda's trailblazing boxing star plus the search for a Basil Fawlty type for a new TV series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New to the SJP World Media Network, a look at the BBC Classic Fawlty Towers!Each week Si will speak with a guest and look back on the hysterical sit-com one episode at a time.This week Scottish Danny of the Nitro Nights, Back When & One Mans Meat podcasts joins the show for the pilot episode "A Touch of Class"Basil Fawlty attempts to attract a higher class of guest to his establishment, but encounters a con-man! FOLLOW US!@SJPWORLDMEDIA@FartyTowelsPod@ScottishJuggalo

“But it's satire!” says every Twitter lout, demagogue or disinformationist to justify their abuse, pile-ons or straight-up lies. But what IS satire? How does it work? What distinguishes it from bullying? Does it even have to be funny? Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey go in search of the truth of satire on a journey that takes in The Thick Of It, Basil Fawlty, Jonathan Swift, Succession, Lenny Bruce, trickster gods, Boris Johnson, Peter Cook and Beyond The Fringe, Spitting Image and more… all the way back to the origin 1.4 million years ago of laughter itself. Help Ian and Dorian develop Origin Story by backing us on Patreon. You'll get the show early and without ads, plus extra good stuff too. “Wait… this word that I've been using all of my life, nobody knows what it means?” – Dorian Lynskey “Satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own” – Jonathan Swift “Satire tells you more about its era than any other literature.” – John R Clarke “Laughter is a response to frustration, just as tears are. And it solves nothing, as tears do.” – Kurt Vonnegut “Audiences like to think satire is doing something but mostly it's making them satisfied – rather than angry, which is what they should be.” – Tom Lehrer Picture: The Thick Of It, BBC Written and presented by Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt. Audio production and music by Jade Bailey. Logo art by Mischa Welsh. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Origin Story is a Podmasters production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms. Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they celebrate the 100th year centenary of the BBC by looking at the broad sweep of BBC sitcom. Going back all the way to the late 1940s, we cover the sweep of key decades across the 20th century where BBC comedy helped shape the social fabric of a changing nation, from Alf Garnett's counter-cultural railing in the 1960s, to Basil Fawlty's latent imperial anxiety across the 70s, and into the lad/ladette culture of the 1990s, before looking at what the 21st century has offered so far. This and so much more! In two weeks time, join Tony as he guests on the Shipwrecked & Comatose podcast with Matt Latham discussing the third season of THE BRITTAS EMPIRE... Host / Editor Tony Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis Twitter: @yhbwatchingpod We Made This on Twitter: @we_madethis wemadethisnetwork.com Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they celebrate the 100th year centenary of the BBC by looking at the broad sweep of BBC sitcom.Going back all the way to the late 1940s, we cover the sweep of key decades across the 20th century where BBC comedy helped shape the social fabric of a changing nation, from Alf Garnett's counter-cultural railing in the 1960s, to Basil Fawlty's latent imperial anxiety across the 70s, and into the lad/ladette culture of the 1990s, before looking at what the 21st century has offered so far. This and so much more!In two weeks time, join Tony as he guests on the Shipwrecked & Comatose podcast with Matt Latham discussing the third season of THE BRITTAS EMPIRE...Host / EditorTony BlackCo-HostRobert TurnbullSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisTwitter: @yhbwatchingpodWe Made This on Twitter: @we_madethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com

Part two of Simon and Mick's trek through The High Pyrenees. It brings spectacular cols, "Dormitory Hell" and a brush with the French equivalent of Basil Fawlty

US households are learning to cope with inflation in basic necessities, such a food and energy. Even though the recent CPI report was encouraging, the rising cost of living is a political issue. Fawlty Towers, the brilliant twelve episode British comedy series with John Cleese as the eponymous hotel owner Basil Fawlty, has a scene […]

Josh and Jeff share about shows they love that came out before they were born. Jeff shares about one of the highest rated BBC comedies of all time. Josh reminisces about a show that started his mornings in 5th and 6th grade. The boys talk about new and returning shows for July, TV news, and reflections about the second half of season 4 of Stranger Things.Nick at Nite Happy Days "Sit On It" Song HERETom Hanks on Happy Days HEREFawlty Towers Fire Drill Scene HEREWhat old shows do you love? What comfort tv shows take you back in time? Let us know!Leave us a review on iTunes if you get a chance - it helps us out tremendously. Thank you!Instagram: @popschtickEmail: popschtick@gmail.comTell a friend about PopSchtick so they can join in on the conversation!Artwork by: Josh JacksonMusic appears courtesy of Leo Goes Grr:Intro: The Thief from the ep The ThiefOutro: Sunset, OK from the ep We'll Come Back for YouDon't forget to check out Jeff's other podcast, Schtickless. Jeff and his wife, Meagan talk about everything from memes, to parenting, to marriage, and more. 

Yes! Welcome to another episode of "The Good Listening To Podcast: The Story Behind Your Story Show!" with this lovely gentleman and Actor Jonathan Hansler Jonathan is an Award Winning English Actor, Writer & Comedian and Peter Cooke obsessive!"I've truly ‘lived' but then suffering creates greatness..."Jonny and I go way back when, to when he walked into a bar in Cricklewood (“I was working as a Waitress…” erm, etc) dressed as a half-cut Centurion circa 1984!Episode recorded as a FaceBook "Live".MORE ABOUT JONATHAN:As an actor, comedian, writer, Jonathan Hansler has led a life that has never been dull - nor without anxiety. Jonathan curated his own collection of Self-help books and not without good reason. His father was an active alcoholic, which invariably made him remote and unpredictable. Jonathan will always regret never having had the chance to say goodbye properly and achieve some kind of closure. Jonathan himself was abused at school. He was inspired by Peter Cook, who, like him, imagined that he could rely on alcohol to dull the daily pain and make an apparently ‘normal' life look possible. Jonathan's father died with alcoholism. Peter Cook died with alcoholism. Jonathan decided not to follow in their footsteps. He stopped drinking alcohol 8 and a half years ago and has stayed stopped ever since. A couple of months ago, Jonathan embraced Buddhism and now takes personal responsibility very seriously indeed. He remains highly anxious, occasionally very irritable and sometimes awfully moody. Now he tries to use his difficulties to his best advantage. He celebrates his curious sense of humour and his appreciation of absurdity wherever he can find it. One of Jonathan's ancestors, a spy for Wellington, was the first person ever to receive a knighthood from the late Queen Victoria. This ancestor even had a pub named after him! In the second Elizabethan era, John Cleese gave Jonathan Hansler the right to recreate the original Basil Fawlty in his own image using the original scripts from Fawlty Towers. Clive Greenwood and Jonathan Hansler developed new lines for famous comedians in an imaginary afterlife scenario. Jonathan's latest film is entitled ‘Give them wings'. You can see the trailer online, as well as Peter Cook and John Cleese‘s bizarre conversation on a park bench that set Jonathan on his unique career path. Anxious moments galore but never a dull moment. Good listening!Reg Starkey - EditorUK Health Triangle Magazine

From music hall to Red Dwarf, pantomime to Absolutely Fabulous, we look at the history of British comedy, the names, shows, and historical events that made it what it is today. Like what you hear?  Become a patron of the arts for as little as $2 a month!   Or buy the book or some merch.  Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter,  or Instagram. Music: Kevin MacLeod, Steve Oxen, David Fesliyan.  . Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Links to all the research resources are on the website. Podchaser: Moxie got me through 2,500 miles. I listened to every episode regardless of audio quality from the vault. I got my fix of facts with a personality that kept me entertained the entire time. I shared it with everyone I knew that would appreciate the facts, wit and hilariously subtle segues. Profile avatar 2 months ago byBoredatwork23 Book: David Nowlin 5.0 out of 5 stars Be prepared to be amazed at what you needed know, but did not. Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2021 Great book. Read it cover to cover, but am planning to reread it again and again. It is so full of such wonderful pieces of information that I use to interject conversations whenever I can. Thank you Moxie for such a wonderful gift, and the book is great too Gift and merch “The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created.  This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”  Thus begins Douglas Adams' Restaurant at the End of the Universe, sequel to his culture touchstone The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.  That's the book that gave us the answer to life, the universe and everything, though not the question.  Welcome to episode number 42, which I have decided to devote to [drumroll] the history of British comedy.  That means we're going to try to cram hundreds of years, thousands of performers, and a dozen mediums into a half-hour show.  But don't panic.  My name's Moxie and this is your brain on facts.    British comedy history is measured in centuries, from chase scenes and beatings into Shakespeare's comedies to the misadventures of Mr. Bean.  Even as times, tastes, and technologies changes, some themes are eternal.  Innuendo, for example, has been a staple in the literature as far back as Beowulf and Chaucer, and is prevalent in many British folk songs.  King Charles II was such a fan of innuendo that he encouraged it to the point that Restoration comedy became not only its own genre, but an explicit one at that.  The repressive Victorian period gave us burlesque, though not in the same form as the shows you can see today - more vaudeville than striptease.  Absurdism and the surreal had always been an undercurrent, which firmly took root in the 1950's, leading Red Dwarf, The Mighty Boosh, and Count Duckula.  Though the British Empire successfully conquered ¼ of the globe, but its individual people struggled and suffered.  Plagues, wars, poverty, class oppression, and filthy cities gave rise to, and a need for, black humor, in which topics and events that are usually treated seriously are treated in a humorous or satirical manner.  The class system, especially class tensions between characters, with pompous or dim-witted members of the upper/middle classes or embarrassingly blatant social climbers, has always provided ample material, which we can see in modern shows like Absolutely Fabulous, Keeping Up Appearances, and Blackadder.  The British also value finding humor in everyday life, which we see in shows like Father Ted, The IT Crowd, and Spaced, which also incorporates a fair amount of absurdity.   But there's nothing the Brits do better than satire and nobody does it better than the Brits.  “The British, being cynical and sarcastic by nature do have a natural flair for satire,” says BBCAmerica.com writer Fraser McAlpine.  “There's a history of holding up a mirror to society and accentuating its least attractive qualities that goes back hundreds of years...Sometimes the satire is biting and cold, sometimes it's warm and encouraging, but if you want someone who can say a thing that isn't true, but also somehow IS true in a really profound way. You need look no further.”  There are three principal forms of satire.  Menippean satire uses fantasy realms that reflect back on modern society.  Everything from Alice in Wonderland to the works of Terry Pratchett fit here, as would Dr. Who.  Horatian satire skewers cultural moments of silliness using parodic humor.  These are the kind of thing you tend to see most of in comedy TV shows, like The Office.  We're laughing at people being inept and harassed, but not evil.  Juvenalian satire skewers everything with abrasive, often bleak, wit.  If there's an element of horror at the topic being discussed, that's a clue that it's Juvenalian.  John Oliver is a fair hand with Juvenalian satire.  Most political cartoon and black humor fall under this heading.   Though comedy is as old as laughter, we're going to begin today's time travel with the music hall.  (FYI, the narrative today is going to overall linear, but there will be a fair amount of bouncing around.)  Music halls sprang up as an answer to proper theater, which was at the time heavily monitored and censored by the government.  It took place in humble venues like the backs of pubs and coffee houses.  By the 1830s taverns had rooms devoted to musical clubs. They presented Saturday evening Sing-songs and “Free and Easies”. These became so popular that entertainment was put on two or three times a week.  Music in the form of humorous songs was a key element because dialogue was forbidden.  Dialogue was for the theater and if you had speaking parts, you'd be subject to censorship.  The Theatrical Licensing Act of 1737 empowered the Lord Chamberlain's Office to censor plays; this act would be in force until 1968. So, no speaking parts, less, though still some censorship.  Music halls also allowed drinking and smoking, which legitimate theaters didn't.  As the shows became more popular, they moved from the pubs into venues of their own.  Tavern owners, therefore, often annexed buildings adjoining their premises as music halls.  The usual show consisted of six to eight acts, possibly including a comedy skit (low comedy to appeal to the working class), a juggling act, a magic act, a mime, acrobats, a dancing act, a singing act, and perhaps a one-act play.  In the states, this format was essentially vaudeville.  The music hall era was a heyday for female performers, with headliners like Gracie Fields, Lillie Langtry, and Vesta Tilley.  The advent of the talking motion picture in the late 1920s caused music halls to convert into cinemas to stay in business.  To keep comedians employed, a mixture of films and songs called cine-variety was introduced.     The other critically important tradition of that era was panto or pantomime, but not the Marcel Marceau type of pantomime you might be picturing, but a type of theatrical musical comedy designed for family entertainment.  Modern pantomime includes songs, gags, slapstick comedy, dancing, and gender-crossing actors.  It combines topical humour with well-known stories like fables and folk tales.  It is a participatory form of theatre, in which the audience is expected to sing along with certain parts of the music and shout out phrases to the performers.  It's traditionally quite popular around Christmas and New Years.  In early 19th century England, pantomime acquired its present form and featured the first mainstream clown Joseph Grimaldi, while comedy routines also featured heavily in British music halls.  British comedians who honed their skills at pantomime and music hall sketches include Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel.  The influential English music hall comedian and theatre impresario Fred Karno developed a form of sketch comedy without dialogue in the 1890s, and Chaplin and Laurel were among the young comedians who worked for him as part of "Fred Karno's Army". VODACAST   Hopping back to famous ladies of music hall, one such was Lily Harley, though her greatest claim to fame is having given birth to Charles Spencer Chaplin.  When Lily inexplicably lost her voice in the middle of a show, the production manager pushed the five-year-old Charlie, whom he'd heard sing, onto the stage to replace her.  Charlie lit up the audience, wowing them with his natural comedic presence.   Sadly, Lily's voice never recovered, and she was unable to support her two sons, who were sent to a workhouse.  For those of us who don't know workhouses outside of one reference in A Christmas Carol, think an orphanage or jail with indentured servitude.  Young Charlie took whatever jobs he could find to survive as he fought his way back to the stage.  His acting debut was as a pageboy in a production of Sherlock Holmes.  From there he toured with a vaudeville outfit named Casey's Court Circus and in 1908 teamed up with the Fred Karno pantomime troupe, where Chaplin became one of its stars as the Drunk in the comedic sketch A Night in an English Music Hall.  With the Karno troupe, Chaplin got his first taste of the United States, where he caught the eye of a film producer who signed Chaplin to a contract for a $150 a week, equivalent to over three-grand today.   During his first year with the company, Chaplin made 14 films, including The Tramp, which established Chaplin's trademark character and his role as the unexpected hero.  By the age of 26, Chaplin, just three years removed from his vaudeville days, was a superstar.  He'd moved over to the Mutual Company, which paid him a whopping $670,000 a year to make now-classics like Easy Street.   Chaplin came to be known as a grueling perfectionist.  His love for experimentation often meant countless takes, and it was not uncommon for him to order the rebuilding of an entire set or begin filming with one leading actor, realize he'd made a mistake in his casting and start again with someone new.  But you can't argue with results.  During the 1920s Chaplin's career blossomed even more, with landmark films, like The Kid, and The Gold Rush, a movie Chaplin would later say he wanted to be remembered by.  We'll leave Chaplin's story while he's on top because his private life from here on out gets, in a word, sordid.   Though Chapin was English, his film were American.  British cinema arguably lagged decades behind, but they began to close the gap in the 1940's.  Films by Ealing Studios, particularly their comedies like Hue & Cry, Whisky Galore! and The Ladykillers began to push the boundaries of what could be done in cinema, dealing with previously taboo topics like crime in comedic ways.  Kitchen sink dramas followed soon after, portraying social realism, with the struggles of working class Britons on full display, living in cramped rented accommodation and spending their off-hours drinking in grimy pubs, to explore controversial social and political issues ranging from abortion to homelessness.  These contrasted sharply with the idea of cinema as escapism.  This was the era of such notable stars as actor/comedian/singer-songwriter Norman Wisdom.  Beginning with 1953's Trouble in the Store, for which he won a BAFTA (the British equivalent to an Oscar), his films were among Britain's biggest box-office successes of their day.  Wisdom gained celebrity status in lands as far apart as South America, Iran and many Eastern Bloc countries, particularly in Albania where his films were the only ones by Western actors permitted by dictator Enver Hoxha to be shown.  He also played one of the best characters in one of my favorite and most hard to find films, “The Night They Raided Minsky's.”   There are few institutions in British history that have had such a massive role in shaping the daily lives of British citizens as the British Broadcasting Corporation, which for decades meant the wireless radio.  “For many it is an ever-present companion: from breakfast-time to bedtime, from childhood through to old age, there it is telling us about ourselves and the wider world, amusing and entertaining us,” says Robin Aitkin, a former BBC reporter and journalist.  The BBC solidified its place in the public consciousness from its beginnings in 1922 to the end of the Second World War in 1945 is of special interest because these pivotal years helped redefine what it means to be British in modern society.  This was especially true during the high unemployment of the 1920's, when other forms of entertainment were unaffordable.  The BBC was formed from the merger of several major radio manufacturers in 1922, receiving a royal charter in 1927, and governmental protection from foreign competition made it essentially a monopoly.  Broadcasting was seen as a public service; a job at the BBC carried similar gravitas to a government job.  Classical music and educational programs were its bedrock, with radio plays added to bring theater to the wireless.  The BBC strove to be varied but balanced in its offerings, neutral but universal; some people found it elitist nonetheless.  Expansion in offerings came slowly, if at all, in the early years.     Trying to bring only the best of culture to the people meant that bawdy music hall acts had little to no place on the radio.  Obscenity was judged by laws passed as early as 1727.  British libel and slander laws are more strict than in the US, so making fun of public figures was taboo even in forms that would have been legal.  And blasphemy?  Lord, no.  In 1949, the BBC issued to comedy writers and producers the Variety Programmes Policy Guide For Writers and Producers, commonly known as "the Green Book."  Among things absolutely banned were jokes about lavatories, effeminacy in men, immorality of any kind, suggestive references to honeymoon couples, chambermaids, fig leaves, ladies' underwear, prostitution, and the vulgar use of words such as "basket".  (Not an actual basket, the Polari word “basket,” meaning the bulge in a gentleman's trousers.  More on that later.)  The guidelines also stipulated that "..such words as God, Good God, My God, Blast, Hell, Damn, Bloody, Gorblimey, Ruddy, etc etc should be deleted from scripts and innocuous expressions substituted."  Where the independently tun music halls gave people what they wanted, BBC radio gave people what it felt they needed.  But comedy writers are nothing if not clever and there is always a way to slip past the censors if you try.   In the very beginning of radio, comedies lampooned the poor, because only those with money had radios.  As radio ownership grew, the topics of shows broadened.  First half-hour comedy program in 1938, Band Wagon, included musical interludes, was effectively a sitcom and set the stage for much of what came after.  By then, nearly every household had a radio.   WWII had an enormous impact on British comedy and entertainment in general.  Unlike WWI, which was fought on the continent, WWII was right on top of them, with the Blitz, blackouts, rationing, et al.  All places of amusement, which by their nature meant lots of people would gather and could be a target for bombings, were closed.  But the government soon realized comedy had an important role to play in helping its people to keep calm and carry on.  Bonus fact: The iconic 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster was designed months before WWII began, but was never officially sanctioned for display.  It only achieved its prominent position in the public imagination after its rediscovery in 2001.  All the parody t-shirts still annoy me though.   Theater was allowed to continue, but television service was suspended.  This brought radio back to the forefront for communication and diversion.  The most popular show was It's That Man Again, which ran on BBC radio from ‘39-'49.  It's humor was a great unifier during the war, helping people to laugh at the things they were scared of.  People would often listen huddled around their radio during a blackout.  In its character archetypes, it offered a more comprehensive range of social representation than what had come before it, with characters ranging from east end charwomen to the upper class.  It was so universally popular that supposedly its catch-phrases, which is regarded as the first to really succeed with, were used to test suspected German spies.  If you didn't know who said what, they'd be shot.      During the war, Britain fought back against the Nazi propagandists' ferocious scaremongering with things like a song about the fact that Hitler may or may not have only one testicle, the other of which we were storing in a London theatre for safe keeping.  This attitude, combined with having had enough authority to last them a while, would extend to their own government at the start of the 1960's when Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, and Jonathan Miller made fun of the prime minister in their stage show Beyond The Fringe, with the PM in the audience.  This would open the door for satirical news programs like 1962's That Was The Week That Was, grandfather to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.  There was also The Frost Report, whose staff of writers included five names many of know well and you know we're going to get into more detail on - Chapman, Jones, Idle, Palin, and Cleese.   The war would remain subject to comedy, either as the primary setting or a recurring plot point for decades to come in shows like Dad's Army, Allo Allo, and even Are You Being Served?, one of my personal favorites.   If you've ever seen me at my customer service day jobs, I pattern my behavior on Mrs. Slocombe, though I don't reference my pussy as often. [clip]  Experiences in the war led to the prominence of absurdism/surrealism, because nothing could match what they men had been through.  One of the most famous example was The Goon Show, with Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, and Peter Sellers.  The scripts mixed ludicrous plots with surreal humour, puns, catchphrases and an array of bizarre sound effects. Some of the later episodes feature electronic effects devised by the fledgling BBC Radiophonic Workshop, who also created the theme to Dr Who.  The Goon Show and other such programs were popular with those who were students at the time, seeding their sense of humor into the next generation.  Spike Milligan in particular had wide-reaching cultural influence.  The Goon Show was cited as a major influence by The Beatles, the American comedy team The Firesign Theatre, as well as, among many others, Monty Python.   PATREON   Do you remember how I said in episode #39, Short-Lived, Long Remembered that Jackie Gleason's Honeymooner's was the first TV sitcom?  I was mistaken and I don't mind issuing a correction.  Pinwright's Progress, which ran for ten episodes starting in 1946, was the first half-hour television sitcom, telling the tale of a beleaguered shop-owner, his hated rival and his unhelpful staff.  By 1955, ⅓ of British households had a TV.  That year saw the launch of ITV, I for independent, because it was *not run by BBC with its war vets with good-school educations, but by showmen and entertainers.  Where the BBC did comedies for and about the middle-class, ITV brought full-blooded variety to TV.  The BBC was forced to loosen its tie a bit to keep up.  ITV also had commercials, which BBC shows never did -a concept that is quite foreign to the American brain- so writers had to learn to pace their shows differently to allow for the break.  One stand-out was Hancock's Half-hour, which began on radio and moved to TV.  Fom 54-61, it pushed sitcoms with a focus on character development, rather than silly set-ups, musical interludes, and funny voices of radio plays.  Two writers on the show, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, would leave to create Comedy Playhouse in 1961, ten half-hour plays.  One of these grew into the TV show Steptoe and Son (1962–74), about two rag and bone men, father and son, who live together in a squalid house in West London.  This was the basis for the American series Sanford and Son, as well as version in Sweden, Netherlands and Portugal.  For those not in the know, a rag and bone man collected salvageable rubbish from the streets, making it a bizarre name choice for a clothing company but oh well.    The tone and offerings changed considerably with the cultural revolution of the 1960's.  Rock music, the birth control pill, civil rights, everything was changing.  Round The Horne, which aired on BBC radio on Sunday afternoons was chock full of brazen innuendos and double-entendres.  Some of them were risque to the point of being ironically safe -- people who would have objected to them were not of the sensibility to catch the joke it the first place.  Their most remarkable characters were Julian and Sandy, two very obviously gay characters in a time when it was still illegal to be gay in Britain.  Julian and Sandy got away with the bawdiest of their jokes because they spoke Polari, a pidgin language made up a words from Romani, French, Italian, theater and circus slang and even words spelled backwards.  They might refer to someone's dirty dishes and the squares would have no idea that “dish” meant derriere.  Bonus fact: You probably use Polari words without even realizing it, if you describe a masculine person as “butch” or something kitchy as “camp,” even “drag” meaning clothes, particularly women's.    The Carry On Films, a franchise that put out nearly a movie a year for three decades and spun off a TV series, held up a cartoonish mirror to the depressed and repressed Britain of the 1950s and 1960s.  They blended the rapid-fire pace of music hall sketches with topicality and a liberating sense of directness.  Carry On also filled the gap left as music halls as an institution collapsed.   Monty Python's Flying Circus aired from 69-74 and enjoyed a unique watershed success not just for British comedy but also for television comedy around the world. Monty Python was unlike anything that had appeared on television, and in many ways it was both a symbol and a product of the social upheaval and youth-oriented counterculture of the late 1960s.  The show's humour could be simultaneously sarcastic, scatological, and intellectual.  The series was a creative collaboration between Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, the sole American in a group of Oxford and Cambridge graduates.  The five Brits played most of the roles, with Gilliam primarily contributing eccentric animations.  Although sketch comedy shows were nothing new, television had never broadcast anything as untraditional and surreal, and its importance to television is difficult to overstate.  Their free-form sketches seldom adhered to any particular theme and disregarded the conventions of comedy that writers, performers and audiences had been accustomed to for generations.  Even the opening title sequence didn't follow the rules; it might run in the middle of the show or be omitted entirely.  Over the run of the series, a *few characters recurred, but most were written solely for one sketch.  The show spun-off a number of feature films, like Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Life of Brian (1979), and the Meaning of Life (1983) and even a Tony Award-winning musical comedy Spamalot, first produced in 2005, as well as books and albums like Instant Record Collection.  Decades after the show's initial run, the mere mention of some dead parrots, silly ways, Spam or the Spanish Inquisition is enough to prompt laughter from even casual fans.  All the members who continue on to successful careers, but let's follow John Cleese to his next best-known project.  I put my favorite sketch in Vodacast; see if you can guess it before you look.  And tell me yours, soc med.   Fawlty Towers has been described as the sitcom by which other sitcoms must be measured, voted number one in the BFI's 100 Greatest British Television Programmes in 2000. Its main character, Basil Fawlty, was inspired by a seethingly rude hotel proprietor John Cleese encountered while filming abroad with the Monty Python team.  Cleese actually tested the character on another show in 1971, Doctor At Large, a comedy about newly-graduated doctors, based on the books of Richard Gordon.  The setting for Fawlty Towers was a painfully ordinary hotel that Basil constantly struggling to inject a touch of class into.  His escapades included trying to hide a rat from a hygiene inspector, keeping a dead customer hidden, and pretending that his wife Sybil was ill during their anniversary party, when in fact she's walked out on him).  Basil was the perfect vehicle for Cleese's comic talents: mixing the biting verbal tirades against his wife and guests with the physical dexterity utilised to charge about between self-induced disasters.  Part of the success of the show is arguably the fact that it ran for a mere twelve episodes, so never ran out of steam.  It's been remade in other countries, but those version never really capture the success of the original.  That's one of the key differences between British and American TV series.  A British show might have 2 writers for a season of 6-10 episodes, whereas an American show will have a team of writers for a season of 13-25 episodes.  Quality over quantity, I suppose.  In part, this is a reflection of the difference between the size of the TV audience in the two countries, and the economics of television production; for decades sitcoms on US television that delivered the highest ratings, whereas; in Britain the highest ratings figures were normally for soap operas.   The tone shifted again as the 60's gave way to the 70's.  The anger of 60's revolution gave way to a more comfortable feeling in the 70's.  One of the stand-outs of the decade, which continued into the 80's, was The Two Ronnies.  A sketch show starring Ronnies Barker and Corbett, it moved away from the long-standing comic and straight-man format.  It was the BBC's flagship of light entertainment, the longest running show of its genre.  If we're talking modern comedy duos, we need to talk about Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.  Even in alternative comedy scenes, women had trouble gaining the same notoriety as their male peers.  A step in the right direction was 1987's French and Saunders, a sketch show that displayed the wilful amateurishness of much alternative comedy, but shunned both the violence and scatology or the strident politics that were staples of the big-name performers.  The duo's humour was distinctively female, but not feminist, and most of their jokes were at the expense of themselves or each other.  As audiences and budgets grew, the pair increasingly favoured elaborate spoofs of pop stars and blockbuster movies.  After the show French starred in The Vicar of Dibley and Saunders to the role she's probably best known for, Edina in Absolutely Fabulous.   And that's where we run out of ideas, at least for today.  Don't be surprised if this topic spawns a sequel.  I left out Punch and Judy, skipped right over literature, had to forgo luminaries like Morecambe and Wise, didn't get to the panel show format, and said nothing of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, which may actually be a crime, I'm not sure.  Well, it's like they say in the biz, always leave them wanting more.  Thanks for spending part of your day with em.     Sources: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/truth-behind-keep-calm-and-carry-on https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/feb/17/the-five-stages-of-british-gags-silliness-repression-anger-innuendo-fear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goon_Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Wisdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock%27s_Half_Hour https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/apr/17/gender.filmnews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_the_Horne http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1011109/index.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Monty-Pythons-Flying-Circus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galton_and_Simpson http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/fawltytowers/ http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/06/history-brits-better-satire https://www.britannica.com/art/music-hall-and-variety https://www.biography.com/people/charlie-chaplin-9244327 https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1107&context=ghj https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U77CXPANrCc&list=PL9e1sByp65ixpMQlW9hpMMdomwSwGK9-Y

Adrian McCartney speaks, from Philippians 4, about being content in all circumstances, even when we feel more like Basil Fawlty, or worse.

Episode #46 of the Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind podcast sees Tee-J Sutherland and Dan Collacott joined by long-time listener and even longer-timed friend of the show Stuart Giblin as the team discuss the state of British sitcoms in the UK as once championed the Big Five terrestrial channels. The UK's long-standing history as champions of innovative and inspired new comedy talent has led the way to some defining moments in our rich entertainment history. Cherished sitcom characters like Alan Partridge, David Brent and Basil Fawlty have become engrained into the fabric of this country's comedy lineage and still serve to inspire subsequent generations. But why does it seem that the once-beloved British sitcom has taken a back seat in the eyes of the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 in favour of more generic formats like panel shows? Has comedy moved on? Are sitcoms just too expensive and high-risk for networks to gamble on and are panel shows subsequently easier because they're cheaper to fund? www.4everinelectricdreams.com/ Emanating from London, UK, and hosted by Dan Collacott, Tee-J Sutherland and Imran Mirza, our 4ever in Electric Dreams website and accompanying podcast is designed to help us celebrate the things we loved growing up and the things that continue to excite and inspire us today. With podcast episodes due on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, and articles from the three of us in support of each episode, there's lots of reasons to visit us again and again, and to join us in our ongoing celebration of the things we can't leave behind.

Eggs is joined by Australian actor, comic, writer and quiz guru Stephen Hall. Stephen was hand-picked by John Cleese himself to step into his sizeable shoes and play Basil Fawlty in the stage show written by John himself, which toured Australia in 2016.As well as nostalgically reminiscing about the experience, Stephen puts his credentials to the test and takes the SADDO / Mastermind Fawlty Towers quiz!Follow Stephen on Twitter @how2wingameshow, visit www.thestephenhall.com for more information about Steven, or buy his book 'Symphony Under Siege' at Amazon.#FawltyTowers #SADDO #stephenhallCheck out the corresponding show notes page at https://saddo.clubSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sitcom-archive-deep-dive-overdrive/donations

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms.Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they discuss John Cleese & Connie Booth's classic 1970s sitcom FAWLTY TOWERS.Frequently cited as one of the greatest comedies of all time, has Basil Fawlty and his madcap escapades in his Torquay hotel stood the test of time? We unpick themes, meanings, problems and successes in this beloved and seminal comedy.Host / EditorTony BlackCo-HostRobert TurnbullSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @wmt_networkWebsite:wemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com

Welcome back to YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, a podcast about British sitcoms. Join your hosts Tony Black & Robert Turnbull as they discuss John Cleese & Connie Booth's classic 1970s sitcom FAWLTY TOWERS. Frequently cited as one of the greatest comedies of all time, has Basil Fawlty and his madcap escapades in his Torquay hotel stood the test of time? We unpick themes, meanings, problems and successes in this beloved and seminal comedy. Host / Editor Tony Black Co-Host Robert Turnbull Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis We Made This on Twitter: @wmt_network wemadethisnetwork.com Title music: Jumping Cricket (c) Birdies via epidemicsound.com

Watford, Paços de Ferreira, the latest on transfers and an international break dilemma.This week Steff, Ram and Awesome Dawon revel in all things international, Pep's morph into Basil Fawlty, the Robin Williams effect at the Lane and the many expressions of Oliver Skipp. All this plus a look at our third Premier League win in a Rowe AND the joys of a two-ended table in our lives.Website: https://thegameisaboutglory.co.uk/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GameIsGloryPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegameisaboutglory/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes about our favorite TV shows. In this episode from September 2019, we marked the day in 1975 that the BBC aired the first episode of “Fawlty Towers,” a landmark comedy series that was - amazingly - received about as poorly by TV executive and the public as Basil Fawlty's appalling attitude was received by guests at his hotel. How did it finally get its due? Plus: AC/DC songs can get the bison of Yellowstone National Park moving. For bison about to rock, we salute you? Fawlty Towers: the classic sitcom the BBC didn't want (Telegraph) I'm afraid I thought this one as dire as its title (Letters of Note) Cops Blast AC/DC to Get the Reluctant Bison Moving Out of the Road and It Works Like a Charm (TIME) Backing Cool Weird Awesome is a much better use of your money than giving it to Lord Melbury --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message

Peter Piper is an impressionist, actor, voice over artist, comedian, Pantomime Legend and these days you can check out his real art portraits. We have all dealt with lockdowns in different ways, its been hard, it is hard but we do what we gotta do.Peter has worked across the pond in Los Angeles, Travelled the World on the finest cruise Ships and he's had TV success, West End and theatre Tour Success, pantomime Success and now he has found success in his art.Enjoy Basil Fawlty, Enjoy Graham Heywood, Enjoy Peter Piper

This week we review - Fawlty Towers (Series 1 Episode 1)Fawlty Towers, a 22-room hotel located in Torquay, the centre of the 'English Riviera', is a den of mishap and disaster.Basil Fawlty, owner and manager of the hotel, is a man of infinite capability in impoliteness, caustic intolerance and general rudeness toward the guests he views as an unwelcome imposition. His wife, Sybil, is of a more practical demeanour, but seems to have an immunity to work, so the running of the hotel is often left to waitress, maid, and all-round help Polly. Meanwhile, Spanish waiter and porter Manuel is still struggling to adjust to life working for the outrageous and unpredictable Basil Fawlty.Written by John Cleese & Connie BoothProduced by John Howard Davies and Douglas ArgentDirected by John Howard Davies and Bob SpiersA BBC Production.Fawlty Towers is available here: https://bbc.in/3frcVc7 The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube. Subscribe for a new episode each Monday. Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.

The oldest sitcom we've reviewed thus far! This week we travel back to 1975 to watch the first episode of Fawlty Towers, "A Touch of Class". Do we take a liking to John Cleese's portrayal of Basil Fawlty or does the humor not translate? Listen and find out!

The wrestler, writer and comedian RJ City tells Andy Kesson about storytelling with the body, playing against genre conventions and wrestling as a kind of exploration of bodily intimacy and care. Basil Fawlty, Roland Barthes and Bertolt Brecht also feature.

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and Arun Mehta from The Arun Mehta Show discuss about the 1975 BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth, and Andrew Sachs. The plot is about a disgruntled hotel owner named Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, the waitress and assistant Polly Sherman, and the Spanish waiter and bellboy Manuel who work at a run down hotel named Faulty Towers and have to content with a lot of crazy situations from health inspectors to Germans to Americans.  Fawlty Towers has been considered to be one of the greatest British sitcoms ever made and the inspiration for many other sitcoms from Father Ted, Cheers, and Third Rock from the Sun. Very similar to Father Ted, this is the first time that Patricia is watching a show that Arun is very familiar with. How well does Fawlty Towers hold up? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

Published on 29 Oct 2020. BUILD YOUR DREAM BUSINESS IN 8 WEEKS: https://londonreal.tv/biz/ 2021 SUMMIT TICKETS: https://londonreal.tv/summit/ NEW MASTERCLASS EACH WEEK: http://londonreal.tv/masterclass-yt LATEST EPISODE: https://londonreal.link/latest John Cleese is an iconic British comedian, actor, screenwriter, author, and founding member of Monty Python and now he returns with his new book ‘Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide’, which explores the skill of imaginative thinking and explains how we can all develop our creative unconscious. John’s early success came from Monty Python’s movies such as ‘Life Of Brian’, and ‘The Meaning Of Life’, and ‘Monty Python and The Holy Grail’. He also starred as a host of characters in Monty Python’s Flying Circus; a sketch show which went on to tour across the world with some of John’s stand-out characters featured in ‘Argument Clinic’, ‘Ministry of Silly Walks’, and ‘Dead Parrot sketch’. One of John’s stand-out pieces of work was ‘A Fish Called Wanda‘, a comedy heist film which John won a BAFTA for in the category of Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1988. Following the success with his university classmates, John went on to create one of the most iconic characters in British comedy in Basil Fawlty from ‘Fawlty Towers’, for which he won the 1980 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance. With a television career spanning six decades, John has had his fair share of run-ins with censorship and cancel culture to a point where the BBC recently removed his Fawlty Towers episode titled ‘The Germans‘, originally aired back in 1975, because it contained a so-called racial slur. Another incident included Monty Python’s ‘Life Of Brian’ being banned from cinemas in the UK in 1979 because of its blasphemy where a passionate debate unfolded with the Bishop of Southwark on BBC’s ‘Friday Night, Saturday Morning’. John is an advocate for writing jokes about anything, but believes it is becoming much harder to be creative with political correctness – a subject he believes has gone too far to where any form of criticism of an individual or group is labeled as cruel.

In a return to the traditional enactment of yesteryear-viewing endemic to pre-1990, Velvet and Blackout play host to a Christmas guest who accompanies their scrutiny of an abundance of archetypes courtesy of Michael Yarwood and his Christmas Show of 1978. Not a politician nay a celebrity of the day is safe from the posturing, posing and parodying of the mimicking Mike and his arguably fundamental partnership with Janet Brown. Did said entertainment make an impression, or did it hang limply from a top lip like a Basil Fawlty prop that's well passed its prime? Just how much residual static lurks in that dinner suit? When and where did Anni-Frid Lyngstad meet Mark (Bez) Berry, and is their encounter documented in Tatler? Can we buy a jumper from Tom O'Connor? ‘Haway the lads' and listen in… The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour is a free podcast from iPorle Media, which holds production copyright. Opinions and recollections expressed are not to be taken as fact. The title and credit music is by Doctor Velvet. Audio segments from television programmes are presented for review and informational purposes only under fair use, and no ownership of these is claimed or implied by this show. Email enquiries to peggymountpod@gmail.com

Wickedly funny, John Cleese is a master of humour, from the days of Monty Python to his role as Basil Fawlty he delights with his creativity.

Dit is GEEN tribute aflevering voor Basil Fawlty! De heren staan stil bij de launch van de next-gen consoles en de bijbehorende kinderziektes. Wat kan je verwachten als early adopter en moeten we ons zorgen maken over de verschillende signalen?TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro0:49 - Chitchat 2:40 - Coolblue laat van zich horen in console launch shitstorm11:00 - Emiel zijn week met de XboxSeriesX part 1 (Gears Tactics)16:19 - De toekomst van The Coalition24:30 - Een nieuwe AAA openworld game van Xbox?27: 25 - Emiel zijn week met de XboxSeriesX part 2 (CoD Cold War)36:30 - De week van Julian42:19 - XboxSeriesX issues59:10 - PS5 issues1:08:35 - Capcom hack onthuld nieuwe games1:15:15 - XboxSeriesX&S is de biggest Xbox launch ooit1:21:15 - Quickies (kort nieuws)1:28:38 - Releases of the week1:30:40 - Wat hebben we deze week nog meer gespeeld?1:43:23 - Vooruitblik naar volgende week1:45:00 - Outro

In this episode Bob and I talk about the election in the USA,  which leads us on to talking about leadership and finally lockdown.At the same time you'll get my top tip of a drink made by monks; after Bob suggests I get tonsured.Bob talks about parenting his new hound Margot, after getting a little Basil Fawlty with her.And he shares the thing Margot does with his wife and him that his teenagers no longer do.We talk about the changes with lockdown this time, our teacher wives environments, and plug something for you and our international listeners to join us on. What did Big Ben say to the Leaning tower of Pisa?"I've got the time if you've got the inclination."If you have both please give Bob and Jeremy's Conflab your rating and review. Thank you.

Howard Jacobson with his personal reaction to a monumental week in US politics. In an attempt to define what's at stake, Howard turns his attention to Basil Fawlty, the Garden of Eden and Jonathan Swift's Big and Little-Endians. And he has a brush with concussion along the way! Producer: Adele Armstrong

Welcome to ''The Ash Williams Show'! Every download comes with free entry to K-mart. In this episode Ash softly launches the 'step challenge', there's our segment 'predict the news' (involving some Basil) and there's showbiz scoop about 'Celebrity Apprentice'.   NEW: Ash Williams Show (Black Market Edition) released every Tuesday to patreon. It comes with even more scoop (and lawsuits). Available to ALL patreon members patreon.com/AshWilliamsShow Plus new brother episode! Patreon.com/AshWilliamsShow  Listen & subscribe to this episode on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-ash-williams-show/id1360953520?mt=2 Watch & subscribe on YouTube: Youtube.com/AshWilliamsComedy  Follow on socials: @AshWilliams & @AshWilliamsShow on Instagram, Twitter and FB.   Hotline: 0406 284 954 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BUILD YOUR DREAM BUSINESS IN 8 WEEKS: https://londonreal.tv/biz/ 2021 SUMMIT TICKETS: https://londonreal.tv/summit/ NEW MASTERCLASS EACH WEEK: http://londonreal.tv/masterclass-yt LATEST EPISODE: https://londonreal.link/latest John Cleese is an iconic British comedian, actor, screenwriter, author, and founding member of Monty Python and now he returns with his new book ‘Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide’, which explores the skill of imaginative thinking and explains how we can all develop our creative unconscious. John’s early success came from Monty Python’s movies such as ‘Life Of Brian’, and ‘The Meaning Of Life’, and ‘Monty Python and The Holy Grail’. He also starred as a host of characters in Monty Python’s Flying Circus; a sketch show which went on to tour across the world with some of John’s stand-out characters featured in ‘Argument Clinic’, ‘Ministry of Silly Walks’, and ‘Dead Parrot sketch’. One of John’s stand-out pieces of work was ‘A Fish Called Wanda‘, a comedy heist film which John won a BAFTA for in the category of Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1988. Following the success with his university classmates, John went on to create one of the most iconic characters in British comedy in Basil Fawlty from ‘Fawlty Towers’, for which he won the 1980 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance. With a television career spanning six decades, John has had his fair share of run-ins with censorship and cancel culture to a point where the BBC recently removed his Fawlty Towers episode titled ‘The Germans‘, originally aired back in 1975, because it contained a so-called racial slur. Another incident included Monty Python’s ‘Life Of Brian’ being banned from cinemas in the UK in 1979 because of its blasphemy where a passionate debate unfolded with the Bishop of Southwark on BBC’s ‘Friday Night, Saturday Morning’. John is an advocate for writing jokes about anything, but believes it is becoming much harder to be creative with political correctness – a subject he believes has gone too far to where any form of criticism of an individual or group is labeled as cruel.

Why does the Second World War continue to have such a strong appeal for us? “It’s the fudging of the truth that’s much more important than the actual lies … mythology is more difficult to get to grips with.” In summer blockbusters and bestseller lists, on internet chat forums and national debates, World War II is a cultural touchstone for us. Decades on from Basil Fawlty’s famous “don’t mention the war” bit, this is the war we just can’t stop mentioning. In this episode, Natasha tells a somewhat appalled Simon about the time she had a dream she interviewed Hitler for Life & Faith, and also has a more serious conversation with British historian Keith Lowe, author of (among other things) The Fear and the Freedom: Why the Second World War Still Matters. They discuss good and evil, a war criminal who later repented, the antagonism that many Holocaust survivors faced after the war, and the religious revival that followed in its wake.  And, of course, whether comparisons between the Second World War and Covid are valid. “People want to be a part of something bigger than themselves, they want to part of a community - because that’s what they felt during the war.” --- Buy Keith’s book, The Fear and the Freedom Read Natasha’s article, “What do the stories we tell about the Second World War say about us?”

We discuss how to *fix* James Bond. Bring back the glory years of the Brosman and Basil Fawlty as Q. beingmeanpodcast@gmail.com

Paul and Andy reflect on the final day of the Premier League season, Motty gives us his over/under achieved rankings, we speak to a cricket club who finally won a game after a five year losing run, there's another edition of Don't Ask Me and Andy tries to give us a story about Basil Fawlty that no-one can get their head around... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The guys get serious as they tackle political correctness with the help of Basil Fawlty, the characters of Little Britain and some other "racists."There's plenty of time for fun as Mark tests vegetarian David's knowledge of the Big Mac.We hear about a horse-phobic KFC drive-thru and a whole lot more as the boys take a whimsical look at the world around us.

Theo, Charles and Andrew continue to look at racism in comedy shows such as Fawlty Towers, Little Britain and Bo' Selecta, and the differing responses by these shows' creators to the controversy.We also discuss Donald "Bunkerboy" Trump's bungled responses to problems of the pandemic and systemic racism, rate "Sleepy" Joe Biden's chances of beating him and ponder whether real change is possible.Plus: more updates on Charles's innards, Andrew's appalling wi-fi continues to let the side down, and Theo's inability to remember the name... er... is it Basil Fawlty or John Cleese?Watch, Listen and Follow on...YouTubePeriscopeTwitterFacebookI-TunesSoundcloudStitcher@VialucciMediaRecorded in London.Audio & Visual Production by Kerem Isik. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Goldsmith and Katherine Vince from Twisted Reality Theatre join me today to talk about their unofficial 13th episode of Fawlty Towers called 'Lockdown' which they filmed, well in lockdown! It has put a smile on so many people's faces and has even been featured on ITV and BBC! You can watch the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=WNoE4F4Bq7g&feature=emb_title I've researched some great inflateable hot tubs and paddling pools for this gorgeous weather, pop one in the garden, on a balcony or heck why not inside your house! Accompany that with some interesting popcorn flavours including curry and prosecco (separate flavours not together, that would be taking it too far!!) throw in some binge worthy TV and readable books to pass the time and you have yourself the perfect night in! Enjoy! Lexie x You can watch the unofficial 13th episode of Fawlty Towers here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=WNoE4F4Bq7g&feature=emb_title

«Å finne ut hvordan man skal slå Klopps Liverpool på Anfield er nå den største utfordringen i fotball», skrev The Times etter at Liverpool hadde slått Manchester City på søndag. Liverpool satte inn et gir vi ikke har fått sett før denne sesongen. Sluttet å sløse bort baller, sluttet å sløse bort sjanser og leverte fra øverste hylle akkurat når de måtte. Arve Vassbotten og Torbjørn Flatin diskuterer maktdemonstrasjonen i titteljakten i denne episoden av The Kopite Podcasten.Hva lyktes Klopp og spillerne spesielt godt med her? Hvorfor sliter Guardiola med å finne oppskriften mot Klopp og hvorfor oppførte han seg som Basil Fawlty? Hvem var de mest betydningsfulle spillerne? Hvorfor gjør Liverpool det så bra mot topplagene? Og vi snakker med The Anfield Wrap om det å nyte øyeblikket som supporter, spesielt når man leder serien og det er så lenge igjen av sesongen.Og hvem av Liverpools tidligere legender ville egentlig fått plass på dette laget? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roy’s origin story begins with Basil Fawlty, a record-breaking breakfast, some mucky books and a love affair with a daytime soap… (nine months old if you're IFS #SubscribeOrPerish) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today in 1975 the BBC aired the first episode of “Fawlty Towers,” a landmark comedy series that was - amazingly - received about as poorly by TV executive and the public as Basil Fawlty’s appalling attitude was received by guests at his hotel. How did it finally get its due? Plus: AC/DC songs can get the bison of Yellowstone National Park. For bison about to rock, we salute you? Fawlty Towers: the classic sitcom the BBC didn’t want (Telegraph) I'm afraid I thought this one as dire as its title (Letters of Note) Cops Blast AC/DC to Get the Reluctant Bison Moving Out of the Road and It Works Like a Charm (TIME) Backing Cool Weird Awesome is a much better use of your money than giving it to Lord Melbury --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message

This week, we take a look at one of the two most blatant ripoffs in TV history; as after "Maude", but before "Golden Girls", Bea Arthur tries to show off an impression of Basil Fawlty. NOTE: This is a 2 Part episode, our "Nine Circles" will return in the next part.

Avsnitt 47: Karin, Lina och Anna pratar om TV och film som får oss att vilja gömma oss eller gå därifrån för att det är så pinsamt. Eller ja, Lina och Karin vill gå därifrån. Anna tycker mest att det är kul. Det handlar om Borat, Leslie Knope, David Brent, Liz Lemon, Basil Fawlty och många fler. Vi pratar också om dolda kameran, dokusåpor, doku-tävlingar och lyteskomik. Vill du veta mer eller kommentera det vi har pratat om? Besök gärna vår hemsida, där finns det länkar för varje avsnitt och mycket mer. Vi finns också på facebook, twitter och instagram. Eller så kan du mejla till nyasvarta@gmail.com Gillar du det vi gör? Skriv gärna en recension på facebook eller i din poddspelare. Du kan också stötta oss via Paypal.

Once more we open the door to Tenbren, the palace, and Euseevius' heart. Join Taro, Nat, and Nerium as friendships on all sides are forged stronger than ever, deals are done, rewards are earned, and deaths are plotted. It's like Macbeth meets Basil Fawlty up in here, and it's only getting more intricate... See also: Angry naps, you also have a memory, fashion WAS subjective, ooHHhh nooo, Gary's got a very good sword, the lanyard, and I hit it with a fork.

Goals galore in the Premier League this weekend, everywhere except the game we expected to have at least seven. Thom Gibbs, Matt Law, Mina Rzouki and JJ Bull are back to help decipher it all. We explore the inconclusive Liverpool vs Man City game, the potential redemption story at Man Utd and Matt names his favourite press conference of the season, if not ever. Plus a trip down to the Championship, across the channel into continental Europe and find out who we name the Basil Fawlty of football. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joanna Scanlan joins me to talk about the Wednesday premier on BritBox of Hold the Sunset. It marks the return of John Cleese to weekly TV in his first role since Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, This is a must-see new sitcom that boasts an all-star cast and it is not to be missed.We are proud to welcome Hello Fresh to Stream On. Be sure to click on the following link https://www.hellofresh.com/landing/streamon60 and use my promo code streamon60 for big savings. * Promotional and sponsor consideration from Sling TV the best streaming live television service on the market. Become a Slinger today. For all of your streaming video needs visit Boom Media, where you can get the best gear on the market.

Joanna Scanlan joins me to talk about the Wednesday premier on BritBox of Hold the Sunset. It marks the return of John Cleese to weekly TV in his first role since Basil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, This is a must-see new sitcom that boasts an all-star cast and it is not to be missed.We are proud to welcome Hello Fresh to Stream On. Be sure to click on the following link https://www.hellofresh.com/landing/streamon60 and use my promo code streamon60 for big savings. * Promotional and sponsor consideration from Sling TV the best streaming live television service on the market. Become a Slinger today. For all of your streaming video needs visit Boom Media, where you can get the best gear on the market.

on this episode of the Cinescape Magazine Podcast - Flicks of the Week, we stay at Fawlty Towers while on vacation in merry old England, then head on off for a day hike through the woods for a nice relaxing weekend and a picnic at Camp Crystal Lake Fawlty Towers TV-PG | 30min | Comedy | TV Series (1975–1979) Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs Never Hike Alone (2017) 54min | Horror, Thriller | 13 October 2017 (USA) A hiker's survival skills are put to the test, when he stumbles upon the remains of an old abandoned camp and discovers its long dark secrets. Director: Vincente DiSanti Writer: Vincente DiSanti Stars: Drew Leighty, Vincente DiSanti, Katie Schwartz https://www.acoupleofaveragejoes.com/

on this episode of the Cinescape Magazine Podcast - Flicks of the Week, we stay at Fawlty Towers while on vacation in merry old England, then head on off for a day hike through the woods for a nice relaxing weekend and a picnic at Camp Crystal Lake Fawlty Towers TV-PG | 30min | Comedy | TV Series (1975–1979) Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs Never Hike Alone (2017) 54min | Horror, Thriller | 13 October 2017 (USA) A hiker's survival skills are put to the test, when he stumbles upon the remains of an old abandoned camp and discovers its long dark secrets. Director: Vincente DiSanti Writer: Vincente DiSanti Stars: Drew Leighty, Vincente DiSanti, Katie Schwartz https://www.acoupleofaveragejoes.com/

C-G, Göran och Johan välkomnar radiolegendaren Lennart Wretlind, som berättar om musikfestivalen i D.A. Pennebakers dokumentär Monterey Pop från 1967. Janis Joplin! Jimi Hendrix! Otis Redding! Mamas and the Papas! Wretlind intervjuade dem alla, och delade dessutom en bulle med Paul Simon. Missa inte heller Fritz i Palo Alto, skivbranschens Basil Fawlty. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

S01E04 - Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area. IMDb.

Ex-soldier Craig Jones escaped a brutal father and found solace in the natural world.Now a distinguished wildlife photographer and conservationist, the aftermath of his traumatic childhood and military training informs his approach.In this candid interview with Olly, he explains how his kinship with wild creatures has helped him survive, thrive and start afresh.Elsewhere, in this week's Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart uncovers the secret world of 'millenialingo', explains why Basil Fawlty might feel at home in the world of self-driving cars, and reveals the results of his challenge to make £150 in one week of matched betting.If you have a challenge for Ollie to attempt, submit it via our website, modernmann.co.ukMeanwhile, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox - fresh from swotting up on Norwegian vaginal trivia - considers a question of split condoms and unwelcome pregnancies. If you have a question of sex for Alix to answer on the show, submit it via our website, modernmann.co.uk - you can remain completely anonymous if you wish.The Foxhole is proudly sponsored by our friends at mycondom.com - remember to use our discount code, 'FOXHOLE', at Checkout to get 15% off!This week's Lifehack comes courtesy of Studio Unwired's Ula Maria - RHS Young Designer of the Year - who reveals her Top 3 tips to make a beautiful urban garden.Finally, our record of the week is the new one from Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear. It's called ‘Childhood Goodbye’, and it's out now on Glassnote Records.This show is only possible thanks to the support of amazing listeners like you.If you value the show, and you want to keep us going, please buy us a beer.Just visit our website, modernmann.co.uk, and click ‘Beer Money’.See You Next Tuesday!Presenter: Olly Mann. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, Craig Jones, Ula Maria, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear. Producer: Matt Hill. Theme Music: 'Skies Over Cairo' by Django Django. Graphic Design: Jenny Mann Design. Copyright: Olly Mann / Rethink Audio 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This month, special guest star Todd Beilby joins us as we huddle together for warmth in the melting ice hotel that is Die Another Day. Todd’s brandishing a hell of a rapier, Brendan’s fighting Richard for the microphone, Nathan is completely computer generated, and James is shaking his head in disbelief at Basil Fawlty’s invisible car. Way to kill the franchise, Brosnan!

A Brexit budget poem. Echoing the words of Basil Fawlty on not mentioning the war, here is a budget poem, as in a poem about the effects of the budget and the economy on your future plans. Comment below on what you think of the economy and the course of action suggested here! Buy Mark and Pete's book of poems: http://amzn.to/2jKgXCk (to buy in UK) or http://amzn.to/2jKgXCk (to buy in USA and the rest of the world) This is an alternative take on the politics of tax and the economy after the Budget statement delivered the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond. Good News This Morning is: Personal updates from Pete, his family and Friends. comment on interesting, moving and humorous news and articles of the day from a Christian perspective.This channel is dedicated to presenting a sideways look at breaking Christian news and and fascinating features of theology. In these Christian videos, pastor Peter Cooper takes a look at Christian issues of the day, sometimes serious and sometimes whacky: its a Christian video blog.

A Brexit budget poem. Echoing the words of Basil Fawlty on not mentioning the war, here is a budget poem, as in a poem about the effects of the budget and the economy on your future plans. Comment below on what you think of the economy and the course of action suggested here! Buy Mark and Pete's book of poems: http://amzn.to/2jKgXCk (to buy in UK) or http://amzn.to/2jKgXCk (to buy in USA and the rest of the world)This is an alternative take on the politics of tax and the economy after the Budget statement delivered the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond.Good News This Morning is:Personal updates from Pete, his family and Friends. comment on interesting, moving and humorous news and articles of the day from a Christian perspective.This channel is dedicated to presenting a sideways look at breaking Christian news and and fascinating features of theology. In these Christian videos, pastor Peter Cooper takes a look at Christian issues of the day, sometimes serious and sometimes whacky: its a Christian video blog.

Attention small business owners!  This is a repeat from an earlier episode, enjoy!

"What are you concealing from me, boy?" Not enough, some might say, for this is Castrovalva - where Master Waterhouse introduces the innocent and unsuspecting viewer to "Little Matthew" . But that's not the only harrowing element of the Fifth Doctor's first outing. The Time Lord himself is made incompetent (and incontinent?) by his regeneration but still gets to go on a self-propelling wheelchair and pulls off decent impressions of his former selves - and Basil Fawlty (the War Hotelier). Tegan gets hot and bothered, Nyssa gets moist and, of course, Adric has a semi on, before they all meet Chardonnay Shardovan and his sheep-in-wolf's-clothing chums. There's a fly in the ointment, of course, and this one has a risible, raisable platform, a double-decker perspex top hat and a penchant for looking at boys on the dark web. But does the new Doctor bowl Jim and Martin over? Or is he out first ball? Find out here.

A brand new episode of season 3 of Talk 2 Me is out now! Today Benjamin is joined by star of Fawlty Towers Live, Stephen Hall. Stephen has had an illustrious career on stage & on screen, & was recently handpicked by John Cleese to take on the role of Basil Fawlty. He talks crowd expectations, working with John Cleese & more....Enjoy! Then Benjamin reviews Fawlty Towers Live & Bill Bailey’s New Standup Tour! That’s all on today’s #BMMTalk2Me We’ll be back soon with another exciting episode! Follow the show: Facebook Twitter Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Live: Tickets & Details: www.greatdetectivestour.com Fawlty Towers Live: Tickets & Details: fawltytowerslive.com.au Supporters: Palace Nova Cinemas Via Vision Entertainment Mad Zombie Collectables

4 students. 1 pack of children's Trivial Pursuit cards. What could possibly go wrong? In this week's fix of your favourite comedy podcast (yes, we know how much you really love it) we prove just how posh Hattie is, we hear what is officially the most bizarre sentence said on radio, and whatever happens...*cue Basil Fawlty voice*... don't mention the war!

This review first appeared as a part of the Movies First podcast. Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In this episode we take a look at the live stage version of Fawlty Towers, the much loved TV comedy, which is touring Australia and New Zealand. Fawlty Towers Live is based on the BBC TV series written by John Cleese and Connie Booth. It's been adapted for the stage by John Cleese, with direction by Caroline J. Ranger and set design by Liz Ascroft. Manic, snobbish, condescending, sycophantic and rude, Basil Fawlty is without doubt one of the funniest, most iconic and most memorable British comedy characters ever written. This original adaptation and all-new Australian cast, brings all your beloved characters to life onstage in an unmissable evening of hilarity! Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First on iTunes (soon), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean or any good podcatcher app. For more follow us on Facebook, twitter, Google+ and Clammr: Facebook: @moviesfirst twitter: @moviesfirst Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/8p-OaB Clammr: http://www.clammr.com/app/moviesfirst If you're enjoying the podcast, please help spread the word by sharing and telling your friends. Thank you... #theatre #theater #comedy #fawltytowers #review #entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In this episode we take a look at the live stage version of Fawlty Towers, the much loved TV comedy, which is touring Australia and New Zealand. Fawlty Towers Live is based on the BBC TV series written by John Cleese and Connie Booth. It's been adapted for the stage by John Cleese, with direction by Caroline J. Ranger and set design by Liz Ascroft. Manic, snobbish, condescending, sycophantic and rude, Basil Fawlty is without doubt one of the funniest, most iconic and most memorable British comedy characters ever written. This original adaptation and all-new Australian cast, brings all your beloved characters to life onstage in an unmissable evening of hilarity! Subscribe, rate and review Movies First on iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean or any good podcatcher app. For more follow us on Facebook, twitter, Google+ and Clammr: Facebook: @moviesfirst twitter: @moviesfirst Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/8p-OaB Clammr: http://www.clammr.com/app/moviesfirst If you're enjoying the podcast, please help spread the word by sharing and telling your friends. Thank you... #theatre #theater #comedy #fawltytowers #review #entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The new British TV ad with John Cleese reprising his role of Basil Fawlty, how to quickly get rid of unwanted emails, and a BIG marketing lesson from Air Canada.

Basil Fawlty the Autumn Statement and Score on the Doors. Few words because from here on in we're on a Low Budget! I'm a Public Health Professional Get Me Out of Here is written, produced and presented by Pete Hill As featured on John Hicks Health Kicks Show on UK Health Radio

Anyone would think we've let Basil Fawlty into the Pitpass studio this week as Chris Balfe, Max Noble and Mat Coch do their best not to mention the war. Instead the trio actually manages to do the rarest of things in the Russian Grand Prix podcast, which is actually talk about the Russian Grand Prix.

James and Dave discuss sitcom characters, how they need to be 'Larger than Life' and how you can normally push them much further than you think. They also discuss characters who are monsters (Basil Fawlty, David Brent, Victor Meldrew) and opportunists (Del Boy, Fletcher, Blackadder).

Kun British Film Institute järjesti alan ammattilaisilla äänestyksen parhaasta brittiläisestä tv-ohjelmasta, voittajaksi tuli vuonna 1975 ensi-iltansa saanut Pitkän Jussin majatalo. John Cleesen ja Connie Boothin kirjoittama sarja on tilannekomedia, jonka unohtumaton antisankari on Cleesen esittämä eteläenglantilaisen hotellin isäntä Basil Fawlty. J.P. Pulkkisen vieraana on sarjan suomentaja Kalle Niemi.

With Mark Lawson. On the eve of her 80th birthday, Prunella Scales discusses acting roles from Basil Fawlty's wife Sybil in the British comedy Fawlty Towers, to Queen Elizabeth II in the British film A Question of Attribution, and reveals secrets of family life with fellow thespians husband Timothy West and elder son Samuel West. Steve Coogan returns to TV in a one hour special, Alan Partridge: Welcome to The Places of my Life, and his occasional writing partner Armando Iannucci launches Veep, a new TV political sitcom about a woman senator - played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus from Seinfeld - who unexpectedly becomes vice-president (Veep) of the United States. Both are reviewed by Boyd Hilton. Artist Jenny Saville became known in the mid-1990s for monumental and distorted paintings of nude women - after Charles Saatchi bought up her entire post-graduate show. Saville discusses about her first ever solo exhibition in a UK public gallery, which opens at Modern Art Oxford this week and includes works inspired by Leonardo da Vinci. Producer Jerome Weatherald.

This week we finally reveal who is number 5 in the Boxcutters Greatest Characters of All Time (there’s a clue in the title of this week’s episode but don’t tell anyone). Also there’s a review of the new CW series Huge from some of the creators of My So Called Life. Josh does a Rule […]

Fawlty Towers Join Meds and Kell as they talk about this fabulous British Comedy Fawlty Towers. Written and performed by John Cleese and Connie Booth, Fawlty Towers is now over 34 years old and still going strong. Only two series were made and its a formula that comedians such as Ricky Gervais have taken upon themselves to keep their own comedy fresh. Also starring Andrew Sachs and Prunella Scales the team created a wonderful programme that has never been beaten. The premise of the show is centred around Basil Fawlty played by Cleese a hotel owner who is dominated by his wife Sybil and has an amazing disregard for anyone who is below what he classes as 'the best class'. A fantastic comedy that is worth not only hearing about here but must be viewed to get the ultimate pleasure of Cleese and Booths writing.

on this episode of the Cinescape Magazine Podcast - Flicks of the Week, we stay at Fawlty Towers while on vacation in merry old England, then head on off for a day hike through the woods for a nice relaxing weekend and a picnic at Camp Crystal Lake Fawlty Towers TV-PG | 30min | Comedy | TV Series (1975–1979) Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs Never Hike Alone (2017) 54min | Horror, Thriller | 13 October 2017 (USA) A hiker's survival skills are put to the test, when he stumbles upon the remains of an old abandoned camp and discovers its long dark secrets. Director: Vincente DiSanti Writer: Vincente DiSanti Stars: Drew Leighty, Vincente DiSanti, Katie Schwartz https://www.acoupleofaveragejoes.com/