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Thursday 26th March Ripping Yarns and RWT
OneSparePart

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.

It helps cos we saw and remember the rubbish tv shows they used to put on. Made RWT look polished.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn
I'm not commenting because, never having watched RWT for parental reasons, I'm just doing my best to keep up.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
Cygnus Bazza
This is actually a very clever sketch.
 
trevor travis
I'm guessing this is the bit that CB thought that a little un-PC, although it seems to be a comment on the shallowness of beauty contests.
Vote Og.
 
M1795537OCVirn

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

This is actually a very clever sketch.


So far, they have all been clever, I think.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
trevor travis

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

I'm not commenting because, never having watched RWT for parental reasons, I'm just doing my best to keep up.


Same here!

I'd watched Ripping Yarns in advance, but not this!
Vote Og.
 
Cygnus Bazza

trevor travis wrote:

I'm guessing this is the bit that CB thought that a little un-PC, although it seems to be a comment on the shallowness of beauty contests.
Exactly. A very smart take on the 'cattle market' aspect of all that Miss World-y tosh.
 
OneSparePart
Arrow in neil innes made me laugh out loud!
Edited by OneSparePart on 26-03-2026 20:33
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
Cygnus Bazza

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

This is actually a very clever sketch.


So far, they have all been clever, I think.

Phew! Am I off the hook?
 
Cygnus Bazza
We'll have you rewatching The Rutles at this rate!
 
Cygnus Bazza

OneSparePart wrote:

Arrow in neil innes made me laugh out loud!

That's a superb moment.
 
AnneArthur

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.


I'm ashamed to say this is the first I've heard of it.
 
Cygnus Bazza

AnneArthur wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.


I'm ashamed to say this is the first I've heard of it.

There's 12 episodes just waiting for you, AA! Though this is my fave.
 
AnneArthur

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.

Ditto. At the time I preferred RWT to FT and RY. Now, FT takes it, though


FT?
 
Cygnus Bazza
My mum used to think David Battley was particularly funny
 
Cygnus Bazza

AnneArthur wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.

Ditto. At the time I preferred RWT to FT and RY. Now, FT takes it, though


FT?

Fawlty Towers
 
OneSparePart

AnneArthur wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.


I'm ashamed to say this is the first I've heard of it.

It's what passed for a classical education in a working class household...
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

My mum used to think David Battley was particularly funny


Who was she then?
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
Cygnus Bazza

OneSparePart wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.


I'm ashamed to say this is the first I've heard of it.

It's what passed for a classical education in a working class household...

My French teacher once commended me for having heard of Marcel Proust through Monty Python
 
Cygnus Bazza

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

My mum used to think David Battley was particularly funny


Who was she then?

My mum was my mother. Quite conventional in that way, she was
 
Cygnus Bazza
THE REAL WHISPERING BOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Cygnus Bazza
This second Neil Innes song is genius
 
M1795537OCVirn
The Bingo brothers! My kind of music!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
OneSparePart

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.


I'm ashamed to say this is the first I've heard of it.

It's what passed for a classical education in a working class household...

My French teacher once commended me for having heard of Marcel Proust through Monty Python

And I quoted The Philosophers'Song to my history teachers.
Edited by OneSparePart on 26-03-2026 20:40
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
Cygnus Bazza
I think I might have got away with this...
 
Cygnus Bazza

OneSparePart wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.


I'm ashamed to say this is the first I've heard of it.

It's what passed for a classical education in a working class household...

My French teacher once commended me for having heard of Marcel Proust through Monty Python

And I quoted The Philosoohers'Sing to my history teachers.

You've gone up in my estimation! Not difficult, mind. But still!
 
AnneArthur

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.

Ditto. At the time I preferred RWT to FT and RY. Now, FT takes it, though


FT?

Fawlty Towers


Ah! Not an especial favourite of mine.
 
M1795537OCVirn
I've never seen agressive harmonica-ing before!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
Cygnus Bazza

AnneArthur wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.

Ditto. At the time I preferred RWT to FT and RY. Now, FT takes it, though


FT?

Fawlty Towers


Ah! Not an especial favourite of mine.

We had a rewatch argument about the 'Waldorf Salad' episode 3 or 4 years ago IIRC. I was right and OSP and TT were wrong. IIRC.
 
Cygnus Bazza

M1795537OCVirn wrote:

I've never seen agressive harmonica-ing before!

Love this song.
 
Cygnus Bazza
Made it to the end! And we haven't been arrested!

Thoughts?
 
trevor travis
I might have to watch more of that to see if I can get into it.

Thanks for the company - will continue to join in when I can on Tuesdays, but as for Thursdays, probably won't again until October!
Vote Og.
 
OneSparePart

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

AnneArthur wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

OneSparePart wrote:

trevor travis wrote:

I think I need to acquire the taste for this - it's a bit odd, but I guess it's supposed to be!

Me and my brothers were huge RWT fans.

Ditto. At the time I preferred RWT to FT and RY. Now, FT takes it, though


FT?

Fawlty Towers


Ah! Not an especial favourite of mine.

We had a rewatch argument about the 'Waldorf Salad' episode 3 or 4 years ago IIRC. I was right and OSP and TT were wrong. IIRC.

Whatever we agreed sbout then, I still agree with TT.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
trevor travis

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

Made it to the end! And we haven't been arrested!

Thoughts?


Can I turn the lights on now? Grin Grin

Compltely harmless, though - just need to get into the comedy!
Vote Og.
 
OneSparePart

trevor travis wrote:

Cygnus Bazza wrote:

Made it to the end! And we haven't been arrested!

Thoughts?


Can I turn the lights on now? Grin Grin

Compltely harmless, though - just need to get into the comedy!

I love it cos it is completely barmy but sharp too
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
M1795537OCVirn

trevor travis wrote:

I might have to watch more of that to see if I can get into it.

Thanks for the company - will continue to join in when I can on Tuesdays, but as for Thursdays, probably won't again until October!


We will miss you, TT. Try not to fall off and kill yourself this season.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
 
AnneArthur
What are we watching next week?
 
OneSparePart

trevor travis wrote:

I might have to watch more of that to see if I can get into it.

Thanks for the company - will continue to join in when I can on Tuesdays, but as for Thursdays, probably won't again until October!

We'll miss you! Enjoy the salamander racing.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
 
AnneArthur
This is very funny - I may look up the other ones!
 
Cygnus Bazza
In terms of what's next... Someone said 'I Clav-Divs' (I, Claudius) is on Internet Archive. Could watch half, break for The Rutles, then watch the other half.

Just an idea.
 
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