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Palan Artridge’s Oonerspisms

I’m not sure when Alan Partridge started dropping spoonerisms into his talk, but once you notice it, it’s hard to miss. Most of the time it’s subtle, but sometimes, it’s really obvious, like here. I noticed it more and more during the run of This Time. For example … https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x74spnz?start=42

May 20, 2019
Alpha Papa Echo Lima

Is Eddie Large such a fan of Alan Partridge that he even attends his sieges? Is that him in the hat? Certainly looks like him. Still not sure though. There’s a better close up in the deleted scenes. And yes, that’s Diane Morgan next to him. Elsewhere, I’ll be honest, I didn’t notice this until…

May 19, 2019

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Proctology: A Bottom Examination

For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…

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Re-Casting Keanu

Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…