Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:53 am
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Have you caught up with The Archers recently?
Have you caught up with The Archers recently?
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Shaking Ambridge To The Core
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Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:05 pm
Nope, though I know Nigel Pargiter's going to kick the bucket!!!
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:45 pm
Fuck me is that still going??
Still completly agree with Mr Connolly that should be the British national Anthem!
Still completly agree with Mr Connolly that should be the British national Anthem!
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:18 am
I agree.
It is such a cheerful tune. That'll fool everybody!
It is such a cheerful tune. That'll fool everybody!
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:58 am
Despite the massive amount of foreshadowing Nigel's dedding was done brilliantly.Gob wrote:Nope, though I know Nigel Pargiter's going to kick the bucket!!!
And yes Barwick Green would be a much better anthem than GSTQ. I hope Danny Boyle manages to weave it into the Olympic opening ceremony next year
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:05 am
That'd be brilliant. A bit like our lawn mowers and Hills Hoists, delightful kitsch.
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:05 pm
Big Yin wrote:This country is in a terrible state, according to some people, and I know why. Now you've blamed it on lot of things, on unemployment and the value of the pound and all sorts of other magic things. It's because the national anthem is boring!
No, no, don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing with the lyrics. Well, I am. But not them all. I mean, I think the Queen should be saved, I think it's a great idea. And if anybody is gonna save her, God is the very chap. Who am I to rock the boat? Not I, nice person, showbusiness personality!
No, you see, if you have been looking at the Olympic Games, we come in with the flag (hideously slowly): "Daaahhh-daaahhh-daaaahhh-daaaahhh-dah-daahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......"
We're being fucking lapped! The games haven't even started yet!
(continues) "Daaahhh-daaahhh-daaaahhh-daaaahhh-dah-daahhhhhhhhh." The emerging nations are coming! (rapidly) Ra-ta-ta-da-ta-ta!! "We come from Gibrovia! And we don't give a fuck! We've got a national debt of 50 squillion pounds! And we don't give a monkey's!
Gooooooooooooddddddd saaaaaaaave..." All the other nations don't want us to win, cause when we win it take half an hour to get the flag up the bloody pole. "Ooooooooouuurrrrrr graaaaciousssss..." (snore)
So I think it's time for a change. And I think a refreshing change would be to use the theme from The Archers.
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:43 pm
Not a clue what you guys are talking about. 
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:56 pm
oldr_n_wsr wrote:Not a clue what you guys are talking about.
Heh. I'll try and explain.
There is a long running radio program in the UK called "The Archers".
A major character is/has been killed off.
The Theme Tune for the Archers is a twee tune called Barwick Green. It is incredibly is bright, merry and signifies all things good.
in the British countryside.
Here is a link to it:
Billy Connelly (the Big Yin) reckons that the Archers Theme Choon should be the British National Anthem instead of the current dirge, God Save the Queen.
Daisy reckons they should incorporate the song in the opening of the London Games. I reckon they should too.
Does that make sense now?
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:22 pm
The Archers is a British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4.
It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting".
With more than 16,000 episodes, it is both the world's longest running radio soap and, since the axing of the American soap opera Guiding Light in September 2009, the world's longest running soap opera in any format
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_archers
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:32 pm
Yes, now it does.Does that make sense now?
Thanks
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:45 pm
Ooooh.
I just found the Billy Connolly clip that Sean posted the words too.
About two and half minutes in, he gets to his rant about the Anthem.
I just found the Billy Connolly clip that Sean posted the words too.
About two and half minutes in, he gets to his rant about the Anthem.
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:54 pm
That is definitely for me his best show ever.
We're seeing Billy in March!
We're seeing Billy in March!
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:35 pm
February.
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:54 pm
Tell you what Strop, I'll mind your ticket for you until March...
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:50 pm
Ah, bugger! It's the Lords of the Hawk in March.
And Ardal O'Hanlon in April.
What busy little feckers we are.
And Ardal O'Hanlon in April.
What busy little feckers we are.
Re: Shaking Ambridge To The Core
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:32 am
