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How Bona to Varda Your Dolly Old Eke
How bona to varda your dolly old eke RI LA PO Polari (also seen as 'Palare') is a gay slang lan- guage, which has now almost died out. It was more common in the 1930s to the 1960s when gays had more need of a private slang. Po- lari itself was never clearly defined: an ever- changing collection of slang from various sources including Italian, English (backwards slang, rhym- ing slang), circus slang, canal-speak, Yiddish and Gypsy languages. RI LA PO A bit of vocabulary acqua water bijou small bona good cackle speak chavie child dolly pleasant dowry a lot, much eke face fakement thing fang carsey dentist fantabulosa excellent lally leg lattie house mince walk munge darkness nanti no, nothing ogle fakes spectacles omi man palone woman riah hair troll go varda see, look The Bible in Polari The whole of the Bible has been trans- lated into Polari Here’s Genesis Chapter 1. In the beginning Gloria created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was nanti form, and void; and munge was upon the eke of the deep. And the fairy of Gloria trolled upon the eke of the aquas. And Gloria cackled, Let there be sparkle: and there was sparkle. And Gloria var- dad the sparkle, that it was bona. The Bible in Polari Here’s a bit of “Matilda” Chapter 9 And Josie knowing their thoughts cack- led, Wherefore think ye nana in your thumping cheats? For whether is easier, to cackle, Thy kertervers be forgiven thee; or to cackle, Arise, and mince? But that ye may know that the omi chavvie of omi hath power on earth to forgive kertervers. -
The Pirates and Pop Music Radio
SELLING THE SIXTIES Was pirate radio in the sixties a non-stop psychedelic party – an offshore discothèque that never closed? Or was there more to it than hip radicalism and floating jukeboxes? From the mavericks in the Kings Road and the clubs ofSohotothemultinationaladvertisers andbigbusiness boardrooms Selling the Sixties examines the boom of pirate broadcasting in Britain. Using two contrasting models of unauthorized broadcasting, Radios Caroline and London, Robert Chapman situates offshore radio in its social and political context. In doing so, he challenges many of the myths which have grown up around the phenomenon. The pirates’ own story is framed within an examination of commercial precedents in Europe and America, the BBC’s initial reluctance to embrace pop culture, and the Corporation’s eventual assimilation of pirate programming into its own pop service, Radio One. Selling the Sixties utilizes previously unseen evidence from the pirates’ own archives, revealing interviews with those directly involved, and rare audio material from the period. This fascinating look at the relationship between unauthorized broadcasting and the growth of pop culture will appeal not only to students of communications, mass media, and cultural studies but to all those with an enthusiasm for radio history, pop, and the sixties. Robert Chapman’s broadcasting experience includes BBC local radio in Bristol and Northampton. He has also contributed archive material to Radios One and Four. He is currently Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Performing Arts and Media Studies at Salford College of Technology. Selling the Sixties THE PIRATES AND POP MUSIC RADIO ROBERT CHAPMAN London and New York First published 1992 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge a division of Routledge, Chapman and Hall, Inc. -
4 October 2013 Page 1 of 8 SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2013 Vicar
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 28 September – 4 October 2013 Page 1 of 8 SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2013 Vicar ...... Christopher Good Newspaper editor Charles Dickens gets Jack to probe gory Colonel Wince ...... James Green deaths in the River Thames blamed on dark spirits. Stars Jamie SAT 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007s19b) Taxi Man ...... John Wood Glover. Earthsearch I Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan. SAT 14:00 Flanders and Swann - And Then We Wrote 5. The Pools of Time First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990. (b03bqp71) Darv and Astra, two of the starship's crew, are in grave danger SAT 04:00 Perspectives (b00lxfbg) 4 Extra Debut. The duo with comic songs written before their after being taken prisoner by the inhabitants of Zelda 5. futouristic.co.uk performing career began, including the Seven Ages of Woman. Their crewmates Telson and Sharna are in hot pursuit aboard By Christopher Priest. Replying to an irresistible email From December 1974. the Challenger... proposition, Mr Frogle is sure nothing will ever be the same SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b01704sz) James Follett's ten-part adventure serial in time and space. again. Read by Nick Underwood. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] CAST: SAT 04:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjy) SAT 16:00 James Bond - You Only Live Twice (b00fbzkg) Commander Telson …. Sean Arnold Lois the Witch [Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today] Sharna …. Amanda Murray Newly arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, a Warwickshire girl SAT 17:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b00yrfwh) Astra …. -
Polari: a Sociohistorical Study of the Life and Decline of a Secret Language
Polari: A sociohistorical study of the life and decline of a secret language. Heather Taylor Undergraduate Dissertation 2007 The University of Manchester A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of B.A. Hons. in English Language and Linguistics in the University of Manchester 56951580 1 Aims & Introduction The objective of the following investigation is to examine the history of the secret in- group language Polari from a sociolinguistic perspective. This will include looking at the history and uses of this lexicon and the factors which led to its rise, and eventually to its decline. A key question posed by this investigation is the extent to which Polari survives today and the type of presence, if any, it has in contemporary gay culture. This will be done through a critical review of the available data on the topic and also by investigating the capacity in which Polari survives today (specifically focussing on whether it is present in the media and entertainment or in the internet community). Secret languages are fascinating to linguists’ curiosity, and Polari is a particularly interesting subject because of the rich tapestry of interwoven sources which build this unique lexicon, and the fact that it has been ‘off-limits’ to outsiders until very recently. The variety discovered in the lexicon is indicative of the fascinating history of Polari – a story of different itinerant groups meeting and trading lexical items along the way. It is interesting to trace how a language with its origins in the cant of thieves and travelling tradesmen, used to conceal criminal activity, came to be the exuberant carrier of gay identity in the mid-twentieth century. -
Round the Horne: Volume 1: the Very Best Episodes Free
FREE ROUND THE HORNE: VOLUME 1: THE VERY BEST EPISODES PDF Barry Took,Marty Feldman,Betty Marsden,Bill Pertwee,Douglas Smith,Hugh Paddick,Kenneth Horne,Kenneth Williams | 1 pages | 07 Nov 2005 | BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House | 9780563504535 | English | London, United Kingdom Round the Horne: The Very Best Episodes Volume 1 Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Four bona shows from one of the most influential programmes in radio history, carefully chosen by Lyn Took and Lauretta Feldman, the widows of Barry Took and Marty Feldman. Starring Kenneth Round the Horne: Volume 1: The Very Best Episodes, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, Round the Horne was a groundbreaking piece of broadcasting, most famous for its colourful characters, memorable ca Four bona shows from one of the most influential programmes in radio history, carefully chosen by Lyn Took and Lauretta Feldman, the widows of Barry Took and Marty Feldman. Starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, Round the Horne was a groundbreaking piece of broadcasting, most famous for its colourful characters, memorable catchphrases, and the brilliantly inventive and sometimes outrageous scripts. These four episdes from Series One showcase the legendary programme at its very best. Get A Copy. Audio CD2 pages. More Details Other Editions 1. -
LOCANTRO Theatre
Tony Locantro Programmes – Theatre MSS 792 T3743.L Theatre Date Performance Details Albery Theatre 1997 Pygmalion Bernard Shaw Dir: Ray Cooney Roy Marsden, Carli Norris, Michael Elphick 2004 Endgame Samuel Beckett Dir: Matthew Warchus Michael Gambon, Lee Evans, Liz Smith, Geoffrey Hutchins Suddenly Last Summer Tennessee Williams Dir: Michael Grandage Diana Rigg, Victoria Hamilton 2006 Blackbird Dir: Peter Stein Roger Allam, Jodhi May Theatre Date Performance Details Aldwych Theatre 1966 Belcher’s Luck by David Mercer Dir: David Jones Helen Fraser, Sebastian Shaw, John Hurt Royal Shakespeare Company 1964 (The) Birds by Aristophanes Dir: Karolos Koun Greek Art Theatre Company 1983 Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas Dir: Peter James & Peter Wilson Griff Rhys Jones, Maxine Audley, Bernard Bresslaw 1961(?) Comedy of Errors by W. Shakespeare Christmas Season R.S.C. Diana Rigg 1966 Compagna dei Giovani World Theatre Season Rules of the Game & Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello Dir: Giorgio de Lullo (in Italian) 1964-67 Royal Shakespeare Company World Theatre Season Brochures 1964-69 Royal Shakespeare Company Repertoire Brochures 1964 Royal Shakespeare Theatre Club Repertoire Brochure Theatre Date Performance Details Ambassadors 1960 (The) Mousetrap Agatha Christie Dir: Peter Saunders Anthony Oliver, David Aylmer 1983 Theatre of Comedy Company Repertoire Brochure (including the Shaftesbury Theatre) Theatre Date Performance Details Alexandra – Undated (The) Platinum Cat Birmingham Roger Longrigg Dir: Beverley Cross Kenneth -
Light Entertainment
Light Entertainment Andrew O’Hagan writes about child abuse and the British public On 23 May 1949, Lionel Gamlin, producer of the Light Programme’s Hello Children, wrote to Enid Blyton to ask whether she would be willing to be interviewed about the best holiday she could remember. ‘Dear Mr Gamlin,’ Blyton wrote the next day. ‘Thank you for your nice letter. It all sounds very interesting but I ought to warn you of something you obviously don’t know, but which has been well known in the literary and publishing world for some time – I and my stories are completely banned by the BBC as far as children are concerned.’ From Room 432 at Broadcasting House, Gamlin later received a memo addressed to him by Derek McCulloch, the producer and presenter of Children’s Hour. McCulloch was known to every child growing up between the mid-1930s and 1950 as ‘Uncle Mac’ and was as famous to them as anyone could be. The memo was marked ‘Enid Blyton Stories’ and, in red, ‘strictly confidential and urgent’. ‘I will be grateful,’ McCulloch wrote, ‘if you would first discuss with me should you be considering the inclusion of material by the above author. I am most anxious that no conflicts in policy shall get loose, not only to our embarrassment, but to yours also.’ Gamlin was a company man and he clearly got the point. ‘In spite of the desire voiced by some of the children who wrote,’ Gamlin replied, ‘I have no intention of using any material by the above author, as I think I mentioned to you after I had first approached her without knowing your policy in the matter. -
18 May 2018 Page 1 of 10 SATURDAY 12 MAY 2018 in This, the Final Programme of the Series, Neil Considers How Best Newcomer 2017 Nominee
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 12 – 18 May 2018 Page 1 of 10 SATURDAY 12 MAY 2018 In this, the final programme of the series, Neil considers how Best Newcomer 2017 nominee. William Shakespeare made the transition from successful Written and Performed by Bilal Zafar SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b010v5f8) playwright to possibly the greatest dramatist the world has Additional Material from Glenn Moore Night Watch, Episode 5 known Produced by Daisy Knight Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch, thrown back into Programme 20 SHAKESPEARE GOES GLOBAL - The An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4. his own past, has little time left there to undo the harm done by publication of the First Folio of Shakespeare's collected plays in SAT 06:00 Don Taylor - Underworld (b008wd17) his arch-enemy Carcer, before coming back to his present... 1623 began the process of turning an early modern playwright Harry is out of work. Myra is worried about money and Ted is The conclusion of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised into a global phenomenon. An annotated copy of the Collected worried about Socialism. Harry decides to retreat to his study, by Robin Brooks. Works of Shakespeare reveals the extent to which Shakespeare to translate Virgil book six, the famous visit to the Underworld. Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young has inspired and influenced audiences across the globe and But then the broom cupboard opens and 17th century poet John Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as through the ages. Milton appears, to take him on a very particular journey.. -
Charles Armstrong Photo: Brandon Bishop
1st Floor 37 Great Queen Street London WC2B 5AA t +44 (0)20 7831 4450 e [email protected] Charles Armstrong Photo: Brandon Bishop Currently filming The Irregulars for Netflix Greater London, England, United Other: Equity Location: Kingdom Eye Colour: Brown Height: 5'9" (175cm) Hair Colour: Light/Mid Brown Weight: 11st. 6lb. (73kg) Hair Length: Short Playing Age: 45 - 55 years Voice Character: Authoritative Appearance: White Voice Quality: Warm Television 2020, Television, Home Secretary, Inside Number 9, BBC Television, Guillem Morales 2020, Television, Mr Bannister, The Irregulars, Netflix, Joss Agnew 2019, Television, Vicar, It's a Sin, Channel 4, Peter Hoar 2019, Television, England Rep, The First Team, BBC2, Damon Beesley/Iain Morris 2019, Television, Parker, The English Game, Netflix, Birgitte Staermose 2019, Television, Economics Editor, Years and Years, BBC TV, Simon Cellan Jones 2018, Television, Johnson, Temple, Sky One, Luke Snellin 2017, Television, Barry, Casualty, BBC TV, Julie Edwards 2016, Television, Croupier, The Halcyon, ITV, Stephen Woolfenden 2015, Television, The Government Minister, Tokyo Trial, Netflix/NHK/FATT, Pieter Verhoeff & Rob King 2015, Television, Seymour Heller, Autopsy, ITV Films, Adam Warner 2014, Television, Mr Carter - Consultant, Call The Midwife, BBC TV, Darcia Martin 2014, Television, Professor Lewis Harper, Doctors, BBC TV, Adrian Bean 2013, Television, Clerk of the Court, Father Brown, BBC Television, Matt Carter 2012, Television, Keith, EastEnders, BBC TV, Karl Neilson 2012, Television, Clark -
17 July 2020 Page 1 of 9 SATURDAY 11 JULY 2020 Their Leader, the Duke of Monmouth's Forces Were Routed at Mrs Sopworth …
Radio 4 Extra Listings for 11 – 17 July 2020 Page 1 of 9 SATURDAY 11 JULY 2020 their leader, the Duke of Monmouth's forces were routed at Mrs Sopworth …. Gwen Cherrell Sedgemoor. Doreen/Gina …. Mia Soteriou SAT 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jn6w) Sir Gervas slain, Reuben wounded and captive, Micah left the Three Thugs …. David Learner, Trevor Nichols and Jamie Series 2 field and turned his horse's head away from the west. Roberts Dreaming of Thee Starring Martyn Read, Patrick Troughton and James Bryce. Audio provided by the author. Lorna is obsessed with a certain dream, a dream which becomes The conclusion of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's historical novel set Director: Martin Jenkins a nightmare and threatens to become reality. to the backdrop of the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1985. The Man in Black sets the scene... Micah ... Martyn Read SAT 07:30 Great Lives (b05077kv) Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers. Decimus Saxon .... Patrick Troughton Series 35 Written by Gwen Cherrell Reuben Lockarby .... James Bryce Mervyn King on Risto Ryti The Man In Black …. Edward de Souza Judge Jeffreys ... John Gabriel Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England tells Lorna …. Karen Archer Master Helstrop .... Peter Wickham Matthew Parris why the life of the Prime Minister of Finland Cass …. Moir Leslie Master Tetheridge ... Stephen Thorne Risto Ryti was so remarkable. Cadenyer …. Dominic Rickhards Major Ogilvy .... Gregory de Polnay They are also joined by expert and biographer Martti Turtola. Eddie …. David Goudge Captain Steele .. -
How David Bowie ‘Unlocked Everybody’S Inner Queen’ in Spite of the Music Press
‘Oh You Pretty Thing!’: How David Bowie ‘Unlocked Everybody’s Inner Queen’ in Spite of the Music Press. This article focuses on the context, reportage and responses to David Bowie coming-out in the music press in 1972. By describing himself as ‘bisexual’ in a Melody Maker interview, Bowie became the first prominent male British pop star to label himself as non-heterosexual in the mass media.i He introduced a youth-oriented but widely accessible discussion of sexuality. The conversation explored the 1967 Sexual Offences Act’s complicated legacy and raised the questions of whether, even after decriminalisation, responses to queer people were ‘permissive’ and if the late-1960s and early-1970s were a period of sexual liberation. The Act allowed the press to discuss homosexuality in more detail and from varied perspectives, including those who identified as queer or homosexual.ii However, as Frank Mort argued, it cast homosexuality as a tolerable ‘private vice’ not part of public life.iii The press constructed and represented British sexual mores and negotiated a homosexual subject from this new social and legal context: through Bowie, music papers contributed to a broader conversation with a unique angle due to their conditions of production and understandings of their audience.iv The opportunity for debate was arguably ‘permissive’ but the statements made were typically conservative – particularly perceptions of queer people, their lives and identities. The article will first explain the context and antecedents of these conversations. Then it demonstrates how the music press, and subsequently the popular daily press, narrated Bowie’s sexuality, and later that of other performers, to satisfy a putatively heterosexual marketplace. -
Round the Horne Round the Horne
RoundRound thethe HorneHorne The Collector’s Edition SERIES THREE FEBRUARY 1967 - JUNE 1967 PAN352 PAN 314 PAN 362 BLACK CD 9 CD 10 CD 7 CD 8 At the mic from left to right: Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams, PROGRAMME THIRTEEN PROGRAMME FIFTEEN SERIES THREE PROGRAMME SEVENTEEN PROGRAMME NINETEEN Kenneth Horne and Betty Marsden 4 JUNE 1967 18 JUNE 1967 7 MAY 1967 21 MAY 1967 n October 1966, a bout of ill-health led to Kenneth Horne’s medical advisers prescribing 1 BASTE AN ARCHDEACON WITH 1 FRANKENSTEIN’S LABORATORY 1 UNZIP A HYAENA FOR PEACE WEEK 1 TRAILER FOR THE NUDE CYCLIST OF him two to three months’ complete rest. Christmas that year, therefore, saw the SYRUP OF FIGS FOR FUN AND POLPERRO broadcast of the only Round the Horne episode to be made without the eponymous star. 2 COMMONWEALTH SENNAPOD DAY 2 ARMPIT THEATRE – YOUNG HORNE I PROFIT WEEK WITH A MAN 2 SMEAR A GOOSE IN CAMEMBERT Although eight years had passed since Kenneth Horne’s stroke which forced him to give 3 THE PALONE RANGER 2 THE MUFFPLASTER SAGA – THE BOXER 3 BROTHERHOOD OF MAN (FHF) FOR INTERNATIONAL up his business career (and left him with intermittent speech problems and a noticeable 4 ZING ZING AY (FHF) MOTHERHOOD WEEK limp), there had long been a perceived tendency for the entertainer to work himself too 3 MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE (FHF) 4 COLOUR SUPPLEMENT 5 COLOUR SUPPLEMENT 3 ARMPIT THEATRE – THE BIG TOP hard and accept more work engagements than he should.At this stage in his career he was 4 COLOUR SUPPLEMENT 5 EXCERPT FROM A SUPERNATURAL FILM 6 J PEASEMOLD GRUNTFUTTOCK THE 4 MY RESISTANCE IS LOW (FHF) very much in demand on radio and TV panel games and talk shows, and it seems that this 5 CHARLES AND FIONA ON SCRIPTWRITER 6 RAMBLING SYD RUMPO inability to resist such offers of work was instrumental in bringing on a state of exhaustion.