tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post5305260388614621936..comments2024-03-19T09:16:29.863+00:00Comments on Forget What Did: WokinghamJohn Finnemorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09256463878193280694noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-51229929206719462472022-08-25T11:02:48.606+01:002022-08-25T11:02:48.606+01:00k6l58s7q57 y4l10b3t51 k6l67y6x03 g6l94e7w69 x7... <a href="https://teighs61964.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>k6l58s7q57</strong></a> y4l10b3t51 <a href="https://taneste77885.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>k6l67y6x03</strong></a> g6l94e7w69 <a href="https://tora62561.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>x7q44e5l12</strong></a> o7l00t0l71sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160880834472466164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-37774093465396607222022-04-30T03:36:26.558+01:002022-04-30T03:36:26.558+01:00replica bags koh samui 7a replica bags replica b...<a href="https://tethesh56598.blogspot.com/2022/04/if-numbers-on-stamp-are-untidy.html" rel="nofollow">replica bags koh samui</a> <a href="https://tela54512.blogspot.com/2022/04/one-of-most-noteworthy-might-be-16.html" rel="nofollow">7a replica bags</a> <a href="https://smurket77187.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-rear-of-jacket-included-brands.html" rel="nofollow">replica bags aaa quality</a>teekneauthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086594013345675983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-84906531941030169292016-05-05T15:10:17.945+01:002016-05-05T15:10:17.945+01:00Moonsandsoftware.com is expert and professional in...Moonsandsoftware.com is expert and professional in development of games and app or software. 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Seeing this being recorded would have been a real treat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914625121899725886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-9501531150055460482013-06-19T11:35:52.359+01:002013-06-19T11:35:52.359+01:00We had the privilege of seeing Prunella Scales per...We had the privilege of seeing Prunella Scales perform here on stage in Massachusetts in 1999, in An Evening with Queen Victoria. Having loved Fawlty Towers for a long time, it was exactly like seeing royalty! Love this episode, and adore all of Cabin Pressure - I just discovered it recently, and now my whole family has made several purchases. We're on a mission to convert others to its genius. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-16353108542334445302013-05-15T12:06:37.412+01:002013-05-15T12:06:37.412+01:00Vintage Leather Sofas The English Sofa Company B...<a href="http://www.theenglishsofacompany.co.uk/products/barrington_vintage_leather_sofa.php" rel="nofollow">Vintage Leather Sofas</a> The English Sofa Company Barrington Vintage Chesterfield Sofa has a fully sprung seat and back and a deep seating area, making it one of the comfiest Chesterfield sofas available in the UK. That sofa is so gorgeous… I wish I knew how to upholster like that or even knew someone who could. 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Was it Benedicts or the actor playing Simon OR PERHAPS A JOINT CONSPIRACY?!Artistic Director of The House of Strange and founder of Oblonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896443826304225558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-64603617291047757952013-04-04T19:57:32.673+01:002013-04-04T19:57:32.673+01:00I've only just discovered Cabin Pressure and o...I've only just discovered Cabin Pressure and only because it was mentioned in an interview with BC (I say BC because I cant spell Benedict Cumberbatch. It's brilliant - and I agree that I think it's a show that is ideal for Radio as it treats the listeners as intelligent - the case in point being the Uniform joke. TV would spoil the show I think - any way I've brought all the series from Audio Books so I can listen to them at my leisure. Well done John Finnemore (not JF as I can spell Jin Funnamore)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877427774384903058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-2169612872074014292013-03-28T14:08:31.427+00:002013-03-28T14:08:31.427+00:00brilliantbrilliantGIDEON MACKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212957620977046779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-13268777858228753562013-03-11T00:58:08.677+00:002013-03-11T00:58:08.677+00:00Isn't 'hour' more of a dipthong than t...Isn't 'hour' more of a dipthong than two entire syllables? More of a syllable and a half, if you stretch it. ANd if you say it all posh it's more like 'aaahr' anyway.<br /><br />What do I know, though. I'm Australian. Practically related to Arthur.Narrellehttp://www.narrellemharris.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-64070467723867062772013-03-09T17:00:44.937+00:002013-03-09T17:00:44.937+00:00Hour is a one syllable word here in Ireland, sort ...Hour is a one syllable word here in Ireland, sort of like a pirate pronunciation ie."Arr" So I never noticed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-20316641763983182212013-03-06T19:59:13.566+00:002013-03-06T19:59:13.566+00:00What I want to know is... did you deliberately chi...What I want to know is... did you deliberately chip a mug to set that photo up? <br /><br />My husband and I always make the 'already being made tea, however it comes, in a chipped mug, just the way you like it' every time we make each other cups of tea now. Philippa Sidlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916657165451480991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-73151223572855491282013-03-06T07:05:48.794+00:002013-03-06T07:05:48.794+00:00The family dynamics in Wokingham were beautifully ...The family dynamics in Wokingham were beautifully done; yet another delightful episode, thank you! And yes, I would agree that visual jokes work wonderfully on the radio; there's nothing more satisfying than that ever so slightly superior feeling you get when you understand a joke like that. I think it's the British in us. <br />Oh and it is perfectly acceptable for Douglas to use the word "hour" as it does only have one syllable if you speak using RP. And as this is Douglas we're talking about, I think you're safe. It's a good job he's played by the velvet voiced Roger Allam and not, say, Liam Gallagher. For a whole multitude of reason, really.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-45797469725316376602013-03-06T06:01:35.501+00:002013-03-06T06:01:35.501+00:00Loved this episode, John. Not only because the Art...Loved this episode, John. Not only because the Arthur/Wendy dynamic was so marvelous, and Prunella Scales is incredible, but because it set up such a lovely contrast between the Crieff family and the MJN family--beautiful build-up for the dilemma of Yverdon-les-Bains.<br /><br />Thanks for posting the picture of "flying," which explained certain vocal characteristics of the episode. And congratulations on getting the "Lemons and Landmarks" book after the episode--that was a lovely project, and you (all) well deserved it for all the joy this show gives us.<br /><br />Hope the BBC greenlights season 5 very very soon...tell them I'm not getting any younger (though I don't want to be a bother...)<br /><br />Thanks for the update!The Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631088663225959707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-6025209876429315002013-03-05T13:27:35.110+00:002013-03-05T13:27:35.110+00:00Dear John F.
hooray for Wokingham and the post! ...Dear John F. <br /><br />hooray for Wokingham and the post! Apart from its obvious hilariousness, it is also full of painfully true (and painfully funny) patterns how people act when confronted with their family.<br />I also have a theory why these visual jokes work so well. Of course, first of all, they are very well written. Then we are a smart audience, Mr. F., but we also like to think of ourselves as a smart audience: therefore we like indulging in the "Ohhh...I get it! I completely get it now!"-parts. ("Because normally, it's the other way round!")<br />I still also like visual visual jokes, like when Arthur dropped his hat while practicing bows for the king in the recording for Vaduz...and David Tyler pointed out that it was a radio show. Really?<br />Anyway, these two recordings I attended last year make up for a lot of trouble...and help me any time I have to record an answering machine greeting, because I am actually smiling and "fairly often just completely happy". And this is really important, because I don't have a bathtub. Taranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-66756327991399568702013-03-05T12:40:42.114+00:002013-03-05T12:40:42.114+00:00The first productive thing I've done today is ...The first productive thing I've done today is vote. Now I can relax after working so hard.Charlotte Evanshttps://twitter.com/sociopathologynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-48661222384226412232013-03-05T11:58:37.953+00:002013-03-05T11:58:37.953+00:00While we're nitpicking on the game-of-words-wi...While we're nitpicking on the game-of-words-with-one-sound, Douglas also said "Good morning, Martin" while the game was on, but I sort of assumed it didn't count because he apparently hadn't noticed Carolyn was present. :-)Paula Jantunenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04934029038101982811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-4152075044864107692013-03-04T22:44:14.566+00:002013-03-04T22:44:14.566+00:00Hi Mr. Finnemore! Great episode. It was fun to hea...Hi Mr. Finnemore! Great episode. It was fun to hear more about Martin's family and get a little backstory there. Wendy's insistence on the chipped mug and not being a bother were spot on.<br /><br />The visual jokes do work really well & the reason they work so well is because of your awesome writing skills. It worked in the last scene of Duoz with the cricket team, and also in a more subtle way when Carolyn tells Douglas to put the rest of his clothes on & the audience has to remember that he's in his swim trunks. <br /><br />The same humor worked hilariously in Wokingham with the doctor mentioning the uniforms. It's true--the mental work makes it funnier :) <br /><br />Thanks for the post and the picture. So funny--I had no idea Benedict was actually lifted up.<br /><br />--ks from IllinoisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-7504824675546580772013-03-04T21:38:40.480+00:002013-03-04T21:38:40.480+00:00I just want you to know, my family is more like Ma...I just want you to know, my family is more like Martin's than you'd guess. Really. Guess and then read.<br /><br />My mom is EXACTLY the type of person who doesn't want to be any trouble, would take a meal "however it comes," would think the names of board games are rappers, and would say in earnest, "Someone else might have needed [the ambulance]!"; I'm the youngest and my older brother/s used to do "Flying Time" which involved them spinning around while holding me by an arm and a leg and then throwing me onto a sofa; and although it's not quite specific to this episode, I've wanted to be a novelist since I was about five or six but I'm really not suited for it and I have to make up for it by adhering strictly to "rules" and guidelines for writing and grammar. (And dude, am I <i>ever</i> a capsized duck.)<br /><br />I'm not sure if I should thank you or resent you for portraying me and my family so accurately, but I can at least let you know that Wokingham is one of my absolute favorite episodes.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269261535645670000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-46240144293882654582013-03-04T19:12:50.218+00:002013-03-04T19:12:50.218+00:00Wendy was PERFECT. No one is so troublesome as tho...Wendy was PERFECT. No one is so troublesome as those who are heroically determined not to be troublesome. And she and Arthur were perfect together. If MJN is truly breaking up (sob), I can see him getting a job as her endlessly cheery Scrabble-playing caretaker.Ginahttp://dickensblog.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-68583109881324589482013-03-04T16:53:09.441+00:002013-03-04T16:53:09.441+00:00Thank you for the update!
'Wokingham' de...Thank you for the update! <br /><br />'Wokingham' definitely is one of my favourite episodes, and I think it already was before I listened to it, simply because of Prunella genuinely Scales. <br />She was lovely, as expected; she actually did remind me of the Major in Fawlty Towers, with the way she appeared a little doddery but at the same time very amiable. And it was heartwarming to hear that she does google her son's name from time to time and actually knew about his van business before he told her. <br /><br />Having the MJN family come to Martin's aid was also amazing, and I was shrieking with laughter again during the hat scene or when they had their little talk in the kitchen. <br /><br />Every Wednesday feels a little empty now without a new episode to look forward to. <br /><br />Thank you, again, for all the brilliant hilarity!<br /><br />Love, the airp- errm, a fan from Northern Germany =)Maren De Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-33549675657546849982013-03-04T15:58:40.532+00:002013-03-04T15:58:40.532+00:00thanks for the recap!
i really really loved the ep...thanks for the recap!<br />i really really loved the episode. one of my favorites in season 4!<br />it was particular impressive how you managed the one-syllables parts. was it as difficult and frustrating as i imagine it to be?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14524408.post-37438834408814195392013-03-04T15:24:14.724+00:002013-03-04T15:24:14.724+00:00Hi John, we ADORED this episode! FYI, regarding &q...Hi John, we ADORED this episode! FYI, regarding "hour" - our 9-yr-old caught that (and thank you for being educational as well as hilarious), so we looked it up. Turns out there's something of a debate about how many syllables it has, and it's often listed as having EITHER one or two syllables, because it has something called a "tripthong." I'd give this one to Douglas!<br />love, AlisonAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611814029250520399noreply@blogger.com