A Conversation for Molesworth books (G Willans, R Searle)
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Martin Buckley Started conversation Sep 13, 1999
Agree entirely. That's it. Got full set (stole from pater) in hardback, good condition.
Oh well.
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Sep 19, 1999
No finer entertainment exists for a wet Sunday than a cup of tea, a Molesworth book and Vaughan Williams on the stereo.
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Sean Posted Sep 20, 1999
Just heard on Radio 4 (BBC, UK) yesterday afternoon that they've just reprinted the whole series ... hurrah!!
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Sep 21, 1999
Published, I trust, by grabber & grabber, price 6/- ?
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C Hawke Posted Sep 21, 1999
I have read, although cannot remember name, an adult Molesworth book, that is a book about an adult Nigel Molesworth, it was I recall written by someone else but still had Searle art work. Cannot remember anything else about it.
Me and my sister have a hard back complete Molesworth, it was the pride and joy of our book collection and was always being red by one of us.
Bi the way i totaly agre with the "born out of time" comment as anyone reading anu of my messages wood tell u.
CH
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Sep 21, 1999
That would be a bit like the Flashman novels, wouldn't it? OK in a way, but not a patch on Tom Brown's Schooldays.
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Waxer Posted Sep 22, 1999
I used to get told off in junior school for reading Molesworth books , (what a rebel eh!). I blame my parents who bought me "How to be Topp", especially my mother who had all the Ronald Searle, "St Trinians" books which are also rather splendid!
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Sep 24, 1999
The St. Trinians books are excellent, as are any of the movies featuring Alistair Sim. I HATED the 1980s version...
I think they missed a great chance to do a "modern" St. Trinians movie when Communism collapsed - George Cole had just finished doing "Minder", and could easily have reprised the "Flash Harry" role, taking the girls on a school trip to show those Ruskies how to run a REAL "Spiv Economy"...
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Waxer Posted Sep 24, 1999
ie. only the first two (pre 60's?) Didn't see the 80's version (can hardly bear to think about it!) who on earth did they try to replace Joyce Grenfell with? Was it even worse than "The Great St Trinians Train Robbery?? Unless it also had Reg Varney in its hard to imagine how!!
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Sep 25, 1999
Ironically enough, they replaced her with Maureen Lipman. Unfortunately, they didn't let her do any of her excellent Joyce Grenfell impressions, rather casting her as a "vamp" private detective posing as a teacher... It hurts to think about it...
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Sep 25, 1999
Dreadful. Never watch a St Trininans film without Alistair Sim. On the subject of train robberies, ever seen The First Great Train Robbery, with Donald Sutherland and Sean Connery?
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Waxer Posted Sep 25, 1999
I love Alistair Sim as Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol", the best version ever!.
I have seen that ,kind of similar in feel to "The Man who would be King" with Michael Caine
(talking of train robberies ,don't mention Phil Collins,"Buster" ...aaaaargh!)
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Waxer Posted Sep 25, 1999
I actually typed "not Maureen Lipman??"then thought it too bizarre and erased it before posting. Maybe I did see it but erased it from my memory!!
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Mogwai Posted Jan 3, 2001
Willie Rushton illustrated the 'adult' Molesworth - did he write it, too? Or was it someone else, who'd worked on Punch? (Or am I in turn getting that confused with the original Willans material, which always appeared in Punch first?) God, the plot thickens and so do I.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jan 3, 2001
I was listening to a showcase of stand-up comedians on Radio 4 recently, and heard a gem from an Iranian stand-up working in East London:
"Now that the fatois against Salmand Rushdie has been lifted, the Iranian Dyslexic Assoiciation would like to take this opportunity to apologise for the death of Willie Rushton..."
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jan 3, 2001
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Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence Posted Jan 3, 2001
Heard it, laughed out loud.
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- 1: Martin Buckley (Sep 13, 1999)
- 2: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Sep 19, 1999)
- 3: Sean (Sep 20, 1999)
- 4: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Sep 21, 1999)
- 5: C Hawke (Sep 21, 1999)
- 6: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Sep 21, 1999)
- 7: Waxer (Sep 22, 1999)
- 8: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Sep 24, 1999)
- 9: Waxer (Sep 24, 1999)
- 10: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Sep 25, 1999)
- 11: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Sep 25, 1999)
- 12: Waxer (Sep 25, 1999)
- 13: Waxer (Sep 25, 1999)
- 14: Mogwai (Jan 3, 2001)
- 15: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jan 3, 2001)
- 16: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Jan 3, 2001)
- 17: Just zis Guy, you know? † Cyclist [A690572] :: At the 51st centile of ursine intelligence (Jan 3, 2001)
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