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ekky99 Started conversation Sep 18, 2009
What do William Wright and his brother (from Castleford, Yorkshire) have in common with Paul Atterbury who appears occasionally on TV.
No Google, Wikipedia, etc.
No klaxons. Extra points for little known factoids as per.
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Sep 18, 2009
they invented cilit bang and the other guy is barry scott
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Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune Posted Sep 18, 2009
I wish it were true.
is it true?
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Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune Posted Sep 18, 2009
Aww boooo!
Is he their sister?
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Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune Posted Sep 18, 2009
Going with the title as well, either they have the same mother but different fathers, or their 'sister' turned out to be their mum.
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ekky99 Posted Sep 18, 2009
They are not related but there is a connection between Paul's mother and William's sister. It might help if you knew William's brother's name but it's still early for clues.
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ekky99 Posted Sep 22, 2009
Would it help to spark some interest if I gave a clue or two?
Well, William's brother was called Benjamin and Paul is an antiques expert who has appeared on Antiques roadshow.
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Sep 22, 2009
they were the discoverers and fakers of the hitler diaries and paul verified them
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gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Sep 23, 2009
It isn't Piltdown Man, is it??
GT
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Old Buffer Posted Sep 24, 2009
Both ladies were in the same singing group or dance troupe. Let's try that they were both in Pan's People.
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Not-so-bald-eagle Posted Sep 24, 2009
[ and for those who are scratching their head at Pan's People http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nscazyMwnkU ]
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ekky99 Posted Sep 27, 2009
Sorry, I've been away with the flu.
Think about William and Benjamin some more.
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Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune Posted Sep 28, 2009
FLOWERPOT MEN!
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ekky99 Posted Sep 28, 2009
Yes, Br. Robyn.
Now, who is Paul Atterbury and what therefore is the connection?
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Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune Posted Sep 28, 2009
I have no idea...
I assume he's the inventor/creator/married to the woman who painted them?
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Old Buffer Posted Sep 28, 2009
So it was their sister who wrote/conceived Bill and Ben, which appeared on the BBC in the early fifties, and was narrated by a woman. The narrator was possibly the mother of the third man in the question whose name I've forgotten in the time it's taken me to type this...
I knew something quite interesting about Flobadob once too; completely gone now of course.
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- 2: Taff Agent of kaos (Sep 18, 2009)
- 3: Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune (Sep 18, 2009)
- 4: ekky99 (Sep 18, 2009)
- 5: Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune (Sep 18, 2009)
- 6: ekky99 (Sep 18, 2009)
- 7: Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune (Sep 18, 2009)
- 8: ekky99 (Sep 18, 2009)
- 9: ekky99 (Sep 22, 2009)
- 10: Taff Agent of kaos (Sep 22, 2009)
- 11: ekky99 (Sep 23, 2009)
- 12: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Sep 23, 2009)
- 13: Old Buffer (Sep 24, 2009)
- 14: Not-so-bald-eagle (Sep 24, 2009)
- 15: Old Buffer (Sep 24, 2009)
- 16: ekky99 (Sep 27, 2009)
- 17: Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune (Sep 28, 2009)
- 18: ekky99 (Sep 28, 2009)
- 19: Br Robyn Hoode - Navo - complete with theme tune (Sep 28, 2009)
- 20: Old Buffer (Sep 28, 2009)
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