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Title: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on August 20, 2008, 06:51:01 PM
9 o'clock tonight on BBC One ~ Boris Johnson ...... should be worth a look.


















If your TV isn't in a box that is.
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 20, 2008, 07:01:25 PM
I shall be tucked up in bed by then cloud9:

(Must be fresh for Donna)
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on August 20, 2008, 07:43:42 PM
I shall be tucked up in bed by then cloud9:

(Must be fresh for Donna)

Fresh and Donar are not words that I usually put together.  sick2:
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Pastis on August 20, 2008, 10:52:12 PM
"Cripes!"
"Stone the Crows!"
"Seriously posh, I say!"


Very entertaining, uncommonly giggleworthy, and quite touching in parts. I'm qoing to send the iPlayer link to Nick when it becomes available.

Mad as a box of Frogs (quite literally), as much a mongrel as the rest of us and quite endearing.  happy088
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on August 21, 2008, 08:42:22 AM
I must say I enjoyed it. The history is interesting but with a character like him it does go some way toward explaining why he is what he is rather than just who he is ~ if that makes sense
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Pastis on August 21, 2008, 10:08:13 AM
Yes, it does. But then I watched it too  ;)

I've just remembered the bit when he was talking about being an Alsatian  lol: lol:

"From Alsace, you understand. Not a family a dogs, crikey!"
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 10:10:02 AM
I shall look forward to this.

Donna was very pleased with me  cloud9: and gave my leg a good rub  cloud9:

She wants to see me again in 10 days"just to check me over"  eyes:

Glad I had clean pants on
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 21, 2008, 10:20:23 AM
I had pants on

Never mind
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 10:23:51 AM
Gutter alert
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Pastis on August 21, 2008, 10:27:05 AM
I shall look forward to this.

Look forward no longer  ;)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d56ky/
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 10:37:12 AM
I shall watch this when Mrs Nick has gone out. She is in a bit of a mood today  scared2:
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Pastis on August 21, 2008, 10:38:55 AM
Good plan!
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 21, 2008, 10:42:07 AM
I shall watch this when Mrs Nick has gone out. She is in a bit of a mood today  scared2:

Good to see things are back to normal so soon after your return.
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 10:50:21 AM
See also: faffing
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on August 21, 2008, 10:53:04 AM
I shall watch this when Mrs Nick has gone out. She is in a bit of a mood today  scared2:

Donna?
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 10:58:32 AM
Dunno
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on August 21, 2008, 11:01:42 AM
Best not to ask ~ I did once and got the reply "Everything".

Foolishly I pressed on and asked what "Everything" meant.

"Everything you say and everything you do" was the answer.

As the old NotW reporters used to say "At that point I made my excuses and left".
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 11:03:17 AM
SHe has just informed me that she has invited the Californian Breast Feeding Therapist and family for dinner tonight and that I should cook something.Had I sprung the same piece of news on her I would now have no head  rubschin:
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on August 21, 2008, 11:07:20 AM
Spag Bol ~ takes 30 minutes tops and everyone eats it.
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 11:14:59 AM
Messy though.They could be wearing white T shirts
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on August 21, 2008, 11:16:24 AM
Cottage Pie ~ same prep, just add spuds to top of bol and forget the spag.
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 11:17:32 AM
I shall have to clear The Boy's scalextric track out of the dining room first  evil:
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on August 21, 2008, 11:18:45 AM
Revert to Spag Bol and sit around on cushions.
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 11:21:00 AM
I have disocvered how to add a poll to an existing thread!  ;)
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Pastis on August 21, 2008, 11:21:45 AM
Revert to Spag Bol and sit around on cushions.

How very 70's  eeek:
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 11:22:28 AM
I could get my Leonard COhen record out! spider:
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on August 21, 2008, 11:29:58 AM
Revert to Spag Bol and sit around on cushions.

How very 70's  eeek:

And you think that a Californian Breast Feeding Therapist isn't?
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Barman on August 21, 2008, 11:34:03 AM
I shall have to clear The Boy's scalextric track out of the dining room first  evil:
Don't you have one which drops down from the ceiling yet?  whistle:
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Pastis on August 21, 2008, 11:38:49 AM
Revert to Spag Bol and sit around on cushions.

How very 70's  eeek:

And you think that a Californian Breast Feeding Therapist isn't?

Indeed. Very apt. Nick's version of Abigail's Party  ;)  Leonard Cohen in lieu of Demis Roussos
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 11:41:42 AM
I shall have to clear The Boy's scalextric track out of the dining room first  evil:
Don't you have one which drops down from the ceiling yet?  whistle:

Well remembered
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Barman on August 21, 2008, 11:43:21 AM
I shall have to clear The Boy's scalextric track out of the dining room first  evil:
Don't you have one which drops down from the ceiling yet?  whistle:

Well remembered
Yes... wasn't it in the cake shop train station place...?  rubschin:
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 21, 2008, 01:23:13 PM
I shall have to clear The Boy's scalextric track out of the dining room first  evil:
Don't you have one which drops down from the ceiling yet?  whistle:

Well remembered
Yes... wasn't it in the cake shop train station place...?  rubschin:
happy001
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Nick on August 21, 2008, 01:31:20 PM
 cussing:
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Pastis on September 18, 2008, 05:07:13 PM
Anyone see Suchet last night? Fascinating. Explains why he plays Poirot so well...  rubschin:

Sorry... on topic
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on September 18, 2008, 05:17:19 PM
Anyone see Suchet last night? Fascinating. Explains why he plays Poirot so well...  rubschin:

Sorry... on topic

Yes I did, Yes it was and Yes it does.  ;D
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Pastis on September 18, 2008, 05:29:11 PM
I think that's a Yes then,  lol:

So moving to see him meet the descendant of the chap who saved his ancestor from the shipwreck...  sad24:

In fact, to see him so emotionally controlled was impressive and caused more emotion in the audience, at least here. Whereas Rantzen's display previously was predictably embarrassing. IMHO, of course.
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Snoopy on September 18, 2008, 06:08:08 PM
I had the feeling that Ranzen's bit had been filmed several times until she was happy with her "performance".
The best of the current series has been Boris.
Ainsley's last week was OK too but a bit predictable. You can hardly be black, have parents who come from the West Indies and then be surprised to find that some ancestors had been slaves. Mind you he was taken aback to discover at least one ancestor had been white. Made him rethink the chip that he was planning to carry home on his shoulder I thought.
Title: Re: Who Do You Think You Are
Post by: Darwins Selection on September 18, 2008, 06:41:03 PM
Anyone see Suchet last night? Fascinating. Explains why he plays Poirot so well...  rubschin:

Sorry... on topic

Yes I did, Yes it was and Yes it does.  ;D

So did I and I concur.