Yes, I remember him well....

Media articles about money-saving topics
Post Reply
Boro Boy
Posts: 3447
Joined: Mon Sep 15, 2014 5:05 pm
Location: London
Has thanked: 917 times
Been thanked: 1899 times
Contact:
Contact Boro Boy

Yes, I remember him well....

Post by Boro Boy » Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:54 am

Another sad loss: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46931129

and: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38497286
Thanked by: blythburgh, kevinchess1
Top
blythburgh
Posts: 13909
Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:14 pm
Location: The Far East
Has thanked: 28802 times
Been thanked: 5639 times
Contact:
Contact blythburgh

Re: Yes, I remember him well....

Post by blythburgh » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:08 pm

No reruns of his biggest hit show as it would be considered racist. But it reflected the reality of the time it was set.
Thanked by: Boro Boy, kevinchess1
Keep smiling because the light at the end of someone's tunnel may be you, Ron Cheneler
Top
Boro Boy
Posts: 3447
Joined: Mon Sep 15, 2014 5:05 pm
Location: London
Has thanked: 917 times
Been thanked: 1899 times
Contact:
Contact Boro Boy

Re: Yes, I remember him well....

Post by Boro Boy » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:14 pm

blythburgh wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:08 pm
 No reruns of his biggest hit show as it would be considered racist. But it reflected the reality of the time it was set.
Don't forget the other guy "blacking up" as an Indian - probably be considered ultra-wrong by the BBC management in the current climate :silent:
Thanked by: blythburgh
Top
Constantine
Posts: 626
Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:04 pm
Has thanked: 39 times
Been thanked: 505 times
Contact:
Contact Constantine

Re: Yes, I remember him well....

Post by Constantine » Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:59 pm

Oddly enough, 'Allo 'Allo! another wartime Croft/Perry sitcom is repeated regularly. Apparently it's OK to portray the German occupation of France as a figure of fun without any reference to forced labour, concentration camps, etc,
Thanked by: blythburgh
Top
pakefield
Posts: 329
Joined: Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:35 pm
Has thanked: 776 times
Been thanked: 172 times
Contact:
Contact pakefield

Re: Yes, I remember him well....

Post by pakefield » Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:43 pm

It is obvious that you can be racist about white people but not those of colour
Thanked by: expressman33
Top
kevinchess1
Posts: 21975
Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:02 pm
Sharing: 4stars.png
Location: Miles away from the sea
Has thanked: 12415 times
Been thanked: 15788 times
Contact:
Contact kevinchess1

Re: Yes, I remember him well....

Post by kevinchess1 » Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:04 pm

Oh dear
How sad
Never mind
Thanked by: blythburgh
Politically incorrect since 69
Top
kevinchess1
Posts: 21975
Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:02 pm
Sharing: 4stars.png
Location: Miles away from the sea
Has thanked: 12415 times
Been thanked: 15788 times
Contact:
Contact kevinchess1

Re: Yes, I remember him well....

Post by kevinchess1 » Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:06 pm

Constantine wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:59 pm
 Oddly enough, 'Allo 'Allo! another wartime Croft/Perry sitcom is repeated regularly. Apparently it's OK to portray the German occupation of France as a figure of fun without any reference to forced labour, concentration camps, etc,
'Allo Allo is a piz take out of dramas made about WW2 rather than a spoof about the war
Thanked by: blythburgh
Politically incorrect since 69
Top
Boro Boy
Posts: 3447
Joined: Mon Sep 15, 2014 5:05 pm
Location: London
Has thanked: 917 times
Been thanked: 1899 times
Contact:
Contact Boro Boy

Re: Yes, I remember him well....

Post by Boro Boy » Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:19 am

I had not realised that Don Estelle (Windsor Davis's side kick on It ain't half hot Mum) had passed away some years earlier... :(
Thanked by: blythburgh, kevinchess1
Top
Post Reply

Return to “In the news”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest