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Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

As with the old forum since the sketches from Very Little Britain are nothing new I will only state what was in them for the record.

Very Little Britain 9/7:
Vicky picking jelly beans.
Emily and Florence having afternoon tea.
New spokesperson for Fatfighters Vanessa Phelps.
Computer says no to man wanting 2000 pounds.
Man looking for Linda Williams.
Lou gets heckled and gets called Davros.
The sketches are from season 2 but the closing credits are from season 1 as Steve Bendeluck did not direct on season 2.

Nyder · Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 85

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Very Little Britain 16/7:
PM's meeting with US President. Funnily enough I just saw the Spooks episode Without Incident on DVD which included footage of George W. Bush and Tony Blair together.
Lou fakes being pushed over wheelchair.
University administrator describes Jo Harding as "Big Fat Lesbian".
Anne in Bowling Alley.
Fatfighters Paul and Pat seeing each other.
Computer says no to 6 year old wanting to open a bank account.
Vicky in bikini. (Eww!)
Man looking for a Chevy Chase-Rick Moranis movie that has not been made yet. Noticed from this sketch one of the movie posters on the wall is that of the 1985 movie Fraternity Vacation. Matt Lucas and David Walliams must have good taste. It's one of my favourite movies as a result of a particular scene with Barbara Crampton and Kathleen Kinmont who become among my favourite women.
Season 2 credits are finally shown.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Very Little Britain 23/7:
Vicky smoking on the bus.
Lou and Andy skating.
Robbery at jeweller's.
"Mr T" and the "A-Team van"
Emily playing soccer.
Lottery winner at Fatfighters.
PM meets ex-aide.

the wheel · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 164

Ohh it was goujess!

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

I was just buying a course reader at my uni bookshop when all of a sudden I spotted the Little Britain radio series CD. Wasn't able to get it at the ABC Shop earlier on. Therefore I bought it right there and then and the person who attended me absolutely loves Little Britain.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Very Little Britain 30/7:
Anne in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Fatfighers at restaurent for Christmas dinner.
Daffyd in library (this is the first time I noticed a book of Michael Portillo former Conservative minister and leadership aspirant who is now retired from politics and who had accused of being gay).
PM on having a baby.
Computer says no to couple getting bank loan.
Kenny in carpark (definitely a favourite sketch for me).
Man looking for books with Tom saying that he read the book "Who on Earth is Tom Baker?"

After this was shown there was a trailer of the Little Britain radio series on Radio National on Monday 3:15pm. I assumed it was going to be the first time but checked their website to my utter horror that the current run has been on every Monday since July 11 and emailed my complaint about it.

Thankfully I got the radio series 1 CD and just heard the pilot -
Pilot Episode:
Tom's narration is superb as in the TV version.
Many of the sketches here made it to the TV version.
Pete Davison gets mentioned as Matthew Waterhouse (the character) talks to his agent called Mark Strickson!!!
The introduction of Daffyd to be funnier here than on TV.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Radio series 1 Episode 1:
The Prime Minister's press conference from the TV series is actually that of the Home Secretary here on the radio version.
Dennis Waterman offered a part in Star Wars and I sure you can imagined how he handled that offer.
The sketch with the Cockney Film star not shown in the TV version is quite good.
Cliff Roberts is dull here compared to the TV version.
In the TV version there were two sketches of Edward and Sam with her parents. The lines that would later appear in the TV version is actually just one here on radio.
In the TV version, Daffyd complains about not having anything to do because he is a gay while drinking in the Scarecrow and Mrs King. In the radio version it is presented differently.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

In last night's return of Dead Ringers on the ABC, Prime Minister Tony Blair attends to his Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown who was in a wheelchair but when Blair walks away Brown reveals that he can indeed stand. A definite take on Lou and Andy from Little Britain.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Very Little Britain 6/8:
Psychiatrist seeing woman having an affair with brother-in-law.
Fatfighters pudding.
Men as dogs.
Identity parade on the robbery.
Prime Minister in TV interview.
Psychiatrist seeing man going to prostitutes.
Kenny Craig and his girlfiend (who is in a lovely towel).
Computer says no to bank employee's outing.

Radio series 1 Episode 2:
A couple of mothers who picked out names you will not believe.
The Des Kaye sketch here is disturbing.
The Matthew Waterhouse kissogram sketch is just as funny here as it was on telly.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Listened to the first part of the radio series 1 Episode 3 on Monday on Radio National.

the wheel · Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 164

damn!

i missed it

ill try and track down the cds at the ABC shop though after it has finished airing

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Very Little Britain 13/8:
Andy's blind date
Vicky and boyfriend
A temporary reverend.
Pat and Paul's engagement party at Fatfighters.
Kenny Craig reads book during his show.
Man looking for James Last record.
Kenny finishes book.
Lou and Any at the beach.

Four days after saying goodbye to him in the classic Doctor Who, I say goodbye to Tom here as well as Very Little Britain ends.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Was a bit late getting home for the Radio National broadcast which was the second half of Episode 3 (except Dennis Waterman getting a Minder gig) but also two from Episode 4 which as far as I can make out from the CD sleeve were Joey the Stool at the library and the original sketch of Gregory at No.10.

Radio series Episode 3:
Definitely worth listening for is how Tom describes Dennis Waterman you would not believe the irony of it and the sketch of Sir Bernard Chumbley visiting backstage.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

Radio series 1 Episode 4:
The first series concludes and it was quite good.
There was a very big applause at the end as Tom announced its conclusion.

Today August 20 is David Walliams' birthday the same as Sylvester, Sophie and Ainley.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

The Radio National instalment yesterday on 22/8 are sketches that are presumably from series 2 since they are not on the series 1 CD.
The sketches were Vicky being pregnant, Olivier Laurence doing a commercial, the "gorgeous" robbery, the funeral of Gerald Henderson, Marjorie Dawes visiting her mother in hospital which is a bit longer than the TV sketch, Grace Evans having a pnone call about cats and a couple of policemen delivering bad news to a widow.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

I was just sitting in seminar at uni when all of a sudden someone asked someone else if he had seen Little Britain. The person responded that he hasn't and the other said he should.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4466

In the Sydney Sunday Telegraph in the Funday section a 11-year old boy Rory Cross from Collaroy wrote in saying that among his favourite is Little Britain.