Essential Classics - The Continuing Debate

[french frank]

This is the NEW audience FF - the audience that The Trust says FoR3 does not represent

Correct: it isn't.

and that it is going to ignore you from now on!

Also correct, as it happens: they have just told me that they have sent me ten letters since early 2011 and they will not send me any more if I continue to make the same point. I am just now writing to ask them what they believe that point to be

[Thropplenoggin]

I was called away while sipping my jasmine tea to listen to the "insipid" 3rd symphony. We will meet at dawn vinteuil and make sure your seconds are fully accoutred with handbags.

Hors de prix.

[Bryn]

Browsing the Essential Classics schedule I note that they have omitted her major television role from the Maureen Lipman blurb:

[Nick Armstrong]

Browsing the Essential Classics schedule I note that they have omitted her major television role from the Maureen Lipman blurb:

She talked about it quite amusingly the other day, though...

[teamsaint]

I'll bet there isn't a soul on these boards who doesn't , when shopping for clothes,at least think "so you have ALL the sizes in ALL the colours".

[Nick Armstrong]

I'll bet there isn't a soul on these boards who doesn't , when shopping for clothes,at least think "so you have ALL the sizes in ALL the colours".

I don't. Is that a quote from the ads..? I only remember the "-ology" line...

[Bryn]

Actually it's the wrong way round. The quote should read "all the colours in all the sizes". I thought everybody knew that.

[Frances_iom]

I'll bet there isn't a soul on these boards who doesn't , when shopping for clothes,at least think "so you have ALL the sizes in ALL the colours".

yes - never heard it before but then I've never owned a TV in the 50 so years since I left my parental home ( I assume the ref must be to a TV show or possibly R1 or R2?) - anyone shopping for clothes knows that the wanted but missing item is always the size 14.

[Bryn]

yes - never heard it before but then I've never owned a TV in the 50 so years since I left my parental home ( I assume the ref must be to a TV show or possibly R1 or R2?) - anyone shopping for clothes knows that the wanted but missing item is always the size 14.

They were advertisements for what was then still (just) British Telecom. She played the role of Beattie Bellman.

[teamsaint]

Actually it's the wrong way round. The quote should read "all the colours in all the sizes". I thought everybody knew that.

wrong again.

[Nick Armstrong]

wrong again.

[teamsaint]

can't find it on youtube.

more

Edit: Found it !!
here it is for all of you who never had a telly !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG7rrW8brnQ

[Bryn]

can't find it on youtube.

more

Turns out we were both wrong. Her's is "both of the sizes" and his is "all sizes".

[Richard Tarleton]

No, but you were listening ...

I was packing - had it on in the background. Just about to leave on holiday. Hardly paying attention. That's my story and I'm sticking to it . Just back Clue - where could your hotel balcony bird list include red kite, Egyptian vulture, booted eagle, Alpine and pallid swift, blue rock thrush, Scops owl....

[Zucchini]

Whipsnade Zoo?